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