Margery Mason

Margery Mason

  • Birthday: 1913-09-27
  • Deathday: 2014-01-26
  • Place of birth: Hackney, London, England, UK

Biography

Margery Mason (27 September 1913 – 26 January 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

Filmography

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

2005

As Food Trolley Lady

Pink Floyd: The Wall

1982

As Teacher's Wife

The Evacuees

1975

As Mrs. Graham

The Princess Bride

1987

As The Ancient Booer

Hennessy

1975

As Housekeeper

Soft Targets

1982

As Celia's Mother

The Hawk

1993

As Greengrocer

Howards End

1992

As Wedding Guests

Made

1972

As Mrs Marshall

Charlie Bubbles

1968

As Mrs. Noseworthy

Still Waters

1972

As Maud

The Raging Moon

1971

As Matron

The Floater

1975

As Mrs. Miller

Misterioso

1991

As Mrs Jackson

Ex

1991

As Joan

The Trial of Klaus Barbie

1987

As Feldblum

Femme Fatale

1993

As Mrs. Armitage

Love Actually

2003

As Harris Street Old Lady

Reckless: The Sequel

1998

As Myrtle Fairley

101 Dalmatians

1996

As Woman On Park Bench

Three Sisters

2003

As Anfisa

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