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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

65

Gender

Female

Birthday

1913-09-27

Day of Death

2014-01-26 (101 years old)

Place of Birth

Hackney, London, England, UK

Also Known As

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

Acting

Pink Floyd: The Wall

1982

Pink Floyd: The Wall

as

Teacher's Wife

Ex

1991

Ex

as

Joan

Reckless: The Sequel

1998

Reckless: The Sequel

as

Myrtle Fairley

101 Dalmatians

1996

101 Dalmatians

as

Woman On Park Bench

Three Sisters

2003

Three Sisters

as

Anfisa

The Evacuees

1975

The Evacuees

as

Mrs. Graham

Femme Fatale

1993

Femme Fatale

as

Mrs. Armitage

Love Actually

2003

Love Actually

as

Harris Street Old Lady

The Princess Bride

1987

The Princess Bride

as

The Ancient Booer

Wall of Tyranny

1988

Wall of Tyranny

as

Lina

Father's Day

1979

Father's Day

as

Mrs Rice-Davies

Hennessy

1975

Hennessy

as

Housekeeper

Soft Targets

1982

Soft Targets

as

Celia's Mother

The Hawk

1993

The Hawk

as

Greengrocer

Howards End

1992

Howards End

as

Wedding Guests

Made

1972

Made

as

Mrs Marshall

Charlie Bubbles

1968

Charlie Bubbles

as

Mrs. Noseworthy

Still Waters

1972

Still Waters

as

Maud

The Raging Moon

1971

The Raging Moon

as

Matron

The Floater

1975

The Floater

as

Mrs. Miller

Misterioso

1991

Misterioso

as

Mrs Jackson

A Martyr to the System

1976

A Martyr to the System

as

Mrs Harvey

Keeping in Touch

1982

Keeping in Touch

as

Mother

A Beginners Guide to Freud

1989

A Beginners Guide to Freud

as

Martha Freud

Jonathan Creek

Jonathan Creek

as

Audrey Panguitch

Gideon's Way

Gideon's Way

as

Mabel Short

A Touch of Frost

A Touch of Frost

as

Mme Archer

Heartbeat

Heartbeat

as

Mrs. Challis

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

as

Mrs Mulligan

The Expert

The Expert

as

Miss Peters

Reckless

Reckless

as

Myrtle Fairley

The Agatha Christie Hour

The Agatha Christie Hour

as

Mrs. Lithinglow

Shadows of Fear

Shadows of Fear

as

Margaret

Cadfael

Cadfael

as

Agatha Coliar

Peak Practice

Peak Practice

as

Alice North

Victoria Wood

Victoria Wood

as

Alma Mottershed

Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

as

Amelia Barrowby

Play for Today

Play for Today

as

Celia's Mother

The Gentle Touch

The Gentle Touch

as

Mrs Felix

Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

as

Lydia Villiers

Play for Today

Play for Today

as

Mrs. Miller

Coronation Street

Coronation Street

as

May Schofield

Armchair Theatre

Armchair Theatre

as

Mrs. Leatherbound

Screen Two

Screen Two

as

Mrs. Armitage

Playhouse

Playhouse

as

Mrs. Harvey

Playhouse

Playhouse

as

Mother

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

as

Sarah Kahn

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

as

Sarah Stevens

Theatre 625

Theatre 625

as

Barbara

Production

Crew

Directing