Miriam Margolyes
Acting
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).
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Miriam Margolyes
Filmography
Acting (135)
2026
2026
10.0
2026
Miriam Margolyes Made Me Meas Self
2026
Holy Daysas Sister Luke
6.6
2025
A Friend of Dorothyas Dorothy
7.0
2024
Alec Guinness: A Class Actas self
6.0
2024
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Lovedas Narrator (voice)
2023
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specialsas The Meep (voice) (archive footage)
8.6
2023
Mog's Christmasas Aunt One (voice)
7.3
2023
Next to Youas Granny Vera
3.5
2023
Blackadder: A Cunning Storyas Self - Narrator (voice)
7.7
2023
My Happy Endingas Judy
6.6
2022
10.0
2022
10.0
2022
The Fringe, Fame and Meas Self
2022
8.0
2022
8.0
2022
2021
H Is for Happinessas Miss Bamford
6.5
2020
Wingsas Audrey
2020
Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tearsas Prudence Stanley
6.1
2020
The Last Artifactas Narrator (UK version)
6.0
2018
Early Manas Queen Oofeefa (voice)
6.1
2017
Harry Potter: A History Of Magicas Herself
7.3
2017
The Man Who Invented Christmasas Mrs. Fisk
6.8
2017
The Little Vampire 3Das Wulftrud (voice)
6.1
2017
Peter and the Wolfas Narrator
2016
8.0
2015
Spirit-EDas Headmistress - Ms Ursula Gressup
5.0
2015
Motheras Maria Aponte
2014
The Legend of Longwoodas Lady Thyrza
5.3
2014
Outlieras Odamee Marshall
2014
Maya the Bee Movieas Queen (voice)
6.2
2014
The Seventeenth Kindas Mrs. Mark
2014
Honeysuckleas Patricia
2012
The Cow That Almost Missed Christmasas Mme Daniels / Mme Rat / Judith (voice)
6.0
2012
The Guilt Tripas Anita
5.6
2012
The Wedding Videoas Patricia
5.5
2012
A Closed Bookas Mrs. Kilbride
5.5
2012
Sir Billias Baroness Chantal McToff (voice)
3.1
2011
When Harry Left Hogwartsas Self
7.2
2011
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2as Pomona Sprout
8.1
2011
The Itch of the Golden Nitas Mummy Socks (voice)
7.7
2010
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hooleas Mrs. Plithiver (voice)
6.8
2008
We Are Most Amusedas Self
7.2
2008
4.5
2008
How to Lose Friends & Alienate Peopleas Mrs. Kowalski
6.0
2007
2007
The Dukesas Aunt Vee
5.1
2007
The 50 Greatest Television Dramasas Narrator (voice)
2007
What the Pythons Did Next...as Narrator
2006
Happy Feetas Mrs. Astrakhan (voice)
6.2
2006
Flushed Awayas Rita's Grandma (voice)
6.3
2005
Wallis & Edwardas Aunt Bessie
5.6
2004
Ladies in Lavenderas Dorcas
6.4
2004
The Life and Death of Peter Sellersas Peg Sellers
6.6
2004
Being Juliaas Dolly de Vries
6.4
2004
The Phoenix and the Carpetas Cook
7.0
2004
Modiglianias Gertrude Stein
7.0
2004
Chasing Libertyas Maria
6.2
2002
Undertaking Bettyas Thelma & Selma
6.1
2002
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secretsas Pomona Sprout
7.7
2002
Aloneas Caseworker
5.1
2001
In Search of Peaceas Ester Cailingold (voice)
7.0
2001
Cats & Dogsas Sophie the Castle Maid
5.4
8.0
2000
House!as Auntie Beth
6.7
1999
Magnoliaas Faye Barringer (uncredited)
7.7
1999
End of Daysas Mabel
6.1
1999
Dreaming of Joseph Leesas Signora Caldoni
6.4
1999
Sunshineas Rose Sonnenschein
6.4
1998
The First Snow of Winteras Sean McDuck (voice)
6.6
1998
Babe: Pig in the Cityas Fly (voice)
5.7
1998
Mulanas The Matchmaker (voice)
7.9
1998
Left Luggageas Mrs. Goldman
6.3
1997
The IMAX Nutcrackeras Sugar Plum
9.0
1997
The Long Way Homeas (voice)
7.1
1996
Romeo + Julietas Nurse
6.8
1996
Different for Girlsas Pamela
7.1
1996
James and the Giant Peachas Aunt Sponge / Glowworm (voice)
6.6
1995
Baltoas Grandma Rosy
7.3
1995
Babeas Fly (voice)
6.3
1995
Cold Comfort Farmas Mrs. Beetle
6.8
1994
Immortal Belovedas Nanette Streicherová
7.1
1994
Liberationas Narrator (voice)
7.9
1993
The Thief and the Cobbleras Maiden from Mombassa (voice)
7.2
1993
The Age of Innocenceas Mrs. Catherine Mingott
7.0
1993
Ed and His Dead Motheras Mabel Chilton
5.5
1993
Demonellaas Mother
1992
Stalinas Krupskaya
5.3
1992
As You Like Itas Audrey
6.0
1991
The Butcher's Wifeas Gina
5.7
1991
Dead Againas Mrs. Tupper (uncredited)
6.4
1991
Echoes That Remainas Narrator (voice)
7.0
1990
The Foolas Mrs. Bowring
8.0
1990
Pacific Heightsas Realtor
6.3
1990
The Fool of the World and the Flying Shipas Mother / Mrs. Woodcutter
8.1
1990
Orpheus Descendingas Vee Talbot
4.6
1990
I Love You to Deathas Joey's Mother
6.4
1990
Old Flamesas Nellie
1989
Unexplained Laughteras Laughter (voice)
10.0
1989
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Storyas Mrs. Rajzman
5.9
1988
Blackadder's Christmas Carolas Queen Victoria
7.4
1987
Little Dorritas Flora Finching
6.4
1987
Body Contactas Tony's Mother
5.6
1986
Little Shop of Horrorsas Dental Nurse
7.0
1986
9.0
1986
The Secret Diaries of the Film Censorsas Miss N. Shortt
1985
The Good Fatheras Jane Powell
5.6
1985
Morons from Outer Spaceas Doctor Wallace
4.9
1984
Electric Dreamsas Ticket Girl
6.4
1983
Yentlas Sarah
6.7
1983
Frida Kahlo & Tina Modottias Narrator (voice)
6.3
1982
Scrubbersas Jones
5.2
1982
Crystal Gazingas Newsreader
7.0
1981
Redsas Woman with Notebook (uncredited)
6.9
1980
The Appleas Landlady
4.5
1980
The Awakeningas Dr. Kadira
5.4
9.0
1977
The Thin End of the Wedgeas Veronica
1977
Confessions from a Holiday Campas Blackbird (voice) (uncredited)
5.0
1977
Stand up, Virgin Soldiersas Elephant Ethel
4.6
1976
The Lifeswappersas Miriam/Miss Babberton
1976
The Battle of Billy's Pondas Tour Guide
7.5
1975
Naughty Girlsas Voice
7.5
1974
On the Gameas Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
3.7
1969
A Nice Girl Like Meas Pensione
7.0
1969
The Ha-Haas Kathie
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Heart of Darknessas The Aunt