Daphne Oxenford
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
Mrs. Walton
Sweet William
Mother (voice)
The Reluctant Dragon
Dawson's Electric Cinema
Self (segment "Smalltown Boy")
Jimmy Somerville: The Video Collection 1984/1990 (Featuring Bronski Beat and The Communards)
Miss Garton
The Blacktoft Diaries: True or False?
Sheila Bannister
Who Pays?
Miss Bannister
The Waiting Game
Grandmother
Girl from the South
Archivist
Doctor Who: Dragonfire
Mrs Sutcliffe
That'll Be The Day
Queen Mother
Prince William
Mrs. Johnson
Jingle Bells
Mrs. Pumphrey
All Creatures Great and Small
Narrator (voice)
Gilbert & Sullivan: The Very Models
Invalid Lady
Fothergill
Ellen
Beloved
Lady In Garden (uncredited)
Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
17
Gender
Female
Birthday
1919-10-31
Place of Birth
Barnet, London, England, UK
Also Known As