
Margery Mason
Known for Acting · 62 credits
- Born
- 1913-09-27
- Died
- 2014-01-26
- Place of birth
- 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
Known For
TV Shows (30)

Midsomer Murders
1997
as Lydia Villiers

Coronation Street
1960
as May Schofield

Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
as Amelia Barrowby

Play for Today
1970
as Celia's Mother / Maud / Mrs. Miller

Peak Practice
1993
as Alice North

Heartbeat
1992
as Mrs. Challis

Tales of the Unexpected
1979
as Mrs Saunders

A Touch of Frost
1992
as Mme Archer

The Bill
1984

Playhouse
1974
as Mrs. Harvey / Mother

Screen Two
1985
as Mrs. Armitage

Theatre 625
1964
as Sarah Kahn / Sarah Stevens / Barbara

Lovejoy
1986
as Mrs Mulligan

Jonathan Creek
1997
as Audrey Panguitch

The Expert
1968
as Miss Peters

Cadfael
1994
as Agatha Coliar

Gideon's Way
1965
as Mabel Short

Hancock's Half Hour
1956

The Play on One
1988
as Mrs. Jackson

The Gentle Touch
1980
as Mrs Felix

The Agatha Christie Hour
1982
as Mrs Lithinglow

Shadows of Fear
1970
as Margaret

Victoria Wood
1989
as Alma Mottershed

Armchair Theatre
1956
as Mrs. Leatherbound

Reckless
1997
as Myrtle Fairley

Talking to a Stranger
1966

Seven of One
1973
as Cissie

Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
1967
The New Adventures of Lucky Jim
1982
as Mrs. Dixon
Never Say Die
1987
Movies (32)

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
2005
as Food Trolley Lady

The Princess Bride
1987
as The Ancient Booer

101 Dalmatians
1996
as Woman On Park Bench

Love Actually
2003
as Harris Street Old Lady

Pink Floyd: The Wall
1982
as Teacher's Wife

Howards End
1992
as Wedding Guests

The Raging Moon
1971
as Matron

Hennessy
1975
as Housekeeper

Soft Targets
1982
as Celia's Mother

The Hawk
1993
as Greengrocer

Ex
1991
as Joan

Charlie Bubbles
1968
as Mrs. Noseworthy

Three Sisters
2003
as Anfisa

The Trial of Klaus Barbie
1987
as Feldblum

Wall of Tyranny
1988
as Lina

Made
1972
as Mrs Marshall
A Beginners Guide to Freud
1989
as Martha Freud

Femme Fatale
1993
as Mrs. Armitage

Reckless: The Sequel
1998
as Myrtle Fairley

The Evacuees
1975
as Mrs. Graham

Still Waters
1972
as Maud

A Martyr to the System
1976
as Mrs Harvey
Walk a Crooked Path
1969

£60 Single, £100 Return
1971
as Mrs Bray

The Floater
1975
as Mrs. Miller
A Bit of Crucifixion, Father
1968
as Madge
The Girl Who Walked Quickly
1978
as Mrs. Cooper

You in Your Small Corner
1962
as Mum

Misterioso
1991
as Mrs Jackson

Father's Day
1979
as Mrs Rice-Davies
With My Little Eye
1982
as Gran

Keeping in Touch
1982
as Mother
About Margery Mason
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… With 62 credits spanning from 1956 to 2005, Margery Mason has appeared in 32 films and 30 TV shows.
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- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005) — as Food Trolley Lady
- The Princess Bride (1987) — as The Ancient Booer
- 101 Dalmatians (1996) — as Woman On Park Bench
- Love Actually (2003) — as Harris Street Old Lady
- Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982) — as Teacher's Wife
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