Acting
Pam Ferris
Acting · Born 1948-05-11 · Hanover, Germany
Pamela Ann 'Pam' Ferris (born 11 May 1948) is a German-born Welsh actress. She is best known for her starring roles on television as Ma Larkin in "The Darling Buds of May", as Laura Thyme in "Rosemary & Thyme", and for playing Miss Trunchbull in the movie "Matilda". She also played the part of Aunt Marge in "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban".
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Amandaland
2025 · Elspeth
FilmBeauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
2021 · Marie
FilmTolkien
2019 · Mrs. Faulkner
FilmHolmes & Watson
2018 · Queen Victoria
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
2017 · Self
FilmWe're Going on a Bear Hunt
2016 · Grandma (voice)
FilmEthel & Ernest
2016 · Mrs Bennett / Aunty Betty (voice)
FilmSaving Santa
2013 · Mrs. Claus (voice)
FilmNativity 2: Danger in the Manger!
2012 · Mrs. Bevan
FilmThe Raven
2012 · Mrs. Bradley
Call the Midwife
2012 · Sister Evangelina
FilmJackboots on Whitehall
2010 · Matron Rutty (voice)
Grandma's House
2010 · Deborah
Drama Trails
Drama Trails
2010
Luther
2010 · Baba
FilmMalice in Wonderland
2010 · Doochey
FilmNativity!
2009 · Mrs. Bevan
FilmWithin the Whirlwind
2009 · Genia's mother
FilmThe Other Man
2008 · Vera
Little Dorrit
2008 · Mrs. General
FilmTelstar: The Joe Meek Story
2008 · Mrs. Violet Shenton
FilmChristmas at the Riviera
2007 · Avril
Gavin & Stacey
2007 · Cath Smith
Lilies
2007 · Alice Bird
Jane Eyre
2006 · Grace Poole
FilmChildren of Men
2006 · Miriam
FilmMatilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'
2005 · Self (archive footage)
Missing
Missing
2005
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004 · Elspeth McGillicuddy
FilmPiccadilly Jim
2004 · Miss Trimble
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004
FilmGladiatress
2004 · Mrs Goatsplitter
FilmHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004 · Marge Dursley
Rosemary & Thyme
2003 · Laura Thyme
FilmDoc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie
2003 · Lolita
FilmPollyanna
2003 · Mrs. Snow
Paradise Heights
2002 · Marion Eustace
FilmDeath to Smoochy
2002 · Tommy Cotter
Sweet Revenge
Sweet Revenge
2001 · Denise Williams
FilmThe Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
2001 · Mrs. Squeers
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
2001 · Mrs. Squeers
FilmThe Turn of the Screw
1999 · Mrs. Grose
Our Mutual Friend
1998 · Henrietta Boffin
Where the Heart Is
1997 · Peggy Snow
Midsomer Murders
1997 · Liz Tomlin
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
1996 · Mrs Markham
FilmMatilda
1996 · Trunchbull
FilmDeath of a Salesman
1996 · Woman
Wycliffe
1994 · Pat Trethowan
The Rector's Wife
1994 · Eleanor Ramsay
Middlemarch
1994
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
1992 · Aunt Pettitoes (voice)
FilmMr. Wakefield's Crusade
1992 · Mad Marion
Performance
1991 · Mrs Bryant
The Darling Buds of May
1991 · Ma Larkin
Cluedo
1990 · Mrs. White
A Sense of Guilt
1990 · Magdalen Parry
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
1990 · Mrs Arkwright
South of the Border
1988 · Brenda
The Fear
1988 · Brenda
Lizzie's Pictures
Lizzie's Pictures
1987
Hardwicke House
1987 · Ms Crabbe
Casualty
1986 · Linda
Ladies in Charge
1986 · Charlie
FilmStar Quality
1985 · Marian Blake
Connie
1985 · Nesta
Screen Two
1985 · Alice Hartley
FilmThe House
1984 · Mrs. Smeth
Aspel & Company
Aspel & Company
1984
FilmMeantime
1983 · Mavis
Dramarama
1983 · Dorothy
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · Puck / Faerie
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole
May 'Grandma' Mole