Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1917-09-04
- Day of Death2006-09-05 (89 years)
- Place of BirthBirmingham, England, UK
- Also Known As-
Hilary Mason
Biography
Hilary Lavender Mason (4 September 1917 – 5 September 2006) 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.
Acting Career
- 1997
Aquila
As: Mrs. Murray
- 1995
Haunted
As: Elderly Lady
- 1994
Wycliffe
As: Edith Riddle
- 1994
Pie in the Sky
As: Mrs. Lonsdale
- 1993
The Last Vampyre
As: Miss Ruddock
- 1991
Afraid of the Dark
As: Basement Woman
- 1990
Meridian
As: Martha
- 1990
One Foot in the Grave
As: Elspeth
1989Maid Marian and Her Merry Men
As: Gladys
- 1989
Robot Jox
As: Professor Laplace
1989The Heat of the Day
As: Mrs. Tringsby
1989Campion
As: Mrs. Munsey
1989Agatha Christie's Poirot
As: Mrs. Hill
1988An Affair in Mind
As: Miss Platt
1986All Passion Spent
As: Edith
- 1986
Dolls
As: Hilary Hartwicke
1986Lovejoy
As: Mrs. Greenlands
1985Three Up, Two Down
As: Joan
1985Miss Marple: The Moving Finger
As: Emily Barton
1984Sherlock Holmes
As: Miss Ruddock
1984Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt
As: Mother Cyrene
1983The Return of the Soldier
As: Ward
1982Ghost in the Water
As: Nan
1982The Young Ones
As: Old Woman Next Door
1982Brendon Chase
As: Beatrix Holcombe
1981Bergerac
As: Aunt Annie
1981Days
As: Mother
1981A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter
As: Kidderminster
1979Minder
As: Mrs. Mayhew
1979The Legend of King Arthur
As: Midwife
1979Tales of the Unexpected
As: Mrs Pardoe
1979Worzel Gummidge
As: Miss Fogg
1978The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
As: Medium
1978Absolution
As: Miss Froggatt
1977The Curse of the Claw
As: Kevin's Mother
1977Nicholas Nickleby
As: Mrs. Nickleby
1976Early Struggles
As: Mum
1976I Don't Want to Be Born
As: Mrs. Hyde
197584 Charing Cross Road
As: Voice of Joan Todd
1975Poldark
As: Mrs. Carne
- 1973
Don't Look Now
As: Heather
1971Just Love
As: Mrs Herbert
1971Justice
As: Mrs. Garside
1970The Six Wives of Henry VIII
As: Lady Boleyn
1969The Main Chance
As: Agnes McLaren
1965BBC Play of the Month
As: Mrs. Elton