Pam Ferris - wikipedia Pam Ferris Pam Ferris Ferris in 2012 Pamela E. Ferris ( 1948 - 05 - 11 ) 11 May 1948 ( age 69 ) Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany Occupation Actress Years active 1971 -- present Spouse ( s ) Roger Frost ( m. 1986 ) Parent ( s ) Fred Ferris Ann Perkins Pamela E. Ferris ( born 11 May 1948 ) is a British actress. She starred on television as Ma Larkin in The Darling Buds of May, and as Laura Thyme in Rosemary & Thyme, and has played parts in family films based on works by British authors, such as Miss Trunchbull in Matilda and as Aunt Marge in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and most recently as Sister Evangelina in Call the Midwife. Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Filmography 3.1 Film 3.2 Television 4 References 5 External links Personal life Ferris was born in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany, to Welsh parents, while her father was serving in the Royal Air Force. Ferris spent her childhood in the Aberkenfig area, near Bridgend in Wales. Her father, Fred Ferris, was a policeman, and her mother, Ann Perkins, worked in her family 's bakery business. In 1986, she married actor Roger Frost. She lives in Elham, Kent, South East England. She has no children. Career Ferris performed in her younger years at the Mercury Theatre in Auckland, and later with various regional companies in the UK. Ferris played motherly Ma Larkin in the ITV series The Darling Buds of May, which ran from 1991 to 1993. She has also acted in a succession of television dramas, including Meantime, in which she played the Cockney mother of Phil Daniels and Tim Roth, Connie, Hardwicke House, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, Where the Heart Is and Paradise Heights. From 2003 to 2006, she played the gardening sleuth, Laura Thyme, in Rosemary & Thyme. Her roles in costume dramas include parts in television adaptations of Middlemarch, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, Our Mutual Friend, The Turn of the Screw, Pollyanna and Jane Eyre. In 1996, Ferris portrayed the brutish, authoritarian school headmistress Agatha Trunchbull in Matilda. In 2004, she played the callous Aunt Marge in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. In 2006, Ferris took on the role of Miriam, a motherly activist in Children of Men. She has also acted in productions for BBC Radio 4. Her career in the theatre has included parts in Royal Court Theatre and National Theatre productions. In 2007 she played Phoebe Rice in an acclaimed revival of John Osborne 's The Entertainer at London 's Old Vic Theatre. In 2007 Ferris took part in the BBC Wales programme Coming Home about her Welsh family history. In 2008 she played Mrs General in an all - star cast BBC adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel Little Dorrit. From 2009 to 2010, she appeared in the final series of the BBC comedy Gavin & Stacey as Cath Smith. In 2010 she made a guest appearance in the sitcom Grandma 's House. From 2012 to 2016 Ferris played the part of Sister Evangelina in the series Call the Midwife. In June and July 2015 Ferris was the guest of Sarah Walker on BBC Radio 3 's Essential Classics. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes Meantime Mavis Matilda Miss Trunchbull Nominated -- Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress 2001 The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby Mrs. Squeers 2002 Death to Smoochy Tommy Cotter Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Aunt Marge 2006 Children of Men Miriam 2009 Nativity ! Mrs. Bevans 2009 Telstar Mrs Violet Shenton 2009 Malice in Wonderland The Duchess 2012 The Raven Mrs. Bradley 2012 Nativity 2 : Danger in the Manger Mrs. Bevans 2013 Saving Santa Mrs. Claus 2016 Ethel & Ernest Mrs. Bennett / Aunty Betty ( voice ) Television Year Title Role Notes 1971 BBC Play of the Month Puck and Fairie Episode : `` A Midsummers Night Dream '' 1984 Dramarama Dorothy Episode : `` Dodger, Bonzo and the Rest '' 1985 The Bill Mrs. Draper Episode : `` Death of a Cracksmen '' 1985 Connie Nesta 13 episodes 1986 Ladies in Charge Charlie Episode : `` Double Act '' Hardwicke House Ms. Crabbe 2 episodes Lizzie 's Pictures Grace 3 episodes Dramarama Anne Bailey Episode : `` Peter '' Casualty Linda Episode : `` The Raid '' 1988 The Fear Brenda Episode : `` # 1.1 '' 1988 Valentine Park Mrs. Fox Episode : `` A Rose By Any Other Name '' 1988 South of the Border Brenda Episode : `` # 1.6 '' All Change Maggie Oldfield Episode : `` The Bosom of the Family '' 1990 Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit Mrs. Arkwright 3 episodes 1990 A Sense of Guilt Magdalen Parry 3 episodes 1991 -- 1993 The Darling Buds of May Florence `` Ma '' Larkin 20 episodes 1992 Mr Wakefield 's Crusade Mad Marion 2 episodes 1992 Cluedo Mrs. White 6 episodes 1992 Performance Mrs. Bryant Episode : `` Roots '' Comedy Playhouse Matron Episode : `` Once in a Lifetime '' 1994 Middlemarch Mrs. Dollop 3 episodes 1994 The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends Aunt Pettitoes ( voice ) Episode : `` The Tale of Pigling Bland '' 1994 The Rector 's Wife Eleanor Ramsay 2 episodes Wycliffe Pat Trethowan Episode : `` Last Judgment '' The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Mrs. Markham 2 episodes 1997 -- 2000 Where the Heart Is Peggy Snow 36 episodes 1998 Our Mutual Friend Mrs. Boffin 4 episodes 2001 Linda Green Norma Fitts Episode : `` Victim Support '' 2002 Paradise Heights Marion Eustace 6 episodes 2003 Clocking Off Pat Fletcher 6 episodes 2003 -- 2006 Rosemary & Thyme Laura Thyme 22 episodes Agatha Christie 's Marple Elspeth McGillicuddy Episode : `` 4 : 50 from Paddington '' 2006 Jane Eyre Grace Poole 4 episodes 2007 Lilies Alice Bird Episode : `` The Serpent '' 2008 Little Dorrit Mrs. Hortensia General 6 episodes 2009 Gavin & Stacey Catherina `` Cath '' Smith 2 episodes Grandma 's House Deborah Adler Episode : `` The Day Simon Announced He Was in Control of the Universe '' 2011 Midsomer Murders Liz Tomlin Episode : `` Echoes of the Dead '' 2011 Luther Baba 3 episodes 2012 -- 2016 Call the Midwife Sister Evangelina 36 episodes References ^ Jump up to : ( 1 ) Jump up ^ ltd, company check. `` MS PAMELA FERRIS director information. Free director information. Director id 902329745 ''. Company Check. Retrieved 16 September 2017. Jump up ^ `` South East Wales - BBC News ''. BBC News. Retrieved 16 September 2017. Jump up ^ `` ' Darling Buds of May ' star back in Kent high life ''. Itv.com. Retrieved 16 September 2017. Jump up ^ `` Mercury Theatre Records ( 1966 -- 1990 ) ''. Auckland City Government. Retrieved 27 August 2008. Jump up ^ `` Monday - Sarah Walker with Pam Ferris, Essential Classics - BBC Radio 3 ''. BBC. Retrieved 16 September 2017. External links Pam Ferris on IMDb VIAF : 37121868 LCCN : no2001023340 ISNI : 0000 0000 0333 8614 GND : 142972665 SUDOC : 16824084X BNF : cb140669079 ( data ) BIBSYS : 1033971 BNE : XX5341947 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Pam_Ferris&oldid=827613905 '' Categories : 1948 births Living people Welsh film actresses Welsh television actresses Welsh stage actresses Welsh voice actresses Welsh radio actresses Welsh emigrants to New Zealand Welsh expatriates in Germany People from Hanover People from Bridgend County Borough 20th - century Welsh actresses 21st - century Welsh actresses Hidden categories : All articles with dead external links Articles with dead external links from June 2012 EngvarB from November 2013 Use dmy dates from November 2013 Articles with hCards Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with BIBSYS identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia تۆرکجه Bân - lâm - gú Cymraeg Dansk Deutsch Español فارسی Français Galego 한국어 Italiano עברית Magyar Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Русский Simple English Suomi Svenska Tagalog 15 more Edit links This page was last edited on 25 February 2018, at 19 : 11. 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Question: who plays miss trunchbull in the film matilda
Answer: Pamela E. Ferris