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Pam Ferris

Biography

Pam Ferris is a Welsh actress who has worked across television, film and theater. Born in Hanover, Germany, and raised near Bridgend in Wales, she performed early on at the Mercury Theatre in Auckland and with regional companies before playing Ma Larkin in The Darling Buds of May from 1991 to 1993. She led the television series Connie, Where the Heart Is from 1997 to 2000, Rosemary & Thyme from 2003 to 2006 and Call the Midwife from 2012 to 2016, and her part in Where the Heart Is earned three National Television Award nominations for Most Popular Actress. Her films include Matilda (1996), as Miss Trunchbull, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), as Marge Dursley, Children of Men (2006) and Tolkien (2019). On stage, she earned a Laurence Olivier Award nomination in 2007 for her performance in The Entertainer at the Old Vic.

78years old

Turns 79 on May 11in 187 days

  • Born Hanover
  • Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
  • Also credited as Pamela E. Ferris and Pamela Ferris

Movie Career

Films
18
Career span
38 years1983 to 2021

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  1. Early training

    Ferris acted at the Mercury Theatre in Auckland when she was younger. She later performed with regional companies around the United Kingdom.

Pam Ferris movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Children of Men2006 Drama, Sci-Fi, Thrilleras Miriam

    IMDb rating 7.9572K votes

  2. Matilda1996 Comedy, Family, Fantasyas Trunchbull

    IMDb rating 7.0199K votes

  3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban2004as Aunt Marge

    IMDb rating 7.9779K votes

  4. The Raven2012as Mrs. Bradley

    IMDb rating 6.491K votes

  5. Death to Smoochy2002as Tommy Cotter

    IMDb rating 6.345K votes

  6. Holmes & Watson2018as Queen Victoria

    IMDb rating 4.043K votes

  7. Nativity!2009as Mrs. Bevan

    IMDb rating 6.515K votes

  8. The Other Man2008as Vera

    IMDb rating 5.413K votes

Most often with

Alfonso Cuarón directed two of these films, Danny DeVito two and Debbie Isitt two. Nineteen actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Pam Ferris's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$997 million

10 of the 18 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 18 films: 10 worldwide figure; 3 never in cinemas; 5 figure not found.

  • 10Worldwide figure
  • 3Never in cinemas
  • 5Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    $790M79.2% of the total
  2. 2
    Children of Men2006as Miriam
    $71M7.1% of the total
  3. 3
    Holmes & Watson2018as Queen Victoria
    $41M4.1% of the total
  4. 4
    Matilda1996as Trunchbull
    $34M3.4% of the total
  5. 5
    The Raven2012as Mrs. Bradley
    $30M3.0% of the total
  6. 6
    $14M1.4% of the total
  7. 7
    Tolkien2019as Mrs. Faulkner
    $8.7M0.9% of the total
  8. 8
    Death to Smoochy2002as Tommy Cotter
    $8.4M0.8% of the total
The Other Man (2008), $1.1 millionJackboots on Whitehall (2010), $20,776

$1.2 millionfrom the other 2 films with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total