Margery Mason

Margery Mason

Known for
Acting
Born
September 27, 1913
Died
January 26, 2014 (aged 100)
Birthplace
Hackney, London, England, UK

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

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Filmography

2005
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire poster

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Movie · as Food Trolley Lady

2003
Three Sisters poster

Three Sisters

Movie · as Anfisa

2003
Love Actually poster

Love Actually

Movie · as Harris Street Old Lady

1998
Reckless: The Sequel poster

Reckless: The Sequel

Movie · as Myrtle Fairley

1997
Jonathan Creek poster

Jonathan Creek

TV · as Audrey Panguitch · 1 ep

1997
Reckless poster

Reckless

TV · as Myrtle Fairley · 4 eps

1997
Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders

TV · as Lydia Villiers · 1 ep

1996
101 Dalmatians poster

101 Dalmatians

Movie · as Woman On Park Bench

1994
Cadfael poster

Cadfael

TV · as Agatha Coliar · 1 ep

1993
Femme Fatale poster

Femme Fatale

Movie · as Mrs. Armitage

1993
The Hawk poster

The Hawk

Movie · as Greengrocer

1993
Peak Practice poster

Peak Practice

TV · as Alice North · 62 eps

1992
Howards End poster

Howards End

Movie · as Wedding Guests

1992
A Touch of Frost poster

A Touch of Frost

TV · as Mme Archer · 1 ep

1992
Heartbeat poster

Heartbeat

TV · as Mrs. Challis · 1 ep

1991
Ex poster

Ex

Movie · as Joan

1991
Misterioso poster

Misterioso

Movie · as Mrs Jackson

1989
A Beginners Guide to Freud

A Beginners Guide to Freud

Movie · as Martha Freud

1989
Victoria Wood poster

Victoria Wood

TV · as Alma Mottershed · 1 ep

1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot poster

Agatha Christie's Poirot

TV · as Amelia Barrowby · 1 ep

1988
Wall of Tyranny poster

Wall of Tyranny

Movie · as Lina

1988
The Play on One poster

The Play on One

TV · as Mrs Jackson · 1 ep

1987
The Trial of Klaus Barbie poster

The Trial of Klaus Barbie

Movie · as Feldblum

1987
The Princess Bride poster

The Princess Bride

Movie · as The Ancient Booer

1987
Never Say Die poster

Never Say Die

TV · 6 eps

1986
Lovejoy poster

Lovejoy

TV · as Mrs Mulligan · 1 ep

1985
Screen Two poster

Screen Two

TV · as Mrs. Armitage · 1 ep

1984
Long Live the Babe

Long Live the Babe

Movie · as Mrs. Maloney

1984
The Bill poster

The Bill

TV · 1 ep

1982
Pink Floyd: The Wall poster

Pink Floyd: The Wall

Movie · as Teacher's Wife

1982
Soft Targets poster

Soft Targets

Movie · as Celia's Mother

1982
Keeping in Touch poster

Keeping in Touch

Movie · as Mother

1982
With My Little Eye

With My Little Eye

Movie · as Gran

1982
The New Adventures of Lucky Jim

The New Adventures of Lucky Jim

TV · as Mrs. Dixon · 1 ep

1982
The Agatha Christie Hour poster

The Agatha Christie Hour

TV · as Mrs Lithinglow · 1 ep

1980
The Gentle Touch poster

The Gentle Touch

TV · as Mrs Felix · 1 ep

1980
A Question of Guilt

A Question of Guilt

TV · as Susan · 6 eps

1979
Father's Day poster

Father's Day

Movie · as Mrs Rice-Davies

1979
Tales of the Unexpected poster

Tales of the Unexpected

TV · as Mrs Saunders · 1 ep

1978
The Girl Who Walked Quickly

The Girl Who Walked Quickly

Movie · as Mrs. Cooper

1978
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm

TV · as Aunt Jane · 4 eps

1978
The Upchat Connection poster

The Upchat Connection

TV · as Mrs Hutcheson · 1 ep

1976
A Martyr to the System poster

A Martyr to the System

Movie · as Mrs Harvey

1975
The Evacuees poster

The Evacuees

Movie · as Mrs. Graham

1975
Hennessy poster

Hennessy

Movie · as Housekeeper

1975
The Floater poster

The Floater

Movie · as Mrs. Miller

1974
Playhouse poster

Playhouse

TV · as Mrs. Harvey, Mother · 1 ep

1974
Village Hall poster

Village Hall

TV · as Mrs Digby · 1 ep

1973
Seven of One poster

Seven of One

TV · as Cissie · 1 ep

1972
Made poster

Made

Movie · as Mrs Marshall

1972
Still Waters poster

Still Waters

Movie · as Maud

1971
The Raging Moon poster

The Raging Moon

Movie · as Matron

1971
£60 Single, £100 Return poster

£60 Single, £100 Return

Movie · as Mrs Bray

1970
Shadows of Fear poster

Shadows of Fear

TV · as Margaret · 1 ep

1970
Play for Today poster

Play for Today

TV · as Celia's Mother, Mrs. Miller, Maud · 1 ep

1969
Walk a Crooked Path

Walk a Crooked Path

Movie

1968
A Bit of Crucifixion, Father

A Bit of Crucifixion, Father

Movie · as Madge

1968
Charlie Bubbles poster

Charlie Bubbles

Movie · as Mrs. Noseworthy

1968
The Expert poster

The Expert

TV · as Miss Peters · 1 ep

1967
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width poster

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

TV · 1 ep

1966
Talking to a Stranger poster

Talking to a Stranger

TV · 4 eps

1965
Gideon's Way poster

Gideon's Way

TV · as Mabel Short · 1 ep

1964
Theatre 625 poster

Theatre 625

TV · as Sarah Kahn, Sarah Stevens, Barbara · 2 eps

1964
The Wednesday Play poster

The Wednesday Play

TV · as Madge · 1 ep

1962
You in Your Small Corner poster

You in Your Small Corner

Movie · as Mum

1960
Coronation Street poster

Coronation Street

TV · as May Schofield · 2 eps

1956
Hancock's Half Hour poster

Hancock's Half Hour

TV · 1 ep

1956
Armchair Theatre poster

Armchair Theatre

TV · as Mrs. Leatherbound · 1 ep