{{Short description|Scottish-born American actress (1930–2021)}} {{Use British English|date=September 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}} {{Infobox person | name = Lois de Banzie | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1930|5|4}} | birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland, U.K. | death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2021|4|3|1930|5|4}} | death_place = Greenbrae, California, U.S. | occupation = Actress | spouse = {{marriage|Lamartine Le Goullon|1956|1957|reason=divorced}} }}
'''Lois de Banzie''' (4 May 1930 – 3 April 2021) was an American stage, film, and television actress.
==Family and early life==
Her paternal grandfather was Edward de Banzie, a conductor and musical director. He was the father of actress Brenda de Banzie.<ref name="Times">{{Cite web |date=2021-06-02 |title=Lois de Banzie obituary |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/obituaries/article/lois-de-banzie-obituary-mlcqhjpvm |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=www.thetimes.com |language=en}}</ref>
Lois grew up in Glasgow, and in 1952 moved to New York, aged 21. She worked as a copywriter at ''Vogue'' and ''Time'' magazines, then as an editorial assistant at Henry Holt and Company.<ref name="Times"/>
In 1956 she married artist Lamartine Le Goullon, divorcing within a year.<ref name="Times"/>
==Career== ===Theatre=== De Banzie's appeared in Paul Osborn's play ''Morning's at Seven'', which ran for 564 performances, and resulted in a Drama Desk Award and Tony Award nomination.<ref name="Times"/>
Her other Broadway credits include ''The Octette Bridge Club'', ''Da'', and ''The Last of Mrs. Lincoln''.<ref name="ibdb">{{IBDB name|id=77837}}</ref>
===Television=== De Banzie also had a career in television and movies, mostly appearing in small-to-mid-sized parts, but with guest roles in television programs. Her television credits include ''Baby Talk'', ''Bodies of Evidence'', ''Cheers'', ''Diagnosis: Murder'', ''Family Ties'', ''Home Improvement'', ''Major Dad'', ''Mama's Family'', ''Matlock'', ''Murder, She Wrote'', ''Sisters'', ''Taxi'', ''Hill Street Blues'' and ''Who's the Boss?'' among others.<ref name="imdb"/>
===Film=== Her film credits include ''Addams Family Values'', ''Annie'', ''Arachnophobia'', ''Big Business'', ''Mass Appeal'', ''Sister Act'', and ''Tootsie''.<ref name="imdb">{{IMDb name|0207221}}</ref> De Banzie also appeared in several episodes of ''CBS Radio Mystery Theatre''.
==Death== De Banzie died in Greenbrae, California on April 3, 2021 at the age of 90.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/lois-de-banzie-dead-broadway-actress-tony-award-nomination-mornings-at-seven-1234763848/|title=Lois De Banzie Dies: Tony-Nominated 'Morning's At Seven' Actress Was 90|publisher=Deadline Hollywood |date=25 May 2021 |accessdate=25 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/lois-de-banzie-dead-annie-mornings-at-seven-1234958669/|title = Lois de Banzie, Actress in 'Annie' and 'Morning's at Seven,' Dies at 90| website=The Hollywood Reporter |date = 25 May 2021}}</ref>
==Partial filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role |- | 1981 || ''So Fine'' || Waitress in House of Pancakes |- |rowspan="2"| 1982 || ''Annie'' || Eleanor Roosevelt |- | ''Tootsie'' || Autograph Hound #3 |- | 1983 || ''Sudden Impact'' || Judge Lundstrom |- | 1984 || ''Mass Appeal'' || Mrs. Dolson |- | 1988 || ''Big Business'' || Edwardian Room Hostess |- | 1990 || ''Arachnophobia'' || Henrietta Manley |- | 1992 || ''Sister Act'' || Immaculata |- | 1993 || ''Addams Family Values'' || Delivery Nurse |- | 1994 || ''Naked Gun {{frac|33|1|3}}: The Final Insult'' || Dr. Kohlzak |- | 1996 || ''Dunston Checks In'' || Mrs. Winthrop |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|nm0207221}} * {{IBDB name}}
{{DramaDesk PlayOutstandingFeaturedActress 1975-1999}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:De Banzie, Lois}} Category:1930 births Category:2021 deaths Category:Scottish emigrants to the United States Category:Scottish film actresses Category:Scottish stage actresses Category:Scottish television actresses Category:Drama Desk Award winners Category:Actresses from Glasgow