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	\| birth_name = Daphne Margaret du Grivel Oxenford		\| birth_name = Daphne Margaret du Grivel Oxenford
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1919\|10\|31\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1919\|10\|31\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[w:Chipping Barnet\|Barnet]], [[~~w:Hertfordshire\|~~Hertfordshire]], England		\| birth_place = [[Chipping Barnet\|Barnet]], [[Hertfordshire]], England
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|2012\|12\|21\|1919\|10\|31\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|2012\|12\|21\|1919\|10\|31\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[w:Northwood, London\|Northwood]], England		\| death_place = [[Northwood, London\|Northwood]], England
	\| occupation = Actress		\| occupation = Actress
	\| spouse = {{marriage\|David Marshall~~<br />~~\|1951\|2003\|end=died}}		\| spouse = {{marriage\|David Marshall\|1951\|2003\|end=died}}
	\| children = 2		\| children = 2
	\| resting_place = Breakspear Crematorium, [[~~w:Ruislip\|~~Ruislip]], London, England		\| resting_place = Breakspear Crematorium, [[Ruislip]], London, England
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	\| birth_name = Daphne Margaret du Grivel Oxenford		\| birth_name = Daphne Margaret du Grivel Oxenford
	\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1919\|10\|31\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{birth date\|1919\|10\|31\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place = [[Chipping Barnet\|Barnet]], [[Hertfordshire]], England		\| birth_place = [[w:Chipping Barnet\|Barnet]], [[w:Hertfordshire\|Hertfordshire]], England
	\| death_date = {{death date and age\|2012\|12\|21\|1919\|10\|31\|df=y}}		\| death_date = {{death date and age\|2012\|12\|21\|1919\|10\|31\|df=y}}
	\| death_place = [[Northwood, London]], England		\| death_place = [[w:Northwood, London\|Northwood]], England
	\| occupation = Actress		\| occupation = Actress
	\| spouse = {{marriage\|David Marshall<br />\|1951\|2003\|end=died}}		\| spouse = {{marriage\|David Marshall<br />\|1951\|2003\|end=died}}
	\| children = 2		\| children = 2
	\| resting_place = Breakspear Crematorium, [[Ruislip]], London, England		\| resting_place = Breakspear Crematorium, [[w:Ruislip\|Ruislip]], London, England
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{{Short description|English actress (1919–2012)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Daphne Oxenford
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Daphne Margaret du Grivel Oxenford
| birth_date = {{birth date|1919|10|31|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Chipping Barnet|Barnet]], [[Hertfordshire]], England
| death_date = {{death date and age|2012|12|21|1919|10|31|df=y}}
| death_place = [[Northwood, London]], England
| occupation = Actress
| spouse = {{marriage|David Marshall<br />|1951|2003|end=died}}
| children = 2
| resting_place = Breakspear Crematorium, [[Ruislip]], London, England
}}

'''Daphne Margaret du Grivel Oxenford'''<ref name="Telegraph">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/9781409/Daphne-Oxenford.html |title=Daphne Oxenford |author=Staff writers |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |date=2013-01-04 |access-date=2019-08-04}}</ref> (31 October 1919 – 21 December 2012)<ref name="Telegraph" /><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/obituaries/article3646212.ece |url-access=subscription |title=Daphne Oxenford |work=[[The Sunday Times]] |author=Staff writers |date=2013-01-03 |access-date=2019-08-04}}</ref> was an [[England|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 [[List of Coronation Street characters (1960)#Esther Hayes|Esther Hayes]], she was part of the original cast of ''[[Coronation Street]]''. Other notable roles include Mrs Plummer in ''[[Man About the House]]'' (1973), Alice Dutton in ''[[EastEnders]]'' (1990), and Mrs. Oldknow in the mini-series ''The Children of Green Knowe'' (1986).

==Early life and early career==
Born in [[Chipping Barnet|Barnet]], [[Hertfordshire]], to chartered accountant Dudley Oxenford and his wife Marie (née du Grivel), a writer of historical fiction,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/jan/06/daphne-oxenford |title=Daphne Oxenford obituary |first=Michael |last=Coveney |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=2013-01-06 |access-date=2019-08-04}}</ref> Oxenford first appeared on stage at the age of thirteen and trained at the [[Embassy Theatre (London)#Ronald Adam years|Embassy School of Acting]] in [[Swiss Cottage]], North London. She was briefly employed by a bank before working in censorship during [[World War II]] while performing in revues in her spare time. At the end of the war she toured with [[ENSA]] before returning to revues in London.

After her marriage she moved to Manchester and appeared regularly at the [[Library Theatre]] and the [[Royal Exchange Theatre]] as well as in the West End. In 1947 she successfully auditioned for [[Joyce Grenfell]], who became a close friend and godmother to Oxenford's daughter.<ref name="BBC">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20908822 |title=Daphne Oxenford, voice of Listen With Mother, dies |author=Staff writers |work=[[BBC News]] |date=2013-01-06 |access-date=2019-08-04}}</ref>

==Radio and television==
Among her most high-profile roles was the voice – ''"Are you sitting comfortably ...?"'' – for [[BBC]] [[radio]]'s ''[[Listen with Mother]]'' from 1950 to 1971; she was also a reader on the newspaper review programme ''[[What the Papers Say]]'' for over thirty years. One of the original cast members of ''[[Coronation Street]]'', she played Esther Hayes from 1960 to 1963, 1971 and 1972. She played Mrs. Patterson, the owner of the village shop, in the popular [[British sitcom|sitcom]] ''[[To the Manor Born]]''. In the seventies and early eighties she was part of ''[[Listen to Les]]'' ''The Les Dawson Radio Show'' on BBC Radio 2, and performed in ''[[The Clitheroe Kid]]'' radio comedy series from time to time. She played Chrissy's mother in three episodes of ''[[Man About the House]]''- Series 4 - Episode 5 (1973–76).

Other TV credits include: ''[[The Sweeney]]'', ''[[The Duchess of Duke Street]]'', ''[[Juliet Bravo]]'', ''[[Green Knowe|The Children of Green Knowe]]'' and ''[[Hetty Wainthropp Investigates]]''. She appeared in the 1987 ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial ''[[Dragonfire (Doctor Who)|Dragonfire]]''. She filmed a scene as an elderly [[Agatha Christie]] for the 2008 episode ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'', but was cut from the final broadcast version, though it later featured on the DVD release. In 2006, she guest-starred in the [[audio drama]] ''[[Cruel Immortality|Sapphire and Steel: Cruel Immortality]]''. She appeared in three episodes of ''[[Midsomer Murders]]'' (2004–2008) as Muriel, Cully's grandmother. Her film credits include ''[[That'll Be the Day (film)|That'll Be the Day]]'' (1973), ''[[All Creatures Great and Small (film)|All Creatures Great and Small]]'' (1975) and ''[[Sweet William (film)|Sweet William]]'' (1980). Her voice was used for a ''Listen With Mother'' programme in 1977 for the sitcom ''[[Rising Damp]]''.

==Personal life==
Oxenford was married to David Marshall from 1951 until his death in February 2003. They had two daughters.<ref name="Telegraph"/><ref name="BBC" />

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|id=0654559|name=Daphne Oxenford}}

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