Daphne Oxenford
Acting
Born: 1919-10-31 in Barnet, London, England, UK
Biography
Daphne Margaret du Grivel Oxenford was an English actress, known for her early stage roles, and later her radio and television work. She was the voice ("Are you sitting comfortably ...?") of BBC radio's Listen with Mother from its inception in 1950 to 1971. As spinster Esther Hayes, she was part of the original cast of Coronation Street.
Known For
Midsomer Murders
Muriel
Doctor Who
Archivist
EastEnders
Alice Dutton
Casualty
Mrs. Johnson
Crown Court
Gladys Kiteley
Heartbeat
Enid Bakewell
The Sweeney
Mrs. Rosier
The Duchess of Duke Street
Miss Dean
Drop the Dead Donkey
'Old Lady'
The House of Eliott
Mrs Dodds
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Mrs. Willoughby
Hetty Wainthropp Investigates
Mayoress
Never the Twain
Mrs Scott
The Odd Man
Woman (voice)
Legends
Self
In Suspicious Circumstances
Jane Neck
Man About the House
Mrs Plummer
Rising Damp
Announcer
(All Quiet on the) Preston Front
Customer
Fresh Fields
Miss Denham
To the Manor Born
Mrs Patterson
That's My Boy
TV Voice (voice)
Shadows of Fear
Mrs. Tindall
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
Lady In Garden (uncredited)
The Carnforth Practice
Marion Douglas
Victorian Scandals
Ellen
How to be a Little Sod
Yanks Go Home
Mrs Chambers
Sweet William
Mrs. Walton
All Creatures Great and Small
Mrs. Pumphrey
The Children of Green Knowe
Mrs. Oldknow
Beloved
Ellen
That'll Be The Day
Mrs Sutcliffe
Doctor Who: Dragonfire
Archivist
The Royal
Mrs. Silverwood
Prince William
Queen Mother