title: Daphne Courtney
text: # Daphne Courtney
  
  Daphne R. Courtenay-Hicks (born 28 June 1916), better known as Daphne Courtney, is a South African actress, who performed in B-movie British "quota quickies" during the 1930s and 1940s. She had a supporting role in at least one French film, Le battalion du ciel, directed by Alexander Esway. She also had a stage career, and stage credits include the first British performance of The Man Who Came to Dinner (17 Nov 1941) – pre-dating its London debut by three weeks – in which she appeared with her husband the Scottish actor Hugh McDermott.
  
  ## Selected filmography
  
  * The Happy Ending (1931)
  * A Political Party (1934)
  * Father and Son (1934)
  * Oh, Daddy! (1935)
  * Murder by Rope (1936)
  * The Captain's Table (1936)
  * Bed and Breakfast (1938)
  * They Are Not Angels (1947)
  * Le battalion de ciel (1947)
  
  ## Stage credits
  
  * The Women (The Strand Theatre, 1940)
  * The Man Who Came to Dinner (Theatre Royal, Birmingham, 1941)
  * Matinée Idylls (Theatre Royal Haymarket, 1942)
  * They Also Serve (Theatre Royal, Glasgow, 1944)
  