Margery Mason

Known for ActingBorn 1913-09-27Died 2014-01-26Hackney, 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 1970–71Read more

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Soft Targets

The Floater

The Girl Who Walked Quickly

The Expert

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Femme Fatale

Victoria Wood

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

With My Little Eye

The New Adventures of Lucky Jim

Pink Floyd: The Wall

A Bit of Crucifixion, Father

Talking to a Stranger

The Princess Bride

Jonathan Creek

Midsomer Murders

Cadfael

A Touch of Frost

Lovejoy

Love Actually

Heartbeat

Seven of One

The Gentle Touch

Screen Two

Reckless: The Sequel

Hancock's Half Hour

Howards End

Wall of Tyranny

Theatre 625

The Evacuees

Playhouse

Made

Still Waters

Gideon's Way

The Bill

The Agatha Christie Hour

Tales of the Unexpected

Peak Practice

The Raging Moon

Shadows of Fear

Charlie Bubbles

Play for Today

Reckless

The Hawk

101 Dalmatians

The Play on One

Armchair Theatre