Pam Ferris

Pam Ferris

May 11, 1948 · 78 years old

Pamela Ann 'Pam' Ferris is a German-born Welsh actress. She is best known for her starring roles on television as Ma Larkin in "The Darling Buds of May", as Laura Thyme in "Rosemary & Thyme", and for playing Miss Trunchbull in the movie "Matilda". She also played the part of Aunt Marge in "Harry Pot…

Known For

17 titles
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Children of Men

Children of Men

2006 · 1h 49m · Movie

In 2027, in a chaotic world in which women have somehow become infertile, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea.

7.9
2
Matilda

Matilda

1996 · 1h 38m · Movie

A girl gifted with a keen intellect and psychic powers uses both to get even with her callous family and free her kindly schoolteacher from the tyrannical grip of a sadistic headmistress.

7.0
3
Tolkien

Tolkien

2019 · 1h 52m · Movie

Tolkien's novels were inspired by his mom's storytelling, falling in love with another orphan, Edith, forming a brotherhood with 3 other misfits at school, the trench war of WWI and later telling stories to his own kids.

6.6
4
Holmes & Watson

Holmes & Watson

2018 · 1h 30m · Movie

A humorous take on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic mysteries featuring Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson.

3.6
5
The Raven

The Raven

2012 · 1h 50m · Movie

When a madman begins committing horrific murders inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's works, a young Baltimore detective joins forces with Poe to stop him from making his stories a reality.

6.4
6
Death to Smoochy

Death to Smoochy

2002 · 1h 49m · Movie

A kids' show host, Rainbow Randolph, is fired in disgrace while his replacement, Sheldon Mopes, A.K.A. Smoochy the Rhino, finds himself a rising star. Unfortunately for Sheldon, the business of kids' television isn't all child's p...

6.3
7
Nativity!

Nativity!

2009 · 1h 45m · Movie

An uptight but secretly heartbroken primary school teacher's little white lie about Hollywood coming to see his class' nativity play grows like wildfire in his rag-tag school low on self-esteem.

6.5
8
The Other Man

The Other Man

2008 · 1h 28m · Movie

The story of a husband who suspects his wife of adultery, and sets out to track down the other man in her life.

5.4
9
Meantime

Meantime

1983 · 1h 42m · Movie

When one brother gets a job from their wealthy aunt, the other becomes increasingly jealous.

7.2
10
Ethel & Ernest

Ethel & Ernest

2016 · 1h 34m · Movie

The life and times of the parents of the hailed British graphic novelist Raymond Briggs.

7.7
11
Telstar: The Joe Meek Story

Telstar: The Joe Meek Story

2008 · 1h 59m · Movie

A music-infused drama about Joe Meek, the flamboyantly gay, tone deaf, songwriter-producer behind the '60s hits "Have I the Right," "Just Like Eddie," "Johnny, Remember Me" and "Telstar."

6.4
12
Saving Santa

Saving Santa

2013 · 1h 23m · Movie

A lowly stable elf finds that he is the only one who can stop an invasion of the North Pole by using the secret of Santa's Sleigh, a TimeGlobe, to travel back in time to Save Santa, twice.

5.4
13
Jackboots on Whitehall

Jackboots on Whitehall

2010 · 1h 31m · Movie

A satirical alternative history of World War II where the Nazis seize London and England must band together to prevent a full-on invasion.

5.3
14
Gladiatress

Gladiatress

2004 · 1h 29m · Movie

This sword and sandals movie is an off-the-wall comedy adventure about three unlikely heroines, who set out to save Celtic Britain, by thwarting the Roman invasion in their own unique and outrageous style.

4.2
15
Pollyanna

Pollyanna

2003 · 1h 39m · Movie

After the death of her father, Pollyanna goes to live with her wealthy and impossible to please Aunt Polly. While Pollyanna soon wins the hearts of the townsfolk with the happy game her father taught her, Aunt Polly remains unmoved.

7.6
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Within the Whirlwind

Within the Whirlwind

2009 · 1h 30m · Movie

During Stalin's reign of terror, Evgenia Ginzburg, a literature professor, was sent to 10 years hard labor in a gulag in Siberia. Having lost everything, and no longer wishing to live, she meets the camp doctor and begins to come ...

6.7
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Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

1990 · 2h 45m · TV Show

Jessica, raised in a fanatical cult, endures brainwashing until her forbidden relationship with Melanie opens her eyes. They face cruel treatment for their 'unnatural' bond, but Jessica's spirit overcomes the oppressive teachings.

7.7