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Pam Ferris

Pamela Ferris is a Welsh actress. She has starred in numerous British television series, including Connie (1985), The Darling Buds of May (1991–1993), Where the Heart Is (1997–2000), Rosemary & Thyme (2003–2006), and Call the Midwife (2012–2016). For her role as Peggy Snow in Where the Heart Is, she was nominated three times for Most Popular Actress at the National Television Awards.

In film, Ferris played Miss Agatha Trunchbull in Matilda (1996), Aunt Marge in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), Miriam in Children of Men (2006), Mrs. Bevan in Nativity! (2009), voiced Mrs. Bennett / Aunty Betty in Ethel & Ernest (2016) and played Mrs. Faulkner in Tolkien (2019).

In theatre, her performance as Phoebe Rice in The Entertainer at The Old Vic in London saw her nominated for the 2007 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role.

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Between the Covers (2020)
Guest starring as Pam Ferris
The Highland Midwife (2017)
Starring as Narrator
Call the Midwife (2012)
Starring as Sister Evangelina (36 episodes)
Luther (2010)
Starring as Baba (2 episodes)
Guest starring as Baba
Coming Home (2009)
Guest starring as Pam Ferris
Little Dorrit (2008)
Starring as Mrs. General
Gavin and Stacey (2007)
Guest starring as Catherina "Cath" Smith (2 episodes)
Jane Eyre (2006)
Starring as Grace Poole (3 episodes)
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004)
Guest starring as Elspeth McGillicuddy
Rosemary & Thyme (2003)
Starring as Laura Thyme (23 episodes)
Paradise Heights (2002)
Starring as Marion Eustace
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (2001)
Starring as Mrs. Squeers (2 episodes)
  • Episode 1x02: Part 2 (Apr 15, 2001)
  • Episode 1x01: Part 1 (Apr 8, 2001)
Midsomer Murders (1998)
Guest starring as Liz Tomlin
Our Mutual Friend (1998)
Starring as Mrs. Boffin (4 episodes)
  • Episode 1x04: Part 4 (Mar 30, 1998)
  • Episode 1x03: Part 3 (Mar 23, 1998)
  • Episode 1x02: Part 2 (Mar 16, 1998)
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Where the Heart Is (1997)
Starring as Peggy Snow (36 episodes)
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1996)
Guest starring as Mrs. Markham (2 episodes)
  • Episode 1x03: Part 3 (Nov 24, 1996)
  • Episode 1x01: Part 1 (Nov 17, 1996)
The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends (1992)
Guest starring as Aunt Pettitoes
The Darling Buds of May (1991)
Starring as Ma Larkin (4 episodes)
Cluedo (1990)
Starring as Mrs. Blanche White (6 episodes)
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit (1990)
Starring as Mrs. Arkwright (3 episodes)
Hardwicke House (1987)
Starring as Ms. Crabbe
Casualty (1986)
Guest starring as Linda
Connie (1985)
Starring as Nesta
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