Miriam Margolyes
Known for
Acting
Life
Born 1941 (age 85)
Born in
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England UK
Credits
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Biography
Miriam Margolyes (born May 18, 1941) is a British-Australian actress, writer, political activist and television personality, most prominent as a character actor on stage and screen. Her earliest roles were in theatre and, following a transition to film and television, she won a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Age of Innocence (1993).
Known For
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
13 Nov 2002
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
12 Jul 2011
Mulan
18 Jun 1998
Happy Feet
16 Nov 2006
Romeo + Juliet
01 Nov 1996
Family Guy
31 Jan 1999
Flushed Away
22 Oct 2006
Magnolia
17 Dec 1999
Photos
Filmography
2026
- Holy Daysas Sister Luke
2025
- A Friend of Dorothyas Dorothy
- Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness
- Badjellyas Badjelly (voice)13 episodes
2024
- The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Lovedas Narrator (voice)
2023
- Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specialsas The Meep (voice) (archive footage)
- Mog's Christmasas Aunt One (voice)
- Next to Youas Granny Vera
- My Happy Endingas Judy
2022
- Dog Squadas Sylvie (voice)36 episodes
2021
- H Is for Happinessas Miss Bamford
- Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
- Queen Victoria: Love, Lust And Leadershipas Narrator3 episodes
2020
- Wingsas Audrey
- Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tearsas Prudence Stanley
- The Last Artifactas Narrator (UK version)
2018
- Postcards from the 48%
- Apple & Onionas Queen Victoria Sponge (voice)1 episode
- Early Manas Queen Oofeefa (voice)
2017
- The Man Who Invented Christmasas Mrs. Fisk
- The Little Vampire 3Das Wulftrud (voice)
- Bucketas Mim4 episodes
- Peter and the Wolfas Narrator
2015
- The Importance of Being Miriam
- Spirit-EDas Headmistress - Ms Ursula Gressup
- Motheras Maria Aponte
2014
- The Legend of Longwoodas Lady Thyrza
- Outlieras Odamee Marshall
- Maya the Bee Movieas Queen (voice)
- The Seventeenth Kindas Mrs. Mark
- Honeysuckleas Patricia
2013
- Plebsas Iona1 episode
2012
- The Cow That Almost Missed Christmasas Mme Daniels
- The Guilt Tripas Anita
- The Wedding Videoas Patricia
- A Closed Bookas Mrs. Kilbride
- Sir Billias Baroness Chantal McToff (voice)
- Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteriesas Aunt Prudence12 episodes
- Call the Midwifeas Mother Mildred4 episodes
2011
- Trollied8 episodes
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2as Pomona Sprout
- The Itch of the Golden Nitas Mummy Socks (voice)
2010
- Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hooleas Mrs. Plithiver (voice)
- Los cuentos de Tinga Tinga52 episodes
2009
- The Project1 episode
2008
- How to Lose Friends & Alienate Peopleas Mrs. Kowalski
- Merlinas Grunhilda1 episode
2007
- The Sarah Jane Adventuresas Leaf Blathereen (voice)2 episodes
- Flames of Passion: The Other Side of British Cinemaas Narrator
- The Dukesas Aunt Vee
- Kingdomas Henny Leach1 episode
- The 50 Greatest Television Dramasas Narrator (voice)
- What the Pythons Did Next...as Narrator
2006
- Jam and Jerusalemas Mrs. Joyce Midge1 episode
- Happy Feetas Mrs. Astrakhan (voice)
- Flushed Awayas Rita's Grandma (voice)
2005
- Wallis & Edwardas Aunt Bessie
- Inconceivableas Malva1 episode
- Dickens in Americaas Host10 episodes
- American Dad!as Margaret Hilda Thatcher (voice)1 episode
2004
- Agatha Christie's Marpleas Mrs. Price-Ridley1 episode
- Ladies in Lavenderas Dorcas
- The Life and Death of Peter Sellersas Peg Sellers
- Being Juliaas Dolly de Vries
- The Phoenix and the Carpetas Cook
- Modiglianias Gertrude Stein
- Chasing Libertyas Maria
2002
- Undertaking Bettyas Thelma & Selma
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secretsas Pomona Sprout
- Dickensas Catherine Dickens3 episodes
- Aloneas Caseworker
2001
- In Search of Peaceas Ester Cailingold (voice)
- Cats & Dogsas Sophie the Castle Maid
- Not Afraid, Not Afraid
2000
- House!as Auntie Beth
1999
- Magnoliaas Faye Barringer (uncredited)
- End of Daysas Mabel
- Dreaming of Joseph Leesas Signora Caldoni
- Sunshineas Rose Sonnenschein
- Family Guyas Right Eyeball (voice)1 episode
1998
- The First Snow of Winteras Sean McDuck (voice)
- Babe: Pig in the Cityas Fly (voice)
- Vanity Fairas Miss Crawley3 episodes
- Supply and Demandas CS Edna Colley6 episodes
- Mulanas The Matchmaker (voice)
- Left Luggageas Mrs. Goldman
1997
- The IMAX Nutcrackeras Sugar Plum
- The Phoenix and the Carpetas Cook6 episodes
- Dharma & Gregas Chloe1 episode
- The Long Way Homeas (voice)
1996
- Romeo + Julietas Nurse
- Different for Girlsas Pamela
- James and the Giant Peachas Aunt Sponge
1995
- Baltoas Grandma Rosy
- Babeas Fly (voice)
- Cold Comfort Farmas Mrs. Beetle
1994
- Immortal Belovedas Nanette Streicherová
- Moonacreas Old Elspeth6 episodes
- Liberationas Narrator
1993
- The Thief and the Cobbleras Maiden from Mombassa (voice)
- The Age of Innocenceas Mrs. Catherine Mingott
- Ed and His Dead Motheras Mabel Chilton
- Demonellaas Mother
- Magic Grandadas Grandma3 episodes
1992
- Stalinas Krupskaya
- As You Like Itas Audrey
- Frannie's Turnas Frannie Escobar6 episodes
1991
- The Butcher's Wifeas Gina
- Dead Againas Mrs. Tupper (uncredited)
- Rugratsas Shirley Finster (voice)1 episode
- Echoes That Remainas Narrator (voice)
- Tonight at 8.30as Nanny1 episode
1990
- The Foolas Mrs. Bowring
- Pacific Heightsas Realtor
- The Fool of the World and the Flying Shipas Mother
- Orpheus Descendingas Vee Talbot
- I Love You to Deathas Joey's Mother
- Old Flamesas Nellie
1989
- Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Storyas Elsa Maxwell6 episodes
- Unexplained Laughteras Laughter (voice)
- Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Storyas Mrs. Rajzman
1988
- Blackadder's Christmas Carolas Queen Victoria
- The Play on Oneas Laughter (voice)1 episode
1987
- Little Dorritas Flora Finching
- Body Contactas Tony's Mother
- Big Muzzyas The Queen (voice)6 episodes
- A Little Princessas Miss Amelia Minchin6 episodes
1986
- Little Shop of Horrorsas Dental Nurse
- Scotch & Wry
- The Life and Loves of a She-Devilas Nurse Hopkins2 episodes
- Fifties Features - The Women behind the Pictures3 episodes
- The Secret Diaries of the Film Censorsas Miss N. Shortt
1985
- The Good Fatheras Jane Powell
- Oliver Twistas Mrs Corney2 episodes
- Morons from Outer Spaceas Doctor Wallace
- Screen Twoas Nellie1 episode
1984
- Freudas Baroness von Lieben3 episodes
- Electric Dreamsas Ticket Girl
1983
- Yentlas Sarah
- Blackadderas Infanta Maria Escalosa of Spain1 episode
- Frida Kahlo & Tina Modottias Narrator (voice)
1982
- Scrubbersas Jones
- Crystal Gazingas Newsreader
1981
- Redsas Woman with Notebook (uncredited)
- A Kick Up the Eighties10 episodes
- Take a Letter, Mr Jonesas Maria6 episodes
- The History Manas Melissa Tordoroff3 episodes
1980
- The Appleas Landlady
- The Awakeningas Dr. Kadira
1979
- Tales of the Unexpectedas Mary Burge1 episode
1978
- On a Paving Stone Mounted
- Monkeyas Demon (voice)1 episode
1977
- The Thin End of the Wedgeas Veronica
- Confessions from a Holiday Campas Blackbird (voice) (uncredited)
- Stand up, Virgin Soldiersas Elephant Ethel
- Childhoodas Mademoiselle1 episode
1976
- The Lifeswappersas Miriam
- Plays for Britainas Miriam1 episode
- Kizzyas Mrs Doe2 episodes
- The Battle of Billy's Pondas Tour Guide
1975
- Naughty Girlsas Voice
- Angels2 episodes
- Rime of the Ancient Mariner
- The Girls of Slender Meansas Jane Wright3 episodes
1974
- Ken Dodd's World of Laughter19 episodes
- Fall of Eaglesas Anna Vyrubova1 episode
- On the Gameas Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1970
- Play for Todayas Veronica1 episode
1969
- A Nice Girl Like Meas Pensione
- The Ha-Haas Kathie
1967
- At the Eleventh Hour10 episodes
- Omnibus1 episode
- ITV Playhouseas Kathie1 episode
- Boy Meets Girlas Maria1 episode
1965
- Thirty-Minute Theatreas Voice1 episode
1964
- Theatre 625as Rita1 episode