Acting

Miriam Margolyes

May 18, 1941 (age 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).

Filmography

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

as Pomona Sprout

8.12011

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

as Pomona Sprout

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

as Pomona Sprout

7.72002

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

as Pomona Sprout

1 in 2

Nov 13, 2026

1 in 2

They Call Us The Wrong Kind of Jew

as Self

10.02026

They Call Us The Wrong Kind of Jew

as Self

Miriam Margolyes Made Me Me

as Self

2026

Miriam Margolyes Made Me Me

as Self

Holy Days

as Sister Luke

6.62026

Holy Days

as Sister Luke

A Friend of Dorothy

as Dorothy

6.92025

A Friend of Dorothy

as Dorothy

Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness

2025

Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness

Alec Guinness: A Class Act

as self

6.02024

Alec Guinness: A Class Act

as self

The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved

as Narrator (voice)

2024

The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved

as Narrator (voice)

Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials

as The Meep (voice) (archive footage)

8.62023

Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials

as The Meep (voice) (archive footage)

Mog's Christmas

as Aunt One (voice)

7.32023

Mog's Christmas

as Aunt One (voice)

Next to You

as Granny Vera

3.52023

Next to You

as Granny Vera

Blackadder: A Cunning Story

as Self - Narrator (voice)

7.72023

Blackadder: A Cunning Story

as Self - Narrator (voice)

My Happy Ending

as Judy

6.62023

My Happy Ending

as Judy

Miriam's Dickensian Christmas

as Self

10.02022

Miriam's Dickensian Christmas

as Self

David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count

as Self

10.02022

David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count

as Self

The Fringe, Fame and Me

as Self

2022

The Fringe, Fame and Me

as Self

The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration

as Self

8.02022

The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration

as Self

Judi Dench: Our National Treasure

as Self

8.02022

Judi Dench: Our National Treasure

as Self

imagine... Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs

as Self

2022

imagine... Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs

as Self

H Is for Happiness

as Miss Bamford

6.52021

H Is for Happiness

as Miss Bamford

Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall

7.52021

Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall

Wings

as Audrey

2020

Wings

as Audrey

The Last Artifact

as Narrator (UK version)

2020

The Last Artifact

as Narrator (UK version)

Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears

as Prudence Stanley

6.12020

Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears

as Prudence Stanley

Postcards from the 48%

6.02018

Postcards from the 48%

Early Man

as Queen Oofeefa (voice)

6.12018

Early Man

as Queen Oofeefa (voice)

Harry Potter: A History Of Magic

as Herself

7.32017

Harry Potter: A History Of Magic

as Herself

The Man Who Invented Christmas

as Mrs. Fisk

6.82017

The Man Who Invented Christmas

as Mrs. Fisk

The Little Vampire 3D

as Wulftrud (voice)

6.12017

The Little Vampire 3D

as Wulftrud (voice)

Peter and the Wolf

as Narrator

2017

Peter and the Wolf

as Narrator

Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book

as Self

8.02016

Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book

as Self

The Importance of Being Miriam

2015

The Importance of Being Miriam

Spirit-ED

as Headmistress - Ms Ursula Gressup

5.02015

Spirit-ED

as Headmistress - Ms Ursula Gressup

Mother

as Maria Aponte

2015

Mother

as Maria Aponte

The Legend of Longwood

as Lady Thyrza

5.32014

The Legend of Longwood

as Lady Thyrza

Outlier

as Odamee Marshall

2014

Outlier

as Odamee Marshall

Maya the Bee Movie

as Queen (voice)

6.22014

Maya the Bee Movie

as Queen (voice)

The Seventeenth Kind

as Mrs. Mark

2014

The Seventeenth Kind

as Mrs. Mark

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