Miriam Margolyes
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).
Filmography
They Call Us The Wrong Kind of Jew
as Self
They Call Us The Wrong Kind of Jew
as Self
Miriam Margolyes Made Me Me
as Self
Miriam Margolyes Made Me Me
as Self
Holy Days
as Sister Luke
Holy Days
as Sister Luke
A Friend of Dorothy
as Dorothy
A Friend of Dorothy
as Dorothy
Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness
Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness
Alec Guinness: A Class Act
as self
Alec Guinness: A Class Act
as self
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
as Narrator (voice)
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
as Narrator (voice)
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
as The Meep (voice) (archive footage)
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
as The Meep (voice) (archive footage)
Mog's Christmas
as Aunt One (voice)
Mog's Christmas
as Aunt One (voice)
Next to You
as Granny Vera
Next to You
as Granny Vera
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
as Self - Narrator (voice)
My Happy Ending
as Judy
My Happy Ending
as Judy
The Fringe, Fame and Me
as Self
The Fringe, Fame and Me
as Self
The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration
as Self
The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration
as Self
Judi Dench: Our National Treasure
as Self
Judi Dench: Our National Treasure
as Self
imagine... Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs
as Self
imagine... Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs
as Self
H Is for Happiness
as Miss Bamford
H Is for Happiness
as Miss Bamford
Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
Wings
as Audrey
Wings
as Audrey
Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears
as Prudence Stanley
Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears
as Prudence Stanley
The Last Artifact
as Narrator (UK version)
The Last Artifact
as Narrator (UK version)
Postcards from the 48%
Postcards from the 48%
Early Man
as Queen Oofeefa (voice)
Early Man
as Queen Oofeefa (voice)
Harry Potter: A History Of Magic
as Herself
Harry Potter: A History Of Magic
as Herself
The Man Who Invented Christmas
as Mrs. Fisk
The Man Who Invented Christmas
as Mrs. Fisk
The Little Vampire 3D
as Wulftrud (voice)
The Little Vampire 3D
as Wulftrud (voice)
Peter and the Wolf
as Narrator
Peter and the Wolf
as Narrator
Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book
as Self
Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book
as Self
The Importance of Being Miriam
The Importance of Being Miriam
Spirit-ED
as Headmistress - Ms Ursula Gressup
Spirit-ED
as Headmistress - Ms Ursula Gressup
Mother
as Maria Aponte
Mother
as Maria Aponte
The Legend of Longwood
as Lady Thyrza
The Legend of Longwood
as Lady Thyrza
Outlier
as Odamee Marshall
Outlier
as Odamee Marshall
Maya the Bee Movie
as Queen (voice)
Maya the Bee Movie
as Queen (voice)
The Seventeenth Kind
as Mrs. Mark
The Seventeenth Kind
as Mrs. Mark
Honeysuckle
as Patricia
Honeysuckle
as Patricia
The Guilt Trip
as Anita
The Guilt Trip
as Anita
A Closed Book
as Mrs. Kilbride
A Closed Book
as Mrs. Kilbride
Sir Billi
as Baroness Chantal McToff (voice)
Sir Billi
as Baroness Chantal McToff (voice)
When Harry Left Hogwarts
as Self
When Harry Left Hogwarts
as Self
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
as Pomona Sprout
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
as Pomona Sprout
The Itch of the Golden Nit
as Mummy Socks (voice)
The Itch of the Golden Nit
as Mummy Socks (voice)
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
as Mrs. Plithiver (voice)
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
as Mrs. Plithiver (voice)
We Are Most Amused
as Self
We Are Most Amused
as Self
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
as Mrs. Kowalski
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
as Mrs. Kowalski
Flames of Passion: The Other Side of British Cinema
as Narrator
Flames of Passion: The Other Side of British Cinema
as Narrator
The Dukes
as Aunt Vee
The Dukes
as Aunt Vee
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
as Narrator (voice)
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
as Narrator (voice)
What the Pythons Did Next...
as Narrator
What the Pythons Did Next...
as Narrator
Happy Feet
as Mrs. Astrakhan (voice)
Happy Feet
as Mrs. Astrakhan (voice)
Wallis & Edward
as Aunt Bessie
Wallis & Edward
as Aunt Bessie
Ladies in Lavender
as Dorcas
Ladies in Lavender
as Dorcas
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
as Peg Sellers
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
as Peg Sellers
The Phoenix and the Carpet
as Cook
The Phoenix and the Carpet
as Cook
Modigliani
as Gertrude Stein
Modigliani
as Gertrude Stein
Chasing Liberty
as Maria
Chasing Liberty
as Maria
Undertaking Betty
as Thelma & Selma
Undertaking Betty
as Thelma & Selma
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
as Pomona Sprout
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
as Pomona Sprout
Alone
as Caseworker
Alone
as Caseworker
In Search of Peace
as Ester Cailingold (voice)
In Search of Peace
as Ester Cailingold (voice)
Cats & Dogs
as Sophie the Castle Maid
Cats & Dogs
as Sophie the Castle Maid
House!
as Auntie Beth
House!
as Auntie Beth
End of Days
as Mabel
End of Days
as Mabel
Dreaming of Joseph Lees
as Signora Caldoni
Dreaming of Joseph Lees
as Signora Caldoni
Sunshine
as Rose Sonnenschein
Sunshine
as Rose Sonnenschein
The First Snow of Winter
as Sean McDuck (voice)
The First Snow of Winter
as Sean McDuck (voice)
Babe: Pig in the City
as Fly (voice)
Babe: Pig in the City
as Fly (voice)
Mulan
as The Matchmaker (voice)
Mulan
as The Matchmaker (voice)
Left Luggage
as Mrs. Goldman
Left Luggage
as Mrs. Goldman
Romeo + Juliet
as Nurse
Romeo + Juliet
as Nurse
James and the Giant Peach
as Aunt Sponge / Glowworm (voice)
James and the Giant Peach
as Aunt Sponge / Glowworm (voice)
Balto
as Grandma Rosy
Balto
as Grandma Rosy
Babe
as Fly (voice)
Babe
as Fly (voice)
Cold Comfort Farm
as Mrs. Beetle
Cold Comfort Farm
as Mrs. Beetle
Immortal Beloved
as Nanette Streicherová
Immortal Beloved
as Nanette Streicherová
The Thief and the Cobbler
as Maiden from Mombassa (voice)
The Thief and the Cobbler
as Maiden from Mombassa (voice)
Ed and His Dead Mother
as Mabel Chilton
Ed and His Dead Mother
as Mabel Chilton
Demonella
as Mother
Demonella
as Mother
Stalin
as Krupskaya
Stalin
as Krupskaya
As You Like It
as Audrey
As You Like It
as Audrey
The Butcher's Wife
as Gina
The Butcher's Wife
as Gina
Dead Again
as Mrs. Tupper (uncredited)
Dead Again
as Mrs. Tupper (uncredited)
The Fool
as Mrs. Bowring
The Fool
as Mrs. Bowring
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
as Mother / Mrs. Woodcutter
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
as Mother / Mrs. Woodcutter
Orpheus Descending
as Vee Talbot
Orpheus Descending
as Vee Talbot
Old Flames
as Nellie
Old Flames
as Nellie
Unexplained Laughter
as Laughter (voice)
Unexplained Laughter
as Laughter (voice)
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
as Mrs. Rajzman
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
as Mrs. Rajzman
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
as Queen Victoria
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
as Queen Victoria
Little Dorrit
as Flora Finching
Little Dorrit
as Flora Finching
Little Shop of Horrors
as Dental Nurse
Little Shop of Horrors
as Dental Nurse
Scotch & Wry
Scotch & Wry
The Secret Diaries of the Film Censors
as Miss N. Shortt
The Secret Diaries of the Film Censors
as Miss N. Shortt
The Good Father
as Jane Powell
The Good Father
as Jane Powell
Morons from Outer Space
as Doctor Wallace
Morons from Outer Space
as Doctor Wallace
Electric Dreams
as Ticket Girl
Electric Dreams
as Ticket Girl
Yentl
as Sarah
Yentl
as Sarah
Scrubbers
as Jones
Scrubbers
as Jones
Crystal Gazing
as Newsreader
Crystal Gazing
as Newsreader
Reds
as Woman with Notebook (uncredited)
Reds
as Woman with Notebook (uncredited)
The Apple
as Landlady
The Apple
as Landlady
The Awakening
as Dr. Kadira
The Awakening
as Dr. Kadira
On a Paving Stone Mounted
On a Paving Stone Mounted
The Thin End of the Wedge
as Veronica
The Thin End of the Wedge
as Veronica
Confessions from a Holiday Camp
as Blackbird (voice) (uncredited)
Confessions from a Holiday Camp
as Blackbird (voice) (uncredited)
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
as Elephant Ethel
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
as Elephant Ethel
The Battle of Billy's Pond
as Tour Guide
The Battle of Billy's Pond
as Tour Guide
Naughty Girls
as Voice
Naughty Girls
as Voice
On the Game
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
On the Game
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Ha-Ha
as Kathie
The Ha-Ha
as Kathie