Pam Ferris

Pam Ferris

Known for
Acting
Born
May 11, 1948 (age 78)
Birthplace
Hanover, Germany

Biography

Pamela Ann 'Pam' Ferris (born 11 May 1948) is a German-born Welsh actress. She is best known for her starring roles on television as Ma Larkin in "The Darling Buds of May", as Laura Thyme in "Rosemary & Thyme", and for playing Miss Trunchbull in the movie "Matilda". She also played the part of Aunt Marge in "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban".

Known For

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Filmography

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Donostia poster

Donostia

Movie · as Anna's Mother

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The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole

TV · as May 'Grandma' Mole · 10 eps

2025
Amandaland poster

Amandaland

TV · as Elspeth · 1 ep

2024
Gavin & Stacey: The Finale poster

Gavin & Stacey: The Finale

Movie · as Cath Smith

2021
Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas poster

Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas

Movie · as Marie

2019
Tolkien poster

Tolkien

Movie · as Mrs. Faulkner

2018
Holmes & Watson poster

Holmes & Watson

Movie · as Queen Victoria

2017
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule poster

Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2016
Ethel & Ernest poster

Ethel & Ernest

Movie · as Mrs Bennett / Aunty Betty (voice)

2016
We're Going on a Bear Hunt poster

We're Going on a Bear Hunt

Movie · as Grandma (voice)

2013
Saving Santa poster

Saving Santa

Movie · as Mrs. Claus (voice)

2012
The Raven poster

The Raven

Movie · as Mrs. Bradley

2012
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! poster

Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!

Movie · as Mrs. Bevan

2012
Call the Midwife poster

Call the Midwife

TV · as Sister Evangelina · 39 eps

2011
50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments poster

50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments

Movie · as Self - Aunt Marge

2010
Jackboots on Whitehall poster

Jackboots on Whitehall

Movie · as Matron Rutty (voice)

2010
Malice in Wonderland poster

Malice in Wonderland

Movie · as Doochey

2010
Luther poster

Luther

TV · as Baba · 2 eps

2010
Drama Trails

Drama Trails

TV · 1 ep

2010
Grandma's House poster

Grandma's House

TV · as Deborah · 1 ep

2009
Nativity! poster

Nativity!

Movie · as Mrs. Bevan

2009
Within the Whirlwind poster

Within the Whirlwind

Movie · as Genia's mother

2008
Telstar: The Joe Meek Story poster

Telstar: The Joe Meek Story

Movie · as Mrs. Violet Shenton

2008
The Other Man poster

The Other Man

Movie · as Vera

2008
Little Dorrit poster

Little Dorrit

TV · as Mrs. General · 14 eps

2007
Christmas at the Riviera poster

Christmas at the Riviera

Movie · as Avril

2007
Gavin & Stacey poster

Gavin & Stacey

TV · as Cath Smith · 2 eps

2007
Lilies poster

Lilies

TV · as Alice Bird · 8 eps

2006
Children of Men poster

Children of Men

Movie · as Miriam

2006
Jane Eyre poster

Jane Eyre

TV · as Grace Poole · 4 eps

2005
Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda' poster

Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2005
West Coast Otters poster

West Coast Otters

Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)

2005
Missing

Missing

TV · 1 ep

2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban poster

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Movie · as Marge Dursley

2004
Gladiatress poster

Gladiatress

Movie · as Mrs Goatsplitter

2004
Piccadilly Jim poster

Piccadilly Jim

Movie · as Miss Trimble

2004
The Paul O'Grady Show poster

The Paul O'Grady Show

TV · 2 eps

2004
Agatha Christie's Marple poster

Agatha Christie's Marple

TV · as Elspeth McGillicuddy · 1 ep

2003
Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie poster

Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie

Movie · as Lolita

2003
Anna Spud poster

Anna Spud

Movie · as Mum

2003
Pollyanna poster

Pollyanna

Movie · as Mrs. Snow

2003
Rosemary & Thyme poster

Rosemary & Thyme

TV · as Laura Thyme · 22 eps

2002
Death to Smoochy poster

Death to Smoochy

Movie · as Tommy Cotter

2002
Family poster

Family

Movie · as Marion

2002
Paradise Heights poster

Paradise Heights

TV · as Marion Eustace · 6 eps

2001
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby poster

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

Movie · as Mrs. Squeers

2001
Bessie and the Bell

Bessie and the Bell

Movie · as Bessie

2001
Sweet Revenge

Sweet Revenge

TV · as Denise Williams · 2 eps

2001
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby poster

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

TV · as Mrs. Squeers · 2 eps

1999
The Turn of the Screw poster

The Turn of the Screw

Movie · as Mrs. Grose

1998
Bill's New Frock poster

Bill's New Frock

Movie · as Mrs. Collins

1998
Our Mutual Friend poster

Our Mutual Friend

TV · as Henrietta Boffin · 4 eps

1997
Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders

TV · as Liz Tomlin · 1 ep

1997
Where the Heart Is poster

Where the Heart Is

TV · as Peggy Snow · 36 eps

1996
Matilda poster

Matilda

Movie · as Trunchbull

1996
Death of a Salesman poster

Death of a Salesman

Movie · as Woman

1996
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall poster

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

TV · as Mrs Markham · 2 eps

1995
Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre poster

Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre

Movie · as Alice Hartley

1994
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Pigling Bland poster

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Pigling Bland

Movie · as Aunt Pettitoes (voice)

1994
Wycliffe poster

Wycliffe

TV · as Pat Trethowan · 1 ep

1994
Middlemarch poster

Middlemarch

TV · as Mrs. Dollop · 2 eps

1994
The Rector's Wife poster

The Rector's Wife

TV · as Eleanor Ramsay · 2 eps

1992
Roots poster

Roots

Movie · as Mrs Bryant

1992
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade poster

Mr. Wakefield's Crusade

Movie · as Mad Marion

1992
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends poster

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

TV · as Aunt Pettitoes (voice) · 1 ep

1991
The Darling Buds of May poster

The Darling Buds of May

TV · as Ma Larkin · 20 eps

1991
Performance poster

Performance

TV · as Mrs Bryant · 1 ep

1990
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit poster

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

TV · as Mrs Arkwright · 3 eps

1990
Cluedo poster

Cluedo

TV · as Mrs. White · 6 eps

1990
A Sense of Guilt poster

A Sense of Guilt

TV · as Magdalen Parry · 3 eps

1988
South of the Border poster

South of the Border

TV · as Brenda · 1 ep

1988
The Fear poster

The Fear

TV · as Brenda · 1 ep

1987
Hardwicke House poster

Hardwicke House

TV · as Ms Crabbe · 7 eps

1987
Lizzie's Pictures

Lizzie's Pictures

TV · 4 eps

1986
Casualty poster

Casualty

TV · as Linda · 1 ep

1986
Ladies in Charge poster

Ladies in Charge

TV · as Charlie · 1 ep

1985
Star Quality poster

Star Quality

Movie · as Marian Blake

1985
Connie poster

Connie

TV · as Nesta · 13 eps

1985
Screen Two poster

Screen Two

TV · as Alice Hartley · 1 ep

1984
The House poster

The House

Movie · as Mrs. Smeth

1984
Aspel & Company

Aspel & Company

TV · 1 ep

1983
Meantime poster

Meantime

Movie · as Mavis

1983
Dramarama poster

Dramarama

TV · as Dorothy, Anne Bailey · 1 ep

1965
BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month

TV · as Puck / Faerie · 1 ep