Margery Eileen Mason (27 September 1913 – 26 January 2014) was a British actress and director. She was the artistic director of The Repertory Theatre in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland in the 1960s.
Career 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.The New York Times Movies 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.
Personal life Mason learned to scuba dive and received her diving certificate at the age of 81.Geraldine Bedell "The third-agers", The Observer, 30 October 2005 Her farewell to the stage came in 2003 at the age of 90. She loved to travel and had been a keen horsewoman and tennis player. Until she was 99, she swam five times a week at the Swiss Cottage baths.
Death She died on 26 January 2014 peacefully from natural causes at her home in Swiss Cottage.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes1968 Charlie Bubbles Mrs. Noseworthy 1969 Walk a Crooked Path Aunt Mildred 1970 Clegg Neighbour 1970A Family at WarCelia Porter12 episodes from 1970–721971 The Raging Moon Matron 1972 Made Mrs. Marshall 1974 Village Hall Mrs Digby Series 1, Episode 7: Distant Islands1975 Hennessy Housekeeper 1982 Pink Floyd – The Wall Teacher's Wife 1986 Terry on the Fence Terry's Gran 1987 The Princess Bride The Ancient Booer 1992 Howards End Wedding Guest #2 1993 The Hawk Greengrocer 1996 101 Dalmatians Woman on Park Bench 1998 Les Misérables Nursing Nun 1999 Jonathan Creek Audrey Panguitch Series 3 episode 2: The Eyes of Tiresias2003 Love Actually Harris Street Old Lady 2005 Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Food trolley lady
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