Miriam Margolyes
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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
Credits
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
as Pomona Sprout
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
as Pomona Sprout
Mulan (1998)
as The Matchmaker (voice)
Flushed Away (2006)
as Rita's Grandma (voice)
Happy Feet (2006)
as Mrs. Astrakhan (voice)
Romeo + Juliet (1996)
as Nurse
Magnolia (1999)
as Faye Barringer (uncredited)
End of Days (1999)
as Mabel
Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
as Dental Nurse
Pacific Heights (1990)
as Realtor
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010)
as Mrs. Plithiver (voice)
Babe: Pig in the City (1998)
as Fly (voice)
James and the Giant Peach (1996)
as Aunt Sponge / Glowworm (voice)
Cats & Dogs (2001)
as Sophie the Castle Maid
Babe (1995)
as Fly (voice)
Liberation (1994)
as Narrator (voice)
Early Man (2018)
as Queen Oofeefa (voice)
Sunshine (1999)
as Rose Sonnenschein
The Age of Innocence (1993)
as Mrs. Catherine Mingott
Balto (1995)
as Grandma Rosy
Ladies in Lavender (2004)
as Dorcas
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008)
as Mrs. Kowalski
Undertaking Betty (2002)
as Thelma & Selma
Maya the Bee Movie (2014)
as Queen (voice)
House! (2000)
as Auntie Beth
The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)
as Mrs. Fisk
The Little Vampire 3D (2017)
as Wulftrud (voice)
Dead Again (1991)
as Mrs. Tupper (uncredited)
Electric Dreams (1984)
as Ticket Girl
The Guilt Trip (2012)
as Anita
Reds (1981)
as Woman with Notebook (uncredited)
The Butcher's Wife (1991)
as Gina
Chasing Liberty (2004)
as Maria
Immortal Beloved (1994)
as Nanette Streicherová
Unexplained Laughter (1989)
as Laughter (voice)
The Thief and the Cobbler (1993)
as Maiden from Mombassa (voice)
I Love You to Death (1990)
as Joey's Mother
Blackadder: A Cunning Story (2023)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
My Happy Ending (2023)
as Judy
Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall (2021)
Actor
Blackadder's Christmas Carol (1988)
as Queen Victoria
Naughty Girls (1975)
as Voice
Modigliani (2004)
as Gertrude Stein
A Friend of Dorothy (2025)
as Dorothy
Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears (2020)
as Prudence Stanley
Different for Girls (1997)
as Pamela
Gods of Tennis (—)
as Herself
Orpheus Descending (1990)
as Vee Talbot
The Awakening (1980)
as Dr. Kadira
Judi Dench: Our National Treasure (2022)
as Self
Being Julia (2004)
as Dolly de Vries
Harry Potter: A History Of Magic (2017)
as Herself
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)
as Peg Sellers
Demonella (1993)
as Mother
Yentl (1983)
as Sarah
Little Dorrit (1987)
as Flora Finching
Holy Days (2026)
as Sister Luke
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas (2007)
as Narrator (voice)
Confessions from a Holiday Camp (1977)
as Blackbird (voice) (uncredited)
Ed and His Dead Mother (1993)
as Mabel Chilton
Morons from Outer Space (1985)
as Doctor Wallace
Stalin (1992)
as Krupskaya
The Secret Diaries of the Film Censors (1986)
as Miss N. Shortt
Heart of Darkness (—)
as The Aunt
H Is for Happiness (2021)
as Miss Bamford
The Ha-Ha (1969)
as Kathie
Mother (2015)
as Maria Aponte
Sir Billi (2012)
as Baroness Chantal McToff (voice)
The Apple (1980)
as Landlady
Rime of the Ancient Mariner (1975)
Actor
The Wedding Video (2012)
as Patricia
The Lifeswappers (1976)
as Miriam/Miss Babberton
As You Like It (1992)
as Audrey
When Harry Left Hogwarts (2011)
as Self
Dreaming of Joseph Lees (1999)
as Signora Caldoni
The First Snow of Winter (1998)
as Sean McDuck (voice)
The Good Father (1985)
as Jane Powell
The Long Way Home (1997)
as (voice)
Left Luggage (1998)
as Mrs. Goldman
The Legend of Longwood (2014)
as Lady Thyrza
The Seventeenth Kind (2014)
as Mrs. Mark
Next to You (2023)
as Granny Vera
The Fringe, Fame and Me (2022)
as Self
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials (2023)
as The Meep (voice) (archive footage)
Outlier (2014)
as Odamee Marshall
Postcards from the 48% (2018)
Actor
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story (1989)
as Mrs. Rajzman
David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count (2022)
as Self
Miriam Margolyes Made Me Me (2026)
as Self
Scrubbers (1982)
as Jones
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship (1990)
as Mother / Mrs. Woodcutter
Miriam's Dickensian Christmas (2022)
as Self
We Are Most Amused (2008)
as Self
Echoes That Remain (1991)
as Narrator (voice)
A Closed Book (2012)
as Mrs. Kilbride
Mog's Christmas (2023)
as Aunt One (voice)
Angels in the Asylum (—)
Actor
Peter and the Wolf (2017)
as Narrator
They Call Us The Wrong Kind of Jew (2026)
as Self
On the Game (1974)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Cold Comfort Farm (1995)
as Mrs. Beetle
The IMAX Nutcracker (1997)
as Sugar Plum
Alone (2002)
as Caseworker
A Nice Girl Like Me (1969)
as Pensione
The Thin End of the Wedge (1977)
as Veronica
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments (2008)
as Self
What the Pythons Did Next... (2007)
as Narrator
1 in 2 (2026)
Actor
Wallis & Edward (2005)
as Aunt Bessie
Flames of Passion: The Other Side of British Cinema (2007)
as Narrator
The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration (2022)
as Self
Alec Guinness: A Class Act (2024)
as self
The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas (2012)
as Mme Daniels / Mme Rat / Judith (voice)
The Phoenix and the Carpet (2004)
as Cook
The Fool (1990)
as Mrs. Bowring
Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book (2016)
as Self
Nightling (—)
as Mad Marti (voice)
Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness (2025)
Actor
Scotch & Wry (1986)
Actor
The Itch of the Golden Nit (2011)
as Mummy Socks (voice)
The Dukes (2007)
as Aunt Vee
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved (2024)
as Narrator (voice)
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers (1977)
as Elephant Ethel
The Battle of Billy's Pond (1976)
as Tour Guide
Frida Kahlo & Tina Modotti (1983)
as Narrator (voice)
Not Afraid, Not Afraid (2001)
Actor
Old Flames (1990)
as Nellie
On a Paving Stone Mounted (1978)
Actor
Body Contact (1987)
as Tony's Mother
The Last Artifact (2020)
as Narrator (UK version)
Spirit-ED (2015)
as Headmistress - Ms Ursula Gressup
imagine... Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs (2022)
as Self
Crystal Gazing (1982)
as Newsreader
In Search of Peace (2001)
as Ester Cailingold (voice)
Wings (2020)
as Audrey
The Importance of Being Miriam (2015)
Actor
Honeysuckle (2014)
as Patricia