Pam Ferris

What I admire about Pam Ferris is how thoroughly a German-born, Welsh-trained actress became one of British television's most dependable presences. Most people meet her as the terrifying Miss Trunchbull in Matilda, but her real achievement is durability: Darling Buds of May, Rosemary & Thyme, and a return to Call the Midwife decades into her career. She is the kind of performer who never chases the spotlight yet quietly anchors every scene she enters. To me that craftsmanship, the ability to be both menacing and warm on cue, is far more impressive than star wattage. I rate her highly.

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Name (English)

Pam Ferris

Name (Japanese)

パム・フェリス

Reading

ぱむ・ふぇりす

Born

May 11, 1948 (age 78)

Origin

Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany

Height

170 cm

Occupation

television actor / stage actor / film actor / actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Rat

University

Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pam%20Ferris
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q234071

Tags

• Lower Saxony
• television actor
• stage actor
• film actor

Last updated

September 23, 2026

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