Actor profile

Pam Ferris

11th May 1948 Hanover, Germany Acting

Pamela Ann 'Pam' Ferris 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".

39 Movies 38 TV Shows 77 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas poster

Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas 19th December 2021 as Marie

Tolkien poster

Tolkien 3rd May 2019 as Mrs. Faulkner

Holmes & Watson poster

Holmes & Watson 25th December 2018 as Queen Victoria

We're Going on a Bear Hunt poster

We're Going on a Bear Hunt 24th December 2016 as Grandma (voice)

Ethel & Ernest poster

Ethel & Ernest 15th October 2016 as Mrs Bennett / Aunty Betty (voice)

Saving Santa poster

Saving Santa 5th November 2013 as Mrs. Claus (voice)

Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! poster

Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! 23rd November 2012 as Mrs. Bevan

The Raven poster

The Raven 9th March 2012 as Mrs. Bradley

Jackboots on Whitehall poster

Jackboots on Whitehall 8th October 2010 as Matron Rutty (voice)

Malice in Wonderland poster

Malice in Wonderland 5th February 2010 as Doochey

Nativity! poster

Nativity! 27th November 2009 as Mrs. Bevan

Within the Whirlwind poster

Within the Whirlwind 18th September 2009 as Genia's mother

The Other Man poster

The Other Man 25th December 2008 as Vera

Telstar: The Joe Meek Story poster

Telstar: The Joe Meek Story 19th June 2008 as Mrs. Violet Shenton

Christmas at the Riviera poster

Christmas at the Riviera 23rd December 2007 as Avril

Children of Men poster

Children of Men 22nd September 2006 as Miriam

West Coast Otters poster

West Coast Otters 19th October 2005 as Self - Narrator (voice)

Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda' poster

Matilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda' 7th June 2005 as Self (archive footage)

Piccadilly Jim poster

Piccadilly Jim 1st November 2004 as Miss Trimble

Gladiatress poster

Gladiatress 19th August 2004 as Mrs Goatsplitter

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban poster

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban 31st May 2004 as Marge Dursley

Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie poster

Doc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie 30th April 2003 as Lolita

Anna Spud poster

Anna Spud 1st January 2003 as Mum

Pollyanna poster

Pollyanna 1st January 2003 as Mrs. Snow

Family poster

Family 22nd August 2002 as Marion

Death to Smoochy poster

Death to Smoochy 29th March 2002 as Tommy Cotter

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby poster

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby 8th April 2001 as Mrs. Squeers

Bessie and the Bell 1st January 2001 as Bessie

The Turn of the Screw poster

The Turn of the Screw 26th December 1999 as Mrs. Grose

Bill's New Frock poster

Bill's New Frock 28th June 1998 as Mrs. Collins

Matilda poster

Matilda 2nd August 1996 as Agatha Trunchbull

Death of a Salesman poster

Death of a Salesman 1st January 1996 as Woman

Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre poster

Mrs Hartley and the Growth Centre 21st May 1995 as Alice Hartley

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Pigling Bland poster

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Pigling Bland 27th December 1994 as Aunt Pettitoes (voice)

Roots poster

Roots 28th November 1992 as Mrs Bryant

Mr. Wakefield's Crusade poster

Mr. Wakefield's Crusade 22nd April 1992 as Mad Marion

Star Quality poster

Star Quality 10th November 1985 as Marian Blake

The House poster

The House 27th September 1984 as Mrs. Smeth

Meantime poster

Meantime 16th October 1983 as Mavis

Amandaland poster

Amandaland 5th February 2025 as Elspeth

Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule poster

Harry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule 2nd March 2017 as Self

Call the Midwife poster

Call the Midwife 15th January 2012 as Sister Evangelina

Grandma's House poster

Grandma's House 9th August 2010 as Deborah

Drama Trails 1st August 2010

Luther poster

Luther 4th May 2010 as Baba

Little Dorrit poster

Little Dorrit 26th October 2008 as Mrs. General

Gavin & Stacey poster

Gavin & Stacey 13th May 2007 as Cath Smith

Lilies poster

Lilies 12th January 2007 as Alice Bird

Jane Eyre poster

Jane Eyre 24th September 2006 as Grace Poole

Missing 31st January 2005

Agatha Christie's Marple poster

Agatha Christie's Marple 12th December 2004 as Elspeth McGillicuddy

The Paul O'Grady Show poster

The Paul O'Grady Show 11th October 2004

Rosemary & Thyme poster

Rosemary & Thyme 31st August 2003 as Laura Thyme

Paradise Heights poster

Paradise Heights 2nd July 2002 as Marion Eustace

Sweet Revenge 15th October 2001 as Denise Williams

Our Mutual Friend poster

Our Mutual Friend 9th March 1998 as Henrietta Boffin

Where the Heart Is poster

Where the Heart Is 6th April 1997

Midsomer Murders poster

Midsomer Murders 23rd March 1997 as Liz Tomlin

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall poster

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall 17th November 1996 as Mrs Markham

Wycliffe poster

Wycliffe 24th July 1994 as Pat Trethowan

The Rector's Wife poster

The Rector's Wife 4th March 1994 as Eleanor Ramsay

Middlemarch poster

Middlemarch 12th January 1994

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends poster

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends 20th December 1992 as Aunt Pettitoes (voice)

Performance poster

Performance 5th October 1991 as Mrs Bryant

The Darling Buds of May poster

The Darling Buds of May 7th April 1991 as Ma Larkin

Cluedo poster

Cluedo 25th July 1990 as Mrs. White

A Sense of Guilt poster

A Sense of Guilt 16th January 1990 as Magdalen Parry

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit poster

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit 10th January 1990 as Mrs Arkwright

South of the Border poster

South of the Border 25th October 1988 as Brenda

The Fear poster

The Fear 17th February 1988 as Brenda

Lizzie's Pictures 3rd June 1987

Hardwicke House poster

Hardwicke House 24th February 1987 as Ms Crabbe

Casualty poster

Casualty 6th September 1986 as Linda

Ladies in Charge poster

Ladies in Charge 6th May 1986 as Charlie

Connie poster

Connie 26th May 1985 as Nesta

Aspel & Company 9th June 1984

BBC Play of the Month poster

BBC Play of the Month 19th October 1965 as Puck / Faerie