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