
Pam Ferris
Known for Acting · 79 credits
- Born
- 1948-05-11 (age 78)
- Place of birth
- Hanover, Germany
- Also known as
- پم فریس
Biography
Pamela Ann 'Pam' Ferris 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
TV Shows (40)

Midsomer Murders
1997
as Liz Tomlin

Call the Midwife
2012
as Sister Evangelina

Casualty
1986
as Linda

Agatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Elspeth McGillicuddy

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Puck / Faerie

Screen Two
1985
as Alice Hartley

The Paul O'Grady Show
2004

Luther
2010
as Baba

Wycliffe
1994
as Pat Trethowan

Performance
1991
as Mrs Bryant

Where the Heart Is
1997
as Peggy Snow

Dramarama
1983
as Dorothy / Anne Bailey

The Darling Buds of May
1991
as Ma Larkin

Little Dorrit
2008
as Mrs. General

Rosemary & Thyme
2003
as Laura Thyme

Gavin & Stacey
2007
as Cath Smith

Cluedo
1990
as Mrs. White

Amandaland
2025
as Elspeth

Jane Eyre
2006
as Grace Poole

Middlemarch
1994

Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
2017
as Self

South of the Border
1988
as Brenda

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
1992
as Aunt Pettitoes (voice)

Our Mutual Friend
1998
as Henrietta Boffin
Aspel & Company
1984

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
1996
as Mrs Markham

Ladies in Charge
1986
as Charlie

Hardwicke House
1987
as Ms Crabbe

Lilies
2007
as Alice Bird
Missing
2005

Grandma's House
2010
as Deborah

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
1990
as Mrs Arkwright
Drama Trails
2010

A Sense of Guilt
1990
as Magdalen Parry

The Fear
1988
as Brenda
Sweet Revenge
2001
as Denise Williams

Connie
1985
as Nesta

The Rector's Wife
1994
as Eleanor Ramsay

Paradise Heights
2002
as Marion Eustace
Lizzie's Pictures
1987
Movies (39)

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004
as Marge Dursley

Matilda
1996
as Agatha Trunchbull

Children of Men
2006
as Miriam

Tolkien
2019
as Mrs. Faulkner

Holmes & Watson
2018
as Queen Victoria

The Raven
2012
as Mrs. Bradley

Death to Smoochy
2002
as Tommy Cotter

Piccadilly Jim
2004
as Miss Trimble

Saving Santa
2013
as Mrs. Claus (voice)

Nativity!
2009
as Mrs. Bevan

The Other Man
2008
as Vera

Jackboots on Whitehall
2010
as Matron Rutty (voice)

Meantime
1983
as Mavis

Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!
2012
as Mrs. Bevan

Gladiatress
2004
as Mrs Goatsplitter

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

Telstar: The Joe Meek Story
2008
as Mrs. Violet Shenton

Ethel & Ernest
2016
as Mrs Bennett / Aunty Betty (voice)

We're Going on a Bear Hunt
2016
as Grandma (voice)

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
2001
as Mrs. Squeers

Malice in Wonderland
2010
as Doochey

Within the Whirlwind
2009
as Genia's mother

Christmas at the Riviera
2007
as Avril

Pollyanna
2003
as Mrs. Snow

Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie
2003
as Lolita

The House
1984
as Mrs. Smeth

Star Quality
1985
as Marian Blake

The Turn of the Screw
1999
as Mrs. Grose

Family
2002
as Marion

Bill's New Frock
1998
as Mrs. Collins

Roots
1992
as Mrs Bryant

Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'
2005
as Self (archive footage)

Anna Spud
2003
as Mum

Death of a Salesman
1996
as Woman

Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre
1995
as Alice Hartley

Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
1992
as Mad Marion

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Pigling Bland
1994
as Aunt Pettitoes (voice)
Bessie and the Bell
2001
as Bessie

West Coast Otters
2005
as Self - Narrator (voice)
About Pam Ferris
Pamela Ann 'Pam' Ferris 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". With 79 credits spanning from 1965 to 2025, Pam Ferris has appeared in 39 films and 40 TV shows.
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Most Popular Pam Ferris Movies
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) — as Marge Dursley
- Matilda (1996) — as Agatha Trunchbull
- Children of Men (2006) — as Miriam
- Tolkien (2019) — as Mrs. Faulkner
- Holmes & Watson (2018) — as Queen Victoria
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