title: Lois de Banzie
text: # Lois de Banzie
  
  Lois de Banzie (4 May 1930 – 3 April 2021) was a Scottish-born American stage, film, and television actress.
  
  ## Career
  
  ### Theatre
  
  De Banzie may be best known for her Drama Desk Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated performance in Paul Osborn's play Morning's at Seven. Her other Broadway credits include The Octette Bridge Club, Da, and The Last of Mrs. Lincoln.
  
  ### Television
  
  De Banzie also had a prolific career in television and movies, mostly appearing in small-to-mid-sized parts, but with numerous guest roles in various 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 and Who's the Boss? among others.
  
  ### Film
  
  Her film credits include Addams Family Values, Annie, Arachnophobia, Big Business, Mass Appeal, Sister Act, and Tootsie among others. 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.
  
  Her aunt was noted British actress Brenda De Banzie.
  
  ## Partial filmography
  
  | Year | Title | Role |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1981 | So Fine | Waitress in House of Pancakes |
  | 1982 | Annie | Eleanor Roosevelt |
  | 1982 | 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 33+1⁄3: The Final Insult | Dr. Kohlzak |
  | 1996 | Dunston Checks In | Mrs. Winthrop |
  