Acting · Hanover, Germany · Born May 11, 1948
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".
TVAmandaland
2025
as Elspeth
MovieBeauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas
2021
as Marie
MovieTolkien
2019
as Mrs. Faulkner
MovieHolmes & Watson
2018
as Queen Victoria
TVHarry Hill's Alien Fun Capsule
2017
as Self
MovieWe're Going on a Bear Hunt
2016
as Grandma (voice)
MovieEthel & Ernest
2016
as Mrs Bennett / Aunty Betty (voice)
MovieSaving Santa
2013
as Mrs. Claus (voice)
MovieNativity 2: Danger in the Manger!
2012
as Mrs. Bevan
MovieThe Raven
2012
as Mrs. Bradley
TVCall the Midwife
2012
as Sister Evangelina
MovieJackboots on Whitehall
2010
as Matron Rutty (voice)
TVGrandma's House
2010
as Deborah
Drama Trails
2010
TVLuther
2010
as Baba
MovieMalice in Wonderland
2010
as Doochey
MovieNativity!
2009
as Mrs. Bevan
MovieWithin the Whirlwind
2009
as Genia's mother
MovieThe Other Man
2008
as Vera
TVLittle Dorrit
2008
as Mrs. General
MovieTelstar: The Joe Meek Story
2008
as Mrs. Violet Shenton
MovieChristmas at the Riviera
2007
as Avril
TVGavin & Stacey
2007
as Cath Smith
TVLilies
2007
as Alice Bird
TVJane Eyre
2006
as Grace Poole
MovieChildren of Men
2006
as Miriam
MovieWest Coast Otters
2005
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieMatilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Missing
2005
TVAgatha Christie's Marple
2004
as Elspeth McGillicuddy
MoviePiccadilly Jim
2004
as Miss Trimble
TVThe Paul O'Grady Show
2004
MovieGladiatress
2004
as Mrs Goatsplitter
MovieHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004
as Marge Dursley
TVRosemary & Thyme
2003
as Laura Thyme
MovieDoc Martin and the Legend of the Cloutie
2003
as Lolita
MovieAnna Spud
2003
as Mum
MoviePollyanna
2003
as Mrs. Snow
MovieFamily
2002
as Marion
TVParadise Heights
2002
as Marion Eustace
MovieDeath to Smoochy
2002
as Tommy Cotter
Sweet Revenge
2001
as Denise Williams
MovieThe Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
2001
as Mrs. Squeers
TVThe Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
2001
as Mrs. Squeers
Bessie and the Bell
2001
as Bessie
MovieThe Turn of the Screw
1999
as Mrs. Grose
MovieBill's New Frock
1998
as Mrs. Collins
TVOur Mutual Friend
1998
as Henrietta Boffin
TVWhere the Heart Is
1997
as Peggy Snow
TVMidsomer Murders
1997
as Liz Tomlin
TVThe Tenant of Wildfell Hall
1996
as Mrs Markham
MovieMatilda
1996
as Agatha Trunchbull
MovieDeath of a Salesman
1996
as Woman
MovieMrs Hartley and the Growth Centre
1995
as Alice Hartley
MovieThe World of Peter Rabbit and Friends: The Tale of Pigling Bland
1994
as Aunt Pettitoes (voice)
TVWycliffe
1994
as Pat Trethowan
TVThe Rector's Wife
1994
as Eleanor Ramsay
TVMiddlemarch
1994
TVThe World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
1992
as Aunt Pettitoes (voice)
MovieRoots
1992
as Mrs Bryant
MovieMr. Wakefield's Crusade
1992
as Mad Marion
TVPerformance
1991
as Mrs Bryant
TVThe Darling Buds of May
1991
as Ma Larkin
TVCluedo
1990
as Mrs. White
TVA Sense of Guilt
1990
as Magdalen Parry
TVOranges Are Not the Only Fruit
1990
as Mrs Arkwright
TVSouth of the Border
1988
as Brenda
TVThe Fear
1988
as Brenda
Lizzie's Pictures
1987
TVHardwicke House
1987
as Ms Crabbe
TVCasualty
1986
as Linda
TVLadies in Charge
1986
as Charlie
MovieStar Quality
1985
as Marian Blake
TVConnie
1985
as Nesta
TVScreen Two
1985
as Alice Hartley
MovieThe House
1984
as Mrs. Smeth
Aspel & Company
1984
MovieMeantime
1983
as Mavis
TVDramarama
1983
as Dorothy
TVBBC Play of the Month
1965
as Puck / Faerie
