Person file · Acting
Daphne Oxenford
Born 1919-10-31Barnet, London, England, UK
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Prince WilliamQueen MotherGilbert & Sullivan: The Very ModelsNarrator (voice)Jimmy Somerville: The Video Collection 1984/1990 (Featuring Bronski Beat and The Communards)Self (segment "Smalltown Boy")More Children's Summer StoriesFieldmice (voice)Lollipop Children's Favourites - Volume 2Girl Hedgehog (voice)Girl from the SouthGrandmotherThe Reluctant DragonMother (voice)Doctor Who: DragonfireArchivistFothergillInvalid LadySweet WilliamMrs. WaltonThe Blacktoft Diaries: True or False?Miss GartonBelovedEllenAll Creatures Great and SmallMrs. PumphreyDawson's Electric CinemaRoleJingle BellsMrs. JohnsonThat'll Be The DayMrs SutcliffeFrankenstein Must Be DestroyedLady In Garden (uncredited)Who Pays?Sheila BannisterThe Waiting GameMiss Bannister