
Hilary Mason
Known for Acting · 87 credits
- Born
- 1917-09-04
- Died
- 2006-09-05
- Place of birth
- Birmingham, England, UK
Biography
Hilary Lavender Mason was an English character actress who appeared in a wide variety of roles, mainly on UK television. She is probably best known internationally for her performance as the blind psychic in Nicolas Roeg's film Don't Look Now. In later years Mason appeared as Gladys in the popular children's TV show Maid Marian and her Merry Men.
Known For
TV Shows (54)

Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Mrs. Hill

Play for Today
1970

Sherlock Holmes
1984
as Miss Ruddock

Minder
1979
as Mrs. Mayhew

BBC Play of the Month
1965
as Witch / Mrs. Elton

Playhouse
1974
as Kidderminster / Mother

The Bill
1984

Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Mrs Pardoe

Bergerac
1981
as Aunt Annie

Thirty-Minute Theatre
1965
as Lilian Lovell / Martha Fallon

Pie in the Sky
1994
as Mrs. Lonsdale

Maigret
1960

Wycliffe
1994
as Edith Riddle

Angels
1975

Crossbow
1987

Lovejoy
1986
as Mrs. Greenlands

The Young Ones
1982
as Old Woman Next Door

Justice
1971
as Mrs. Garside
Story Parade
1964
as Edith Coppard

The Main Chance
1969
as Agnes McLaren
United!
1965
as Mrs. Timothy
Festival
1963
as Nanine / Chorus of Women of Canterbury

ChuckleVision
1987
as Old Lady

Paul Temple
1969

Poldark
1975
as Mrs Carne

Worlds Beyond
1986
as Mrs Robson

One Foot in the Grave
1990
as Elspeth

The Duchess of Duke Street
1976
as Miss Hayward

In Sickness and in Health
1985
as Dorothy

Worzel Gummidge
1979
as Miss Fogg

Wilde Alliance
1978
as Rachel

Campion
1989
as Mrs. Munsey

Miss Marple: The Moving Finger
1985
as Emily Barton

Out of the Unknown
1965
as Jessica Ramsay

David Copperfield
1986
as Meg Gummidge

Three Up, Two Down
1985
as Joan

The Six Wives of Henry VIII
1970
as Lady Boleyn

Aquila
1997
as Mrs. Murray

The Legend of King Arthur
1979
as Midwife

Great Expectations
1989
as Mrs Fagge

Affairs of the Heart
1974
as Lavinia Penniman

Maid Marian and Her Merry Men
1989
as Gladys
Counterstrike
1969
as Hannah Webley

Nicholas Nickleby
1977
as Mrs. Nickleby
The Last Salute
1998
as Lady Gilbert
It's Not Me - It's Them!
1965

The Phoenix and the Carpet
1976
as Mrs Biddle

Sink or Swim
1980
as Mrs O'Day

Love and Mr Lewisham
1972
as Mrs. Chaffery
A Wedding

Brendon Chase
1982
as Beatrix Holcombe
My Brother's Keeper
1975
That Beryl Marston...!
1981
as Auntie Vera

Mistress of Hardwick
1972
as Bess
Movies (33)

Don't Look Now
1973
as Heather

She'll Follow You Anywhere
1971
as Jackie's Mother

Dolls
1987
as Hilary Hartwicke

Haunted
1995
as Elderly lady

The Uninvited
1971
as Jessica Ramsay

Robot Jox
1990
as Professor Laplace

Meridian
1990
as Martha

The Last Vampyre
1993
as Miss Ruddock

The Return of the Soldier
1983
as Ward

Absolution
1978
as Miss Froggatt

Afraid of the Dark
1991
as Basement Woman
The House of Bernarda Alba
1976
as Prudencia

Just Love
1971
as Mrs Herbert

84 Charing Cross Road
1975
as Voice of Joan Todd
The Three Hostages
1977
as Mrs Medina

I Don't Want to Be Born
1976
as Mrs. Hyde

An Affair in Mind
1988
as Miss Platt
Who Pays the Piper?
1960

The Curse of the Claw
1977
as Kevin's Mother

The Heat of the Day
1989
as Mrs. Tringsby

Rockets in the Dunes
1960
as Mrs. Allen

Early Struggles
1976
as Mum
All Passion Spent
1986
as Edith

The Trial of Lady Chatterley
1980
as Joan Bennett
Macbeth
1970
as Witch

Ghost in the Water
1982
as Nan
The Wedding
1961
as Bride's Mother

The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
1978
as Medium

Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt
1984
as Mother Cyrene

Days
1981
as Mother

A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter
1981
as Kidderminster
Omnibus for All
1963
as Commentator
An Honourable Retirement
1979
as Mrs. Langton
About Hilary Mason
Hilary Lavender Mason was an English character actress who appeared in a wide variety of roles, mainly on UK television. She is probably best known internationally for her performance as the blind psychic in Nicolas Roeg's film Don't Look Now. In later years Mason appeared as Gladys in the popular children's TV show Maid Marian and her Merry Men. With 87 credits spanning from 1960 to 1998, Hilary Mason has appeared in 33 films and 54 TV shows.
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Most Popular Hilary Mason Movies
- Don't Look Now (1973) — as Heather
- She'll Follow You Anywhere (1971) — as Jackie's Mother
- Dolls (1987) — as Hilary Hartwicke
- Haunted (1995) — as Elderly lady
- The Uninvited (1971) — as Jessica Ramsay
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