---
name: "Hilary Mason"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/hilary-mason"
fi1m_id: "hilary-mason"
imdb_id: "nm0556739"
tmdb_id: 14146
wikidata_id: "Q273439"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "4 September 1917"
died: "5 September 2006"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 84
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-07T11:18:47.420770+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Hilary Mason

## Identity

Hilary Mason

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/hilary-mason
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** hilary-mason
- **IMDb ID:** nm0556739
- **TMDB ID:** 14146
- **Wikidata ID:** Q273439
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilary_Mason, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q273439, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0556739/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14146

Actor. Born 4 September 1917 in Birmingham, England, UK. Died 5 September 2006.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 4 September 1917, Birmingham, England, UK
- **Died:** 5 September 2006
- **Active:** 1973–1990
- **Average Fi1m score:** 84, as actor, over 4 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 90 (1), 1980s 82 (2), 1990s 83 (1)
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 0 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 2, Drama 2, Crime 1, Horror 1, Mystery 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 2 hours of reviewed films
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hilary_Mason, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q273439, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0556739/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/14146

## Biography

Hilary Lavender Mason (4 September 1917 – 5 September 2006) was an English character actress. She was born in Birmingham and trained at the London School of Dramatic Art before performing with repertory theatres throughout Britain. Her career spanned nearly sixty years, from 1947 until 2006.

Mason is known for her role as the blind psychic Heather in the film *Don't Look Now* (1973). She appeared as the Old Woman Next Door in the series *The Young Ones* (1982) and as Gladys in the children's series *Maid Marian and her Merry Men*. Other television credits include episodes of *Z-Cars*, *Dixon of Dock Green*, *Minder*, *Ripping Yarns*, *One Foot in the Grave* and *Lovejoy*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *One Foot in the Grave* (1990), Fi1m 83, as Elspeth — [page](https://film.one/tv/one-foot-in-the-grave.md)
- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), Fi1m 83, as Mrs. Hill — [page](https://film.one/tv/agatha-christies-poirot.md)
- *The Young Ones* (1982), Fi1m 82, as Old Woman Next Door — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-young-ones.md)
- *Don't Look Now* (1973), Fi1m 90, as Heather — [page](https://film.one/film/dont-look-now.md)

## Complete filmography (91)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Last Salute* (1998), series, as Lady Gilbert
- *Aquila* (1997), series, as Mrs. Murray
- *Haunted* (1995), as Elderly lady
- *Wycliffe* (1994), series, as Edith Riddle
- *Pie in the Sky* (1994), series, as Mrs. Lonsdale
- *The Last Vampyre* (1993), as Miss Ruddock
- *Afraid of the Dark* (1991), as Basement Woman
- *Robot Jox* (1990), as Professor Laplace
- *Meridian* (1990), as Martha
- *One Foot in the Grave* (1990), series, as Elspeth — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/one-foot-in-the-grave.md)
- *Maid Marian and Her Merry Men* (1989), series, as Gladys
- *Great Expectations* (1989), series, as Mrs Fagge
- *The Heat of the Day* (1989), as Mrs. Tringsby
- *Campion* (1989), series, as Mrs. Munsey
- *Agatha Christie's Poirot* (1989), series, as Mrs. Hill — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/agatha-christies-poirot.md)
- *An Affair in Mind* (1988), as Miss Platt
- *ChuckleVision* (1987), series, as Old Lady
- *Crossbow* (1987), series, Actor
- *Dolls* (1987), as Hilary Hartwicke
- *All Passion Spent* (1986), as Edith
- *David Copperfield* (1986), series, as Meg Gummidge
- *Worlds Beyond* (1986), series, as Mrs Robson
- *Lovejoy* (1986), series, as Mrs. Greenlands
- *In Sickness and in Health* (1985), series, as Dorothy
- *Three Up, Two Down* (1985), series, as Joan
- *Miss Marple: The Moving Finger* (1985), series, as Emily Barton
- *Anna of the Five Towns* (1985), series, as Sarah Vodrey
- *Miss Marple* (1984), series, as Emily Barton
- *The Bill* (1984), series, Actor
- *Sherlock Holmes* (1984), series, as Miss Ruddock
- *Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt* (1984), as Mother Cyrene
- *The Return of the Soldier* (1983), as Ward
- *Ghost in the Water* (1982), as Nan
- *The Young Ones* (1982), series, as Old Woman Next Door — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-young-ones.md)
- *Brendon Chase* (1982), series, as Beatrix Holcombe
- *Bergerac* (1981), series, as Aunt Annie
- *That Beryl Marston...!* (1981), series, as Auntie Vera
- *Days* (1981), as Mother
- *A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter* (1981), as Kidderminster
- *Sink or Swim* (1980), series, as Mrs O'Day
- *The Trial of Lady Chatterley* (1980), as Joan Bennett
- *An Honourable Retirement* (1979), as Mrs. Langton
- *Minder* (1979), series, as Mrs. Mayhew — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/minder.md)
- *The Legend of King Arthur* (1979), series, as Midwife
- *Tales of the Unexpected* (1979), series, as Mrs Pardoe
- *Worzel Gummidge* (1979), series, as Miss Fogg
- *Thomas & Sarah* (1979), series, as Mrs Sedley
- *The One and Only Phyllis Dixey* (1978), as Medium
- *Absolution* (1978), as Miss Froggatt
- *Wilde Alliance* (1978), series, as Rachel
- *The Three Hostages* (1977), as Mrs Medina
- *The Curse of the Claw* (1977), as Kevin's Mother
- *Nicholas Nickleby* (1977), series, as Mrs. Nickleby
- *The Phoenix and the Carpet* (1976), series, as Mrs Biddle
- *The Duchess of Duke Street* (1976), series, as Miss Hayward
- *The House of Bernarda Alba* (1976), as Prudencia
- *Early Struggles* (1976), as Mum
- *I Don't Want to Be Born* (1976), as Mrs. Hyde
- *84 Charing Cross Road* (1975), as Voice of Joan Todd
- *Poldark* (1975), series, as Mrs Carne
- *My Brother's Keeper* (1975), series, Actor
- *Angels* (1975), series, Actor
- *Affairs of the Heart* (1974), series, as Lavinia Penniman
- *Playhouse* (1974), series, as Kidderminster, Mother
- *Don't Look Now* (1973), as Heather — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/dont-look-now.md)
- *Love and Mr Lewisham* (1972), series, as Mrs. Chaffery
- *Mistress of Hardwick* (1972), series, as Bess
- *Just Love* (1971), as Mrs Herbert
- *Justice* (1971), series, as Mrs. Garside
- *The Uninvited* (1971), as Jessica Ramsay
- *She'll Follow You Anywhere* (1971), as Jackie's Mother
- *Play for Today* (1970), series, Actor
- *Macbeth* (1970), as Witch
- *The Six Wives of Henry VIII* (1970), series, as Lady Boleyn
- *Paul Temple* (1969), series, Actor
- *Counterstrike* (1969), series, as Hannah Webley
- *The Main Chance* (1969), series, as Agnes McLaren
- *Boy Meets Girl* (1967), series, as Matron, Mrs Last
- *BBC Play of the Month* (1965), series, as Witch, Mrs. Elton
- *Thirty-Minute Theatre* (1965), series, as Lilian Lovell, Martha Fallon
- *Out of the Unknown* (1965), series, as Jessica Ramsay
- *United!* (1965), series, as Mrs. Timothy
- *It's Not Me - It's Them!* (1965), series, Actor
- *Story Parade* (1964), series, as Edith Coppard
- *Festival* (1963), series, as Nanine, Chorus of Women of Canterbury
- *Omnibus for All* (1963), as Commentator
- *The Wedding* (1961), as Bride's Mother
- *Maigret* (1960), series, Actor
- *Who Pays the Piper?* (1960), Actor
- *Rockets in the Dunes* (1960), as Mrs. Allen
- *A Wedding*, series, Actor

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