- Pam Ferris
Infobox actor
imagesize =200px
caption =
birthname = Pam Ferris
birthdate = birth date and age|1948|1|1|df=yes
birthplace =Hannover ,Lower Saxony ,West Germany
occupation = Actress
yearsactive = 1971–present
spouse = Roger Frost (1986–present)
website = http://www.hamiltonhodell.co.uk/page.asp?partid=72Pam Ferris, (born
1 January 1948 ) is a British actress, who is well known in theUnited Kingdom for her television career. She is known for her starring role as Ma Larkin in "The Darling Buds of May ", and for playing Miss Trunchbull in "Matilda" and Laura Thyme in "Rosemary and Thyme ".Biography
Personal life
Ferris was born in
Hannover ,Lower Saxony ,Germany , to Welsh parents, while her father was serving in theRoyal Air Force . Ferris spent her childhood in theAberkenfig area, nearBridgend inWales . Her father, Fred Ferris, was a policeman, and her mother, Ann Perkins, worked in her family's bakery business. [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southeast/sites/bridgend/pages/pamferris.shtml BBC - South East Wales Bridgend - Coming Home: Pam Ferris ] ] Her family emigrated toNew Zealand when she was thirteen. Ferris returned to the UK in her early twenties. In 1986, she married actorRoger Frost .Career
She performed in her younger years at the Mercury Theatre in
Auckland . [ cite web|url=http://0-www.aucklandcity.govt.nz.www.elgar.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/virt-exhib/realgold/Arts/mercury-theatre.html|title=Mercury Theatre Records (1966-1990)|publisher=Auckland City Government|accessdate=August 27|accessyear=2008]Ferris is known for her role as Ma Larkin in the comedy series "
The Darling Buds of May " (1991-1993). She has however also acted in a succession of television dramas, including: "Hardwicke House ", "Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit ", "Paradise Heights", "Where the Heart Is" and "Rosemary & Thyme ".Her roles in
costume drama s include parts in television adaptations of: "Middlemarch ", "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall ", "Our Mutual Friend ", "The Turn of the Screw " and "Jane Eyre ".Ferris portrayed Agatha Trunchbull in "Matilda", Aunt Marge in "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", and Miriam, a motherly activist from "
Children of Men ".Her career in the theatre has included parts in
Royal Court Theatre andRoyal National Theatre productions. From February to May 2007 she performed in an acclaimed revival ofJohn Osbourne 's" The Entertainer" at London's Old Vic Theatre.Her next role will be Mrs General in the BBC adaptation of the
Charles Dickens novel "Little Dorrit ", due to air in the autumn of 2008.Filmography
*"
Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit " (1990) (TV)
*"The Darling Buds of May " (1991-1993) (TV series)
*"Cluedo" (1990) (TV series) (1992)
*"Middlemarch " (1994) (TV)
*"Matilda" (1996)
*"The Tenant of Wildfell Hall " (1996) (TV)
*"Where the Heart Is " (1997 - 2000) (TV series)
*"Our Mutual Friend " (1998) (TV)
*"The Turn of the Screw " (1999) (TV)
*"Death to Smoochy " (2002)
*"Pollyanna " (2003) (TV)
*"Rosemary & Thyme " (2003-2006) (TV series)
*"Clocking Off " (2000) (TV series) (2003)
*"Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" (2004)
*"Children of Men " (2006)
*"Jane Eyre " (2006) (TV)
*"Telstar" (2008)
*"Jackboots on Whitehall " (2008)
*"Little Dorrit " (2008) (TV)References
External links
*imdb name|id=0274913|name=Pam Ferris
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
