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Hilary Mason

Hilary Mason

Actor · Died September 5, 2006, aged 89 · Birmingham, England, UK

Hilary Lavender Mason 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.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 4, 1917
Died
September 5, 2006 (aged 89)
From
Birmingham, England, UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
25 on MovieCove · 91 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 26% in 30 days

What are Hilary Mason's films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 32nd percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
22%
Bonds
21%
Self
20%
Survival
18%
Ideas
8%
Power
5%
Society
5%
Trauma3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFate2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 4 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 6 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 3 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

A split, not a type: Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 3

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Dread
4
Melancholic
3
Absurd
2
Thrilling
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Fun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet4
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Hilary Mason's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 25 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (10).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hilary Mason's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

91 credits, 25 with a MovieCove page.

  • The Last Salute (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Lady Gilbert

  • Aquila (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 9 episodes · as Mrs. Murray

  • Haunted(1995)

    as Elderly lady

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Wycliffe(1993)

    Show 1 episode · as Edith Riddle

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all shows

  • Pie in the Sky(1994)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Lonsdale

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • The Last Vampyre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Miss Ruddock

  • Afraid of the Dark(1991)

    as Basement Woman

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Robot Jox(1989)

    as Professor Laplace

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Meridian(1990)

    as Martha

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • One Foot in the Grave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Elspeth

  • Maid Marian and Her Merry Men(1989)

    Show 25 episodes · as Gladys

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows

  • Great Expectations (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs Fagge

  • The Heat of the Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Mrs. Tringsby

  • Campion(1989)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mrs. Munsey

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • Poirot(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Hill

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • The Face of Trespass(1988)

    as Miss Platt

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • ChuckleVision (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 1 episode · as Old Lady

  • Crossbow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Dolls(1986)

    as Hilary Hartwicke

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • All Passion Spent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Edith

  • David Copperfield (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 5 episodes · as Meg Gummidge

  • Worlds Beyond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs Robson

  • Lovejoy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Greenlands

  • In Sickness and in Health (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Dorothy

  • Three Up, Two Down (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Joan

  • Miss Marple: The Moving Finger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 2 episodes · as Emily Barton

  • Anna of the Five Towns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 3 episodes · as Sarah Vodrey

  • Miss Marple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Emily Barton

  • The Bill (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Sherlock Holmes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Ruddock

  • Ten Years in an Open Necked Shirt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    as Mother Cyrene

  • The Return of the Soldier(1982)

    as Ward

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Ghost in the Water (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Nan

  • The Young Ones(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Old Woman Next Door

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Brendon Chase (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 13 episodes · as Beatrix Holcombe

  • Bergerac(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Aunt Annie

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • That Beryl Marston...! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 1 episode · as Auntie Vera

  • Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Mother

  • A Last Visitor for Mr. Hugh Peter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    as Kidderminster

  • Sink or Swim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs O'Day

  • The Trial of Lady Chatterley (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    as Joan Bennett

  • An Honourable Retirement (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Mrs. Langton

  • Minder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Mayhew

  • The Legend of King Arthur (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Midwife

  • Tales of the Unexpected(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs Pardoe

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • Worzel Gummidge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Fogg

  • Thomas & Sarah (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs Sedley

  • The One and Only Phyllis Dixey(1978)

    as Medium

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Absolution(1978)

    as Miss Froggatt

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Wilde Alliance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 1 episode · as Rachel

  • The Three Hostages (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Mrs Medina

  • The Curse of the Claw (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Kevin's Mother

  • Nicholas Nickleby (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 6 episodes · as Mrs. Nickleby

  • The Phoenix and the Carpet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mrs Biddle

  • The Duchess of Duke Street(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Miss Hayward

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • The House of Bernarda Alba (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Prudencia

  • Early Struggles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Mum

  • Sharon's Baby(1975)

    as Mrs. Hyde

    Midcredits score: 7th percentile of all films

  • 84 Charing Cross Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Voice of Joan Todd

  • Poldark(1975)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mrs Carne

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • My Brother's Keeper (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Affairs of the Heart(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Lavinia Penniman

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Kidderminster · as Mother

  • Don't Look Now(1973)

    as Heather

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Love and Mr Lewisham (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 4 episodes · as Mrs. Chaffery

  • Mistress of Hardwick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Show 10 episodes · as Bess

  • Just Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Mrs Herbert

  • Justice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Garside

  • The Uninvited (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Jessica Ramsay

  • Passion Potion(1971)

    as Jackie's Mother

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Macbeth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Witch

  • The Six Wives of Henry VIII(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Lady Boleyn

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Paul Temple (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Counterstrike (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Hannah Webley

  • The Main Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    Show 1 episode · as Agnes McLaren

  • Boy Meets Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Matron · as Mrs Last

  • BBC Play of the Month (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Elton · as Witch

  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Lilian Lovell · as Martha Fallon

  • Out of the Unknown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Jessica Ramsay

  • United! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 53 episodes · as Mrs. Timothy

  • It's Not Me - It's Them! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Story Parade (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Edith Coppard

  • Festival (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Show 1 episode · as Chorus of Women of Canterbury · as Nanine

  • Omnibus for All (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    as Commentator

  • The Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    as Bride's Mother

  • Maigret(1960)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Who Pays the Piper? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Actor

  • Rockets in the Dunes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    as Mrs. Allen

  • A Wedding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 89th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 91 titles, 90 of them dated from 1960 to 1998; peak year 1973.

Biggest box office

Robot Jox (1989)

$1.3M worldwide

Highest rated

Don't Look Now (1973)

Midcredits 85th

Film career

19601998

Peak 1973 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting91 of 91: 91 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score62nd

By decade

1960s16 · acting1970s33 · acting1980s31 · acting1990s10 · acting

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 0% of 9 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Hilary Mason's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 45th percentile, the median of all 12; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 40th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 25 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 25 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Universally Panned1
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

The One and Only Phyllis Dixey (1978)

68th percentile spread · 13% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Don't Look Now (1973)

Midcredits 85th · 71% liked

Reviewers score the acting 57/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Hilary Mason's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 62 · intenseMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 54 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Hilary Mason work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hilary Mason's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mac Ahlberg shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers