Hilary Mason

Acting

Hilary Mason

Born 4 September 1917 · Birmingham, England, UK · Died 5 September 2006 at 89

Hilary Lavender Mason was an English character actress who appeared in a wide variety of roles, mainly on UK television. She is probably best known internationally for her performance as the blind psychic in Nicolas Roeg's film Don't Look Now. In later years Mason appeared as Gladys in the popular children's TV show Maid Marian and her Merry Men.

Known for

Highlights

Agatha Christie's Poirot1989 · Series · Mrs. Hill
Don't Look Now1973 · Film · Heather
Sherlock Holmes1984 · Series · Miss Ruddock
The Young Ones1982 · Series · Old Woman Next Door
Dolls1987 · Film · Hilary Hartwicke
One Foot in the Grave1990 · Series · Elspeth

Filmography

Movies

25 films

Haunted1995 · Film · Elderly lady
The Last Vampyre1993 · Film · Miss Ruddock
Afraid of the Dark1992 · Film · Basement Woman
Robot Jox1990 · Film · Professor Laplace
Meridian1990 · Film · Martha
The Heat of the Day1989 · Film · Mrs. Tringsby
An Affair in Mind1988 · Film · Miss Platt
Dolls1987 · Film · Hilary Hartwicke
Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt1984 · Film · Mother Cyrene
The Return of the Soldier1983 · Film · Ward
Ghost in the Water1982 · Film · Nan
Days1981 · Film · Mother
A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter1981 · Film · Kidderminster
The Trial of Lady Chatterley1980 · Film · Joan Bennett
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey1978 · Film · Medium
Absolution1978 · Film · Miss Froggatt
The Curse of the Claw1977 · Film · Kevin's Mother
Early Struggles1976 · Film · Mum
I Don't Want to Be Born1976 · Film · Mrs. Hyde
84 Charing Cross Road1975 · Film · Voice of Joan Todd
Don't Look Now1973 · Film · Heather
Just Love1971 · Film · Mrs Herbert
The Uninvited1971 · Film · Jessica Ramsay
She'll Follow You Anywhere1971 · Film · Jackie's Mother
Rockets in the Dunes1960 · Film · Mrs. Allen

Filmography

Series

50 shows

Aquila1997 · Series · Mrs. Murray
Wycliffe1994 · Series · Edith Riddle
Pie in the Sky1994 · Series · Mrs. Lonsdale
One Foot in the Grave1990 · Series · Elspeth
Maid Marian and Her Merry Men1989 · Series · Gladys
Great Expectations1989 · Series · Mrs Fagge
Campion1989 · Series · Mrs. Munsey
Agatha Christie's Poirot1989 · Series · Mrs. Hill
ChuckleVision1987 · Series · Old Lady
Crossbow1987 · Series
David Copperfield1986 · Series · Meg Gummidge
Worlds Beyond1986 · Series · Mrs Robson
Lovejoy1986 · Series · Mrs. Greenlands
In Sickness and in Health1985 · Series · Dorothy
Three Up, Two Down1985 · Series · Joan
Miss Marple: The Moving Finger1985 · Series · Emily Barton
Anna of the Five Towns1985 · Series · Sarah Vodrey
Miss Marple1984 · Series · Emily Barton
The Bill1984 · Series
Sherlock Holmes1984 · Series · Miss Ruddock
The Young Ones1982 · Series · Old Woman Next Door
Brendon Chase1982 · Series · Beatrix Holcombe
Bergerac1981 · Series · Aunt Annie
Sink or Swim1980 · Series · Mrs O'Day
Minder1979 · Series · Mrs. Mayhew
The Legend of King Arthur1979 · Series · Midwife
Tales of the Unexpected1979 · Series · Mrs Pardoe
Worzel Gummidge1979 · Series · Miss Fogg
Thomas & Sarah1979 · Series · Mrs Sedley
Wilde Alliance1978 · Series · Rachel
Nicholas Nickleby1977 · Series · Mrs. Nickleby
The Phoenix and the Carpet1976 · Series · Mrs Biddle
The Duchess of Duke Street1976 · Series · Miss Hayward
Poldark1975 · Series · Mrs Carne
Angels1975 · Series
Affairs of the Heart1974 · Series · Lavinia Penniman
Playhouse1974 · Series · Kidderminster
Love and Mr Lewisham1972 · Series · Mrs. Chaffery
Mistress of Hardwick1972 · Series · Bess
Justice1971 · Series · Mrs. Garside
Play for Today1970 · Series
The Six Wives of Henry VIII1970 · Series · Lady Boleyn
Paul Temple1969 · Series
Counterstrike1969 · Series · Hannah Webley
The Main Chance1969 · Series · Agnes McLaren
Boy Meets Girl1967 · Series · Matron
BBC Play of the Month1965 · Series · Witch
Thirty-Minute Theatre1965 · Series · Lilian Lovell
Out of the Unknown1965 · Series · Jessica Ramsay
Maigret1960 · Series