
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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Films
33
TV Shows
Known For
60 Credits
Midsomer Murders
as Lydia Villiers
1997

Coronation Street
as May Schofield
1960

Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Amelia Barrowby
1989

Play for Today
as Celia's Mother
1970

Play for Today
as Maud
1970

Play for Today
as Mrs. Miller
1970

Heartbeat
as Mrs. Challis
1992

Tales of the Unexpected
as Mrs Saunders
1979

The Bill
1984

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
as Food Trolley Lady
2005

A Touch of Frost
as Mme Archer
1992

Peak Practice
as Alice North
1993