Margery Mason
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
63
Gender
Female
Birthday
1913-09-27 (111 years old)
Place of Birth
Hackney, London, England, UK
Acting

2005

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire as Food Trolley Lady

2003

Love Actually as Harris Street Old Lady

2003

Three Sisters as Anfisa

1998

Reckless: The Sequel as Myrtle Fairley

1997

Midsomer Murders as Lydia Villiers

1997

Reckless as Myrtle Fairley

1997

Jonathan Creek as Audrey Panguitch

1996

101 Dalmatians as Woman On Park Bench

1994

Cadfael as Agatha Coliar

1993

Peak Practice as Alice North

1993

The Hawk as Greengrocer

1993

Femme Fatale as Mrs. Armitage

1992

A Touch of Frost as Mme Archer

1992

Heartbeat as Mrs. Challis

1992

Howards End as Wedding Guests

1991

Ex as Joan

1991

Misterioso as Mrs Jackson

1989

Agatha Christie's Poirot as Amelia Barrowby

1989

Victoria Wood as Alma Mottershed

1989

A Beginners Guide to Freud as Martha Freud

1988

Wall of Tyranny as Lina

1987

The Princess Bride as The Ancient Booer

1987

Never Say Die as Not available

1987

The Trial of Klaus Barbie as Feldblum

1986

Lovejoy as Mrs Mulligan

1985

Screen Two as Mrs. Armitage

1984

The Bill as Not available

1982

The Agatha Christie Hour as Mrs. Lithinglow

1982

Pink Floyd: The Wall as Teacher's Wife

1982

Soft Targets as Celia's Mother

1982

Keeping in Touch as Mother

1980

The Gentle Touch as Mrs Felix

1979

Tales of the Unexpected as Mrs Saunders

1979

Father's Day as Mrs Rice-Davies

1978

The Girl Who Walked Quickly as Mrs. Cooper

1976

A Martyr to the System as Mrs Harvey

1975

Hennessy as Housekeeper

1975

The Evacuees as Mrs. Graham

1975

The Floater as Mrs. Miller

1974

Playhouse as Mrs. Harvey

1974

Playhouse as Mother

1974

Within These Walls as Not available

1973

Seven of One as Not available

1972

Made as Mrs Marshall

1972

Still Waters as Maud

1971

The Raging Moon as Matron

1971

£60 Single, £100 Return as Mrs Bray

1970

Play for Today as Celia's Mother

1970

Play for Today as Maud

1970

Play for Today as Mrs. Miller

1970

Shadows of Fear as Margaret

1969

Walk a Crooked Path as Not available

1968

The Expert as Miss Peters

1968

Charlie Bubbles as Mrs. Noseworthy

1966

Talking to a Stranger as Not available

1965

Gideon's Way as Mabel Short

1960

Coronation Street as May Schofield

1956

Hancock's Half Hour as Not available

1956

Armchair Theatre as Mrs. Leatherbound