Margery Mason
Born
September 27, 1913
Died
January 26, 2014 (100 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Hackney, London, England, UK
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
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Food Trolley Lady
2005
Love Actually
Harris Street Old Lady
2003
Three Sisters
Anfisa
2003
Reckless: The Sequel
Myrtle Fairley
1998
Jonathan Creek
Audrey Panguitch · (1 episode)
1997
Midsomer Murders
Lydia Villiers · (1 episode)
1997
Reckless
Myrtle Fairley · (4 episodes)
1997
101 Dalmatians
Woman On Park Bench
1996
Cadfael
Agatha Coliar · (1 episode)
1994
The Hawk
Greengrocer
1993
Peak Practice
Alice North · (62 episodes)
1993
Femme Fatale
Mrs. Armitage
1993
A Touch of Frost
Mme Archer · (1 episode)
1992
Heartbeat
Mrs. Challis · (1 episode)
1992
Howards End
Wedding Guests
1992
Ex
Joan
1991
Misterioso
Mrs Jackson
1991
Victoria Wood
Alma Mottershed · (1 episode)
1989
A Beginners Guide to Freud
Martha Freud
1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Amelia Barrowby · (1 episode)
1989
Wall of Tyranny
Lina
1988
Never Say Die
(6 episodes)
1987
The Princess Bride
The Ancient Booer
1987
The Trial of Klaus Barbie
Feldblum
1987
Lovejoy
Mrs Mulligan · (1 episode)
1986
Screen Two
Mrs. Armitage · (1 episode)
1985
The Bill
(1 episode)
1984
The New Adventures of Lucky Jim
Mrs. Dixon · (1 episode)
1982
Soft Targets
Celia's Mother
1982
The Agatha Christie Hour
Mrs. Lithinglow · (1 episode)
1982
Pink Floyd: The Wall
Teacher's Wife
1982
Keeping in Touch
Mother
1982
The Gentle Touch
Mrs Felix · (1 episode)
1980
Tales of the Unexpected
Mrs Saunders · (1 episode)
1979
Father's Day
Mrs Rice-Davies
1979
The Girl Who Walked Quickly
Mrs. Cooper
1978
A Martyr to the System
Mrs Harvey
1976
Hennessy
Housekeeper
1975
The Floater
Mrs. Miller
1975
The Evacuees
Mrs. Graham
1975
Playhouse
Mrs. Harvey · (1 episode)
1974
Playhouse
Mother · (1 episode)
1974
Within These Walls
(1 episode)
1974
Seven of One
(1 episode)
1973
Made
Mrs Marshall
1972
Still Waters
Maud
1972
£60 Single, £100 Return
Mrs Bray
1971
The Raging Moon
Matron
1971
Play for Today
Celia's Mother · (1 episode)
1970
Play for Today
Mrs. Miller · (1 episode)
1970
Play for Today
Maud · (1 episode)
1970
Shadows of Fear
Margaret · (1 episode)
1970
Walk a Crooked Path
1969
A Bit of Crucifixion, Father
Madge
1968
The Expert
Miss Peters · (1 episode)
1968
Charlie Bubbles
Mrs. Noseworthy
1968
Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width
(1 episode)
1967
Talking to a Stranger
(4 episodes)
1966
Gideon's Way
Mabel Short · (1 episode)
1965
You in Your Small Corner
Mum
1962
Coronation Street
May Schofield · (2 episodes)
1960
Armchair Theatre
Mrs. Leatherbound · (1 episode)
1956
Hancock's Half Hour
(1 episode)
1956