Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 27, 1913
Place of Birth:
Hackney, London, England, UK
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Margery Mason
Biography
Margery Mason (September 27, 1913 – January 26, 2014) was an English actress and director. She was the artistic director of the Repertory Theatre in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland in the 1960s.
Mason played Sarah Stevens, the mother in John Hopkins' four-play cycle Talking to a Stranger (1966). A family drama with four characters, the viewpoint of Sarah Stevens was depicted in the fourth play, The Innocent Must Suffer. Her film roles included Charlie Bubbles (1968), Clegg (1970), The Raging Moon (1971), Made (1972), Hennessy (1975), the bullying teacher's wife in Pink Floyd – The Wall (1982), Terry on the Fence (1986), a game show contestant in Victoria Wood Presents (1989), 101 Dalmatians (1996), Love Actually (2003), and the lady who works the sweets trolley in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005). She played "The Ancient Booer" in the 1987 film The Princess Bride. Her television roles include appearances on Midsomer Murders, Peak Practice and Juliet Bravo (1982) (Series 1, Ep. 8). She played Mrs Porter in the Granada TV series A Family at War during 1970–71
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Food Trolley Lady |
| 2003 | Three Sisters | Anfisa |
| 2003 | Love Actually | Harris Street Old Lady |
| 1998 | Reckless: The Sequel | Myrtle Fairley |
| 1996 | 101 Dalmatians | Woman On Park Bench |
| 1993 | Femme Fatale | Mrs. Armitage |
| 1993 | The Hawk | Greengrocer |
| 1992 | Howards End | Wedding Guests |
| 1991 | Ex | Joan |
| 1991 | Misterioso | Mrs Jackson |
| 1989 | A Beginners Guide to Freud | Martha Freud |
| 1988 | Wall of Tyranny | Lina |
| 1987 | The Trial of Klaus Barbie | Feldblum |
| 1987 | The Princess Bride | The Ancient Booer |
| 1982 | Pink Floyd: The Wall | Teacher's Wife |
| 1982 | Soft Targets | Celia's Mother |
| 1982 | Keeping in Touch | Mother |
| 1979 | Father's Day | Mrs Rice-Davies |
| 1978 | The Girl Who Walked Quickly | Mrs. Cooper |
| 1976 | A Martyr to the System | Mrs Harvey |
| 1975 | The Evacuees | Mrs. Graham |
| 1975 | Hennessy | Housekeeper |
| 1975 | The Floater | Mrs. Miller |
| 1972 | Made | Mrs Marshall |
| 1972 | Still Waters | Maud |
| 1971 | The Raging Moon | Matron |
| 1971 | £60 Single, £100 Return | Mrs Bray |
| 1969 | Walk a Crooked Path | |
| 1968 | A Bit of Crucifixion, Father | Madge |
| 1968 | Charlie Bubbles | Mrs. Noseworthy |
| 1962 | You in Your Small Corner | Mum |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Jonathan Creek | Audrey Panguitch |
| 1997 | Reckless | Myrtle Fairley |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murders | Lydia Villiers |
| 1994 | Cadfael | Agatha Coliar |
| 1993 | Peak Practice | Alice North |
| 1992 | A Touch of Frost | Mme Archer |
| 1992 | Heartbeat | Mrs. Challis |
| 1989 | Victoria Wood | Alma Mottershed |
| 1989 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Amelia Barrowby |
| 1987 | Never Say Die | |
| 1986 | Lovejoy | Mrs Mulligan |
| 1985 | Screen Two | Mrs. Armitage |
| 1984 | The Bill | |
| 1982 | The Agatha Christie Hour | Mrs. Lithinglow |
| 1982 | The New Adventures of Lucky Jim | Mrs. Dixon |
| 1980 | The Gentle Touch | Mrs Felix |
| 1979 | Tales of the Unexpected | Mrs Saunders |
| 1974 | Within These Walls | |
| 1974 | Playhouse | Mrs. Harvey |
| 1974 | Playhouse | Mother |
| 1973 | Seven of One | |
| 1970 | Shadows of Fear | Margaret |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Celia's Mother |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Maud |
| 1970 | Play for Today | Mrs. Miller |
| 1968 | The Expert | Miss Peters |
| 1967 | Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width | |
| 1966 | Talking to a Stranger | |
| 1965 | Gideon's Way | Mabel Short |
| 1960 | Coronation Street | May Schofield |
| 1956 | Hancock's Half Hour | |
| 1956 | Armchair Theatre | Mrs. Leatherbound |