Pam Ferris
Known for: Acting
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".
Filmography
Series
Midsomer Murders
Liz Tomlin
1997
Series
Casualty
Linda
1986
Series
Call the Midwife
Sister Evangelina
2012
Series
Jane Eyre
Grace Poole
2006
Series
BBC Play of the Month
Puck / Faerie
1965
Series
Screen Two
Alice Hartley
1985
Film
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Marge Dursley
2004
Series
Agatha Christie's Marple
Elspeth McGillicuddy
2004
Series
The Paul O'Grady Show
2004
Series
Luther
Baba
2010
Series
Performance
Mrs Bryant
1991
Series
Wycliffe
Pat Trethowan
1994
Film
Matilda
Trunchbull
1996
Film
Children of Men
Miriam
2006
Series
Dramarama
Dorothy
1983
Series
Dramarama
Anne Bailey
1983
Series
Where the Heart Is
Peggy Snow
1997
Series
The Darling Buds of May
Ma Larkin
1991
Series
Rosemary & Thyme
Laura Thyme
2003
Series
Gavin & Stacey
Cath Smith
2007
Aspel & Company
1984
Series
Little Dorrit
Mrs. General
2008
Series
Cluedo
Mrs. White
1990
Series
Amandaland
Elspeth
2025
Series
Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
Self
2017
Series
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
Aunt Pettitoes (voice)
1992
Series
Middlemarch
1994
Series
South of the Border
Brenda
1988
Series
Our Mutual Friend
Henrietta Boffin
1998
Film
Holmes & Watson
Queen Victoria
2018
Missing
2005
Film
Saving Santa
Mrs. Claus (voice)
2013
Series
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Mrs Markham
1996
Film
Tolkien
Mrs. Faulkner
2019
Film
Death to Smoochy
Tommy Cotter
2002
Film
The Raven
Mrs. Bradley
2012
Series
Ladies in Charge
Charlie
1986
Series
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit
Mrs Arkwright
1990
Series
Lilies
Alice Bird
2007
Film
The Other Man
Vera
2008
Series
Grandma's House
Deborah
2010
Series
The Rector's Wife
Eleanor Ramsay
1994
Series
The Fear
Brenda
1988
Series
Hardwicke House
Ms Crabbe
1987
Series
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Mrs. Squeers
2001
Drama Trails
2010
Series
Connie
Nesta
1985
The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole
May 'Grandma' Mole
Film
Gavin & Stacey: The Finale
Cath Smith
2024
Film
Telstar: The Joe Meek Story
Mrs. Violet Shenton
2008
Film
Nativity!
Mrs. Bevan
2009
Series
A Sense of Guilt
Magdalen Parry
1990
Sweet Revenge
Denise Williams
2001
Film
Family
Marion
2002
Film
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Pigling Bland
Aunt Pettitoes (voice)
1994
Film
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
Grandma (voice)
2016
Film
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger!
Mrs. Bevan
2012
Film
Ethel & Ernest
Mrs Bennett / Aunty Betty (voice)
2016
Film
The Turn of the Screw
Mrs. Grose
1999
Film
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
Mrs. Squeers
2001
Film
Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
Mad Marion
1992
Lizzie's Pictures
1987
Film
Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie
Lolita
2003
Film
Christmas at the Riviera
Avril
2007
Series
Paradise Heights
Marion Eustace
2002
Film
Piccadilly Jim
Miss Trimble
2004
Film
Jackboots on Whitehall
Matron Rutty (voice)
2010
Film
Gladiatress
Mrs Goatsplitter
2004
Film
Donostia
Anna's Mother
Film
Meantime
Mavis
1983
Film
Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
Marie
2021
Film
Death of a Salesman
Woman
1996
Film
Anna Spud
Mum
2003
Film
Pollyanna
Mrs. Snow
2003
Film
Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre
Alice Hartley
1995
Film
Within the Whirlwind
Genia's mother
2009
Film
Roots
Mrs Bryant
1992
Film
Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'
Self (archive footage)
2005
Film
Malice in Wonderland
Doochey
2010
Bessie and the Bell
Bessie
2001
Film
Bill's New Frock
Mrs. Collins
1998
Film
The House
Mrs. Smeth
1984
Film
West Coast Otters
Self - Narrator (voice)
2005
Film
Star Quality
Marian Blake
1985