Margery Mason

Born: 1913-09-27

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


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Released: 1996-11-27

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Released: 1987-09-25

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Released: 1982-07-14

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Released: 1992-03-13

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Released: 1971-01-21

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as Mrs. Armitage
Released: 1993-02-07

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as Mrs. Noseworthy
Released: 1968-02-11

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Released: 1975-12-31

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Released: 1993-12-03

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Released: 1972-10-01

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Released: 1982-10-19

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as Feldblum
Released: 1987-07-15

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as Lina
Released: 1988-01-11

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as Mrs Rice-Davies
Released: 1979-03-10

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Released: 1975-05-29

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Released: 1991-09-29

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Released: 1962-06-05

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Released: 1975-03-05

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Released: 1976-04-02

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as Maud
Released: 1972-01-13

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Released: 1971-10-14

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as Mother
Released: 1982-03-19

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as Lydia Villiers
First aired: 1997-03-23

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Agatha Christie's Poirot

as Amelia Barrowby
First aired: 1989-01-08

From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet...

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Coronation Street

as May Schofield
First aired: 1960-12-09

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Cadfael

as Agatha Coliar
First aired: 1994-05-29

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Peak Practice

as Alice North
First aired: 1993-05-10

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A Touch of Frost

as Mme Archer
First aired: 1992-12-06

Jack Frost is a gritty, dogged and unconventional detective with sympathy for the underdog and...

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Heartbeat

as Mrs. Challis
First aired: 1992-04-10

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Play for Today

as Celia's Mother
First aired: 1970-10-15

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Play for Today

as Maud
First aired: 1970-10-15

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Play for Today

as Mrs. Miller
First aired: 1970-10-15

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Tales of the Unexpected

as Mrs Saunders
First aired: 1979-03-24

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as Audrey Panguitch
First aired: 1997-05-09

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The Bill

as uncredited
First aired: 1984-10-16

The daily lives of the men and women at Sun Hill Police Station as they fight crime on the...

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The Expert

as Miss Peters
First aired: 1968-07-05

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Lovejoy

as Mrs Mulligan
First aired: 1986-01-10

The adventures of the eponymous Lovejoy, a likeable but roguish antiques dealer based in East...

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Hancock's Half Hour

as uncredited
First aired: 1956-07-06

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Gideon's Way

as Mabel Short
First aired: 1965-03-18

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Within These Walls

as uncredited
First aired: 1974-01-04

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The Gentle Touch

as Mrs Felix
First aired: 1980-04-11

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The Agatha Christie Hour

as Mrs. Lithinglow
First aired: 1982-09-07

This ten episode program was based on ten short stories written by Agatha Christie but with...

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Hadleigh

as uncredited
First aired: 1969-09-16

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Victoria Wood

as Alma Mottershed
First aired: 1989-11-16

Victoria Wood was a series of six one-off situation comedies written by and starring Victoria...

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Shadows of Fear

as Margaret
First aired: 1970-06-17

Anthology series in which characters find themselves in weird and scary situations. Not evoked...

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Seven of One

as uncredited
First aired: 1973-03-25

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as Myrtle Fairley
First aired: 1997-02-06

Owen is a Junior Doctor who falls for Anna - a sophisticated and glamorous older woman. Little...

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Never Mind the Quality, Feel the Width

as uncredited
First aired: 1967-02-18

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Talking to a Stranger

as uncredited
First aired: 1966-10-02

A grown-up brother and sister's visit to their parents home culminates in a shocking tragedy....

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