Hilary Mason

Personal Info

Birthday

September 4, 1917

Day of Death

2006-09-05

(89 years old)

Place of Birth

Birmingham, England, UK

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.

Known For

Agatha Christie's Poirot

One Foot in the Grave

Minder

Sherlock Holmes

Bergerac

Tales of the Unexpected

BBC Play of the Month

Wycliffe

Filmography

1995
Haunted
as Elderly Lady
1993
The Last Vampyre
as Miss Ruddock
1991
Afraid of the Dark
as Basement Woman
1990
Meridian
as Martha
1989
Robot Jox
as Professor Laplace
The Heat of the Day
as Mrs. Tringsby
1988
An Affair in Mind
as Miss Platt
1986
All Passion Spent
as Edith
Dolls
as Hilary Hartwicke
1984
Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt
as Mother Cyrene
1983
The Return of the Soldier
as Ward
1982
Ghost in the Water
as Nan
1981
Days
as Mother
A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter
as Kidderminster
1980
The Trial of Lady Chatterley
as Joan Bennett
1978
The One and Only Phyllis Dixey
as Medium
Absolution
as Miss Froggatt
1977
The Three Hostages
as Mrs Medina
The Curse of the Claw
as Kevin's Mother
1976
Early Struggles
as Mum
I Don't Want to Be Born
as Mrs. Hyde
1975
84 Charing Cross Road
as Voice of Joan Todd
1973
Don't Look Now
as Heather
1971
Just Love
as Mrs Herbert
1970
Macbeth
as Witch
1963
Omnibus for All
as Commentator
1961
The Wedding
as Bride's Mother
1960
Rockets in the Dunes
as Mrs. Allen