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Miriam Margolyes

Miriam Margolyes

Actress·Born May 18, 1941 (85)·Oxford, Oxfordshire, England UK

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).

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Known For

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets7.3·2002 · as Pomona Sprout
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 27.8·2011 · as Pomona Sprout
Mulan
Mulan7.6·1998 · as The Matchmaker (voice)
Babe
Babe5.9·1995 · as Fly (voice)
Flushed Away
Flushed Away5.9·2006 · as Rita's Grandma (voice)
Romeo + Juliet
Romeo + Juliet6.4·1996 · as Nurse
Happy Feet
Happy Feet5.8·2006 · as Mrs. Astrakhan (voice)
James and the Giant Peach
James and the Giant Peach6.3·1996 · as Aunt Sponge / Glowworm (voice)
Early Man
Early Man6.0·2018 · as Queen Oofeefa (voice)
Cats & Dogs
Cats & Dogs5.3·2001 · as Sophie the Castle Maid
End of Days
End of Days5.8·1999 · as Mabel
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole6.5·2010 · as Mrs. Plithiver (voice)

Highest Rated

Mulan
Mulan7.6·1998 · as The Matchmaker (voice)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 27.8·2011 · as Pomona Sprout
Blackadder
Blackadder7.8·1983 · as Lady Whiteadder
Merlin
Merlin7.4·2008 · as Grunhilda
Agatha Christie's Marple
Agatha Christie's Marple7.6·2004 · as Mrs. Price-Ridley
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets7.3·2002 · as Pomona Sprout
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries7.5·2012 · as Aunt Prudence
Call the Midwife
Call the Midwife7.5·2012 · as Mother Mildred
Rugrats
Rugrats7.5·1991 · as Shirley Finster (voice)
Plebs
Plebs7.4·2013 · as Iona
The Sarah Jane Adventures
The Sarah Jane Adventures7.3·2007 · as Leaf Blathereen (voice)
Family Guy
Family Guy7.8·1999 · as Right Eyeball (voice)

Movies

Holy Days
Holy Days2026 · as Sister Luke
A Friend of Dorothy
A Friend of Dorothy2025 · as Dorothy
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved2024 · as Narrator (voice)
My Happy Ending
My Happy Ending2023 · as Judy
Mog's Christmas
Mog's Christmas2023 · as Aunt One (voice)
Next to You
Next to You2023 · as Granny Vera
H Is for Happiness
H Is for Happiness2021 · as Miss Bamford
Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears
Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears6.5·2020 · as Prudence Stanley
Wings
Wings2020 · as Audrey
The Last Artifact
The Last Artifact2020 · as Narrator (UK version)
Early Man
Early Man6.0·2018 · as Queen Oofeefa (voice)
The Man Who Invented Christmas
The Man Who Invented Christmas6.6·2017 · as Mrs. Fisk
The Little Vampire 3D
The Little Vampire 3D6.5·2017 · as Wulftrud (voice)
Peter and the Wolf
Peter and the Wolf2017 · as Narrator
The Importance of Being Miriam
The Importance of Being Miriam2015
Maya the Bee Movie
Maya the Bee Movie6.5·2014 · as Queen (voice)
The Legend of Longwood
The Legend of Longwood2014 · as Lady Thyrza
The Seventeenth Kind
The Seventeenth Kind2014 · as Mrs. Mark
The Guilt Trip
The Guilt Trip5.8·2012 · as Anita
Sir Billi
Sir Billi2012 · as Baroness Chantal McToff (voice)
A Closed Book
A Closed Book2012 · as Mrs. Kilbride
The Wedding Video
The Wedding Video2012 · as Patricia
The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas
The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas2012 · as Mme Daniels / Mme Rat / Judith (voice)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 27.8·2011 · as Pomona Sprout
The Itch of the Golden Nit
The Itch of the Golden Nit2011 · as Mummy Socks (voice)
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole6.5·2010 · as Mrs. Plithiver (voice)
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People6.0·2008 · as Mrs. Kowalski
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas2007 · as Narrator (voice)
What the Pythons Did Next...
What the Pythons Did Next...2007 · as Narrator
The Dukes
The Dukes2007 · as Aunt Vee
Flames of Passion: The Other Side of British Cinema
Flames of Passion: The Other Side of British Cinema2007 · as Narrator
Flushed Away
Flushed Away5.9·2006 · as Rita's Grandma (voice)
Happy Feet
Happy Feet5.8·2006 · as Mrs. Astrakhan (voice)
Wallis & Edward
Wallis & Edward2005 · as Aunt Bessie
Being Julia
Being Julia6.6·2004 · as Dolly de Vries
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers6.6·2004 · as Peg Sellers
Modigliani
Modigliani6.7·2004 · as Gertrude Stein
Ladies in Lavender
Ladies in Lavender6.6·2004 · as Dorcas
Chasing Liberty
Chasing Liberty6.2·2004 · as Maria
The Phoenix and the Carpet
The Phoenix and the Carpet2004 · as Cook
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets7.3·2002 · as Pomona Sprout
Undertaking Betty
Undertaking Betty6.5·2002 · as Thelma & Selma
Alone
Alone2002 · as Caseworker
Cats & Dogs
Cats & Dogs5.3·2001 · as Sophie the Castle Maid
Not Afraid, Not Afraid
Not Afraid, Not Afraid2001
In Search of Peace
In Search of Peace2001 · as Ester Cailingold (voice)
House!
House!2000 · as Auntie Beth
End of Days
End of Days5.8·1999 · as Mabel
Sunshine
Sunshine6.6·1999 · as Rose Sonnenschein
Dreaming of Joseph Lees
Dreaming of Joseph Lees1999 · as Signora Caldoni
Mulan
Mulan7.6·1998 · as The Matchmaker (voice)
Babe: Pig in the City
Babe: Pig in the City5.6·1998 · as Fly (voice)
The First Snow of Winter
The First Snow of Winter1998 · as Sean McDuck (voice)
Left Luggage
Left Luggage1998 · as Mrs. Goldman
The Long Way Home
The Long Way Home1997 · as (voice)
The IMAX Nutcracker
The IMAX Nutcracker1997 · as Sugar Plum
Romeo + Juliet
Romeo + Juliet6.4·1996 · as Nurse
James and the Giant Peach
James and the Giant Peach6.3·1996 · as Aunt Sponge / Glowworm (voice)
Different for Girls
Different for Girls1996 · as Pamela
Babe
Babe5.9·1995 · as Fly (voice)
Balto
Balto7.1·1995 · as Grandma Rosy
Cold Comfort Farm
Cold Comfort Farm1995 · as Mrs. Beetle
Immortal Beloved
Immortal Beloved6.8·1994 · as Nanette Streicherová
Liberation
Liberation1994 · as Narrator (voice)
The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence6.7·1993 · as Mrs. Catherine Mingott
The Thief and the Cobbler
The Thief and the Cobbler6.7·1993 · as Maiden from Mombassa (voice)
Ed and His Dead Mother
Ed and His Dead Mother1993 · as Mabel Chilton
Demonella
Demonella1993 · as Mother
Stalin
Stalin1992 · as Krupskaya
As You Like It
As You Like It1992 · as Audrey
The Butcher's Wife
The Butcher's Wife6.4·1991 · as Gina
Echoes That Remain
Echoes That Remain1991 · as Narrator (voice)
Pacific Heights
Pacific Heights6.3·1990 · as Realtor
I Love You to Death
I Love You to Death6.5·1990 · as Joey's Mother
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship1990 · as Mother / Mrs. Woodcutter
Orpheus Descending
Orpheus Descending1990 · as Vee Talbot
Old Flames
Old Flames1990 · as Nellie
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story1989 · as Mrs. Rajzman
Unexplained Laughter
Unexplained Laughter1989 · as Laughter (voice)
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
Blackadder's Christmas Carol1988 · as Queen Victoria
Little Dorrit
Little Dorrit1987 · as Flora Finching
Body Contact
Body Contact1987 · as Tony's Mother
Little Shop of Horrors
Little Shop of Horrors6.7·1986 · as Dental Nurse
The Secret Diaries of the Film Censors
The Secret Diaries of the Film Censors1986 · as Miss N. Shortt
Scotch & Wry
Scotch & Wry1986
The Good Father
The Good Father1985 · as Jane Powell
Morons from Outer Space
Morons from Outer Space1985 · as Doctor Wallace
Electric Dreams
Electric Dreams6.5·1984 · as Ticket Girl
Yentl
Yentl6.6·1983 · as Sarah
Frida Kahlo & Tina Modotti
Frida Kahlo & Tina Modotti1983 · as Narrator (voice)
Scrubbers
Scrubbers1982 · as Jones
Crystal Gazing
Crystal Gazing1982 · as Newsreader
The Awakening
The Awakening1980 · as Dr. Kadira
The Apple
The Apple1980 · as Landlady
On a Paving Stone Mounted
On a Paving Stone Mounted1978
The Thin End of the Wedge
The Thin End of the Wedge1977 · as Veronica
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers1977 · as Elephant Ethel
The Battle of Billy's Pond
The Battle of Billy's Pond1976 · as Tour Guide
The Lifeswappers
The Lifeswappers1976 · as Miriam/Miss Babberton
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Rime of the Ancient Mariner1975
A Nice Girl Like Me
A Nice Girl Like Me1969 · as Pensione
Heart of Darkness
Heart of Darknessas The Aunt

TV Shows

Badjelly
Badjelly2025 · as Badjelly (voice)
Dog Squad
Dog Squad2022 · as Sylvie (voice)
Queen Victoria: Love, Lust And Leadership
Queen Victoria: Love, Lust And Leadership2021 · as Narrator
Apple & Onion
Apple & Onion2018 · as Queen Victoria Sponge (voice)
Bucket
Bucket2017 · as Mim
Plebs
Plebs7.4·2013 · as Iona
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries7.5·2012 · as Aunt Prudence
Call the Midwife
Call the Midwife7.5·2012 · as Mother Mildred
Trollied
Trollied2011
Los cuentos de Tinga Tinga
Los cuentos de Tinga Tinga2010
Merlin
Merlin7.4·2008 · as Grunhilda
The Sarah Jane Adventures
The Sarah Jane Adventures7.3·2007 · as Leaf Blathereen (voice)
Kingdom
Kingdom2007 · as Henny Leach
Jam and Jerusalem
Jam and Jerusalem2006 · as Joyce Midge
American Dad!
American Dad!6.8·2005 · as Margaret Hilda Thatcher (voice)
Inconceivable
Inconceivable2005 · as Malva
Agatha Christie's Marple
Agatha Christie's Marple7.6·2004 · as Mrs. Price-Ridley
Dickens
Dickens2002 · as Catherine Dickens
Family Guy
Family Guy7.8·1999 · as Right Eyeball (voice)
Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair1998 · as Miss Crawley
Supply and Demand
Supply and Demand1998 · as CS Edna Colley
The Phoenix and the Carpet
The Phoenix and the Carpet1997 · as Cook
Dharma & Greg
Dharma & Greg6.8·1997 · as Chloe
Frannie's Turn
Frannie's Turn1992 · as Frannie Escobar
Rugrats
Rugrats7.5·1991 · as Shirley Finster (voice)
Tonight at 8.30
Tonight at 8.301991 · as Mrs. Wadhurst
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story1989 · as Elsa Maxwell
The Play on One
The Play on One1988 · as Laughter (voice)
A Little Princess
A Little Princess1987 · as Miss Amelia Minchin
Big Muzzy
Big Muzzy1987 · as The Queen (voice)
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil1986 · as Nurse Hopkins
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist1985 · as Mrs Bumble
Screen Two
Screen Two1985 · as Nellie
Freud
Freud1984 · as Baroness von Lieben
Blackadder
Blackadder7.8·1983 · as Lady Whiteadder
A Kick Up the Eighties
A Kick Up the Eighties1981
Take a Letter, Mr Jones
Take a Letter, Mr Jones1981 · as Maria
The History Man
The History Man1981 · as Melissa Tordoroff
Tales of the Unexpected
Tales of the Unexpected1979 · as Mary Burge
Monkey
Monkey1978 · as Narator
Kizzy
Kizzy1976 · as Mrs Doe
Plays for Britain
Plays for Britain1976 · as Miriam / Miss Babberton
Angels
Angels1975
The Girls of Slender Means
The Girls of Slender Means1975 · as Jane Wright
Ken Dodd's World of Laughter
Ken Dodd's World of Laughter1974
Fall of Eagles
Fall of Eagles1974 · as Anna Vyrubova
Play for Today
Play for Today1970 · as Veronica
ITV Playhouse
ITV Playhouse1967 · as Kathie
Boy Meets Girl
Boy Meets Girl1967 · as Maria
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Thirty-Minute Theatre1965 · as Voice
Theatre 625
Theatre 6251964 · as Rita

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