Miriam Margolyes

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

May 18, 1941 (85 yrs)

place of birth

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England UK

also known as

Miriam Margolyes, OBE

total credits

50 movies

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).

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Known For

Filmography

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
7.7

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

2002as Pomona Sprout
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
8.1

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

2011as Pomona Sprout
Mulan
7.9

Mulan

1998as The Matchmaker (voice)
Flushed Away
6.3

Flushed Away

2006as Rita's Grandma (voice)
Happy Feet
6.2

Happy Feet

2006as Mrs. Astrakhan (voice)
Magnolia
7.7

Magnolia

1999as Faye Barringer (uncredited)
Romeo + Juliet
6.8

Romeo + Juliet

1996as Nurse
Babe
6.3

Babe

1995as Fly (voice)
End of Days
6.1

End of Days

1999as Mabel
Little Shop of Horrors
7.0

Little Shop of Horrors

1986as Dental Nurse
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
6.8

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

2010as Mrs. Plithiver (voice)
Cats & Dogs
5.4

Cats & Dogs

2001as Sophie the Castle Maid
Balto
7.3

Balto

1995as Grandma Rosy
The Age of Innocence
7.0

The Age of Innocence

1993as Mrs. Catherine Mingott
Early Man
6.1

Early Man

2018as Queen Oofeefa (voice)
James and the Giant Peach
6.6

James and the Giant Peach

1996as Aunt Sponge / Glowworm (voice)
Dead Again
6.4

Dead Again

1991as Hypnotism Patient
Babe: Pig in the City
5.7

Babe: Pig in the City

1998as Fly (voice)
Pacific Heights
6.3

Pacific Heights

1990as Realtor
Electric Dreams
6.3

Electric Dreams

1984as Ticket Girl
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
6.0

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

2008as Mrs. Kowalski
Immortal Beloved
7.1

Immortal Beloved

1994as Nanette Streicherová
Holy Days
6.3

Holy Days

2026as Sister Luke
Reds
6.9

Reds

1981as Woman with Notebook (uncredited)
The Little Vampire 3D
6.1

The Little Vampire 3D

2017as Wulftrud (voice)
Sunshine
6.4

Sunshine

1999as Rose Sonnenschein
Chasing Liberty
6.2

Chasing Liberty

2004as Maria
The Guilt Trip
5.6

The Guilt Trip

2012as Anita
I Love You to Death
6.4

I Love You to Death

1990as Joey's Mother
Maya the Bee Movie
6.2

Maya the Bee Movie

2014as Queen (voice)
Being Julia
6.4

Being Julia

2004as Dolly de Vries
Ladies in Lavender
6.5

Ladies in Lavender

2004as Dorcas
Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears
6.1

Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears

2020as Prudence Stanley
The Man Who Invented Christmas
6.8

The Man Who Invented Christmas

2017as Mrs. Fisk
Yentl
6.7

Yentl

1983as Sarah
On the Game
3.7

On the Game

1974as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
The Thief and the Cobbler
7.1

The Thief and the Cobbler

1993as Maiden from Mombassa (voice)
Modigliani
7.0

Modigliani

2004as Gertrude Stein
The Butcher's Wife
5.7

The Butcher's Wife

1991as Gina
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
6.6

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

2004as Peg Sellers
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

2007as Narrator (voice)
Stalin
5.3

Stalin

1992as Krupskaya
Sir Billi
3.2

Sir Billi

2012as Baroness Chantal McToff (voice)
The Apple
4.5

The Apple

1980as Landlady
The Long Way Home
7.1

The Long Way Home

1997as (voice)
When Harry Left Hogwarts
7.2

When Harry Left Hogwarts

2011as Self
Cold Comfort Farm
6.8

Cold Comfort Farm

1995as Mrs. Beetle
The Dukes
5.1

The Dukes

2007as Aunt Vee
Wallis & Edward
5.6

Wallis & Edward

2005as Aunt Bessie
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
5.9

Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story

1989as Mrs. Rajzman