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

Midsomer Murders

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Coronation Street

Play for Today

Play for Today

Play for Today

Heartbeat

Peak Practice

All Movies (33)

• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire2005 · as Food Trolley Lady
• Love Actually2003 · as Harris Street Old Lady
• Three Sisters2003 · as Anfisa
• Reckless: The Sequel1998 · as Myrtle Fairley
• 101 Dalmatians1996 · as Woman On Park Bench
• The Hawk1993 · as Greengrocer
• Femme Fatale1993 · as Mrs. Armitage
• Howards End1992 · as Wedding Guests
• Ex1991 · as Joan
• Misterioso1991 · as Mrs Jackson
• A Beginners Guide to Freud1989 · as Martha Freud
• Wall of Tyranny1988 · as Lina
• The Princess Bride1987 · as The Ancient Booer
• The Trial of Klaus Barbie1987 · as Feldblum
• Long Live the Babe1984 · as Mrs. Maloney
• Soft Targets1982 · as Celia's Mother
• With My Little Eye1982 · as Gran
• Pink Floyd: The Wall1982 · as Teacher's Wife
• Keeping in Touch1982 · as Mother
• Father's Day1979 · as Mrs Rice-Davies
• The Girl Who Walked Quickly1978 · as Mrs. Cooper
• A Martyr to the System1976 · as Mrs Harvey
• Hennessy1975 · as Housekeeper
• The Floater1975 · as Mrs. Miller
• The Evacuees1975 · as Mrs. Graham
• Made1972 · as Mrs Marshall
• Still Waters1972 · as Maud
• £60 Single, £100 Return1971 · as Mrs Bray
• The Raging Moon1971 · as Matron
• Walk a Crooked Path1969
• A Bit of Crucifixion, Father1968 · as Madge
• Charlie Bubbles1968 · as Mrs. Noseworthy
• You in Your Small Corner1962 · as Mum

All TV Shows (37)

• Jonathan Creek1997 · as Audrey Panguitch
• Midsomer Murders1997 · as Lydia Villiers
• Reckless1997 · as Myrtle Fairley
• Cadfael1994 · as Agatha Coliar
• Peak Practice1993 · as Alice North
• A Touch of Frost1992 · as Mme Archer
• Heartbeat1992 · as Mrs. Challis
• Victoria Wood1989 · as Alma Mottershed
• Agatha Christie's Poirot1989 · as Amelia Barrowby
• The Play on One1988 · as Mrs Jackson
• Never Say Die1987
• Lovejoy1986 · as Mrs Mulligan
• Screen Two1985 · as Mrs. Armitage
• The Bill1984
• The New Adventures of Lucky Jim1982 · as Mrs. Dixon
• The Agatha Christie Hour1982 · as Mrs Lithinglow
• The Gentle Touch1980 · as Mrs Felix
• A Question of Guilt1980 · as Susan
• Tales of the Unexpected1979 · as Mrs Saunders
• Playhouse1974 · as Mrs. Harvey
• Playhouse1974 · as Mother
• Seven of One1973 · as Cissie
• Play for Today1970 · as Celia's Mother
• Play for Today1970 · as Mrs. Miller
• Play for Today1970 · as Maud
• Shadows of Fear1970 · as Margaret
• The Expert1968 · as Miss Peters
• Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width1967
• Talking to a Stranger1966
• Gideon's Way1965 · as Mabel Short
• The Wednesday Play1964 · as Madge
• Theatre 6251964 · as Sarah Kahn
• Theatre 6251964 · as Sarah Stevens
• Theatre 6251964 · as Barbara
• Coronation Street1960 · as May Schofield
• Armchair Theatre1956 · as Mrs. Leatherbound
• Hancock's Half Hour1956