Miriam Margolyes
Acting
BornMay 18, 1941 · 85
FromOxford, Oxfordshire, England UK
GenderFemale
137
Movies
91
TV Shows
1
Crew Credits
64
Years Active
★ 2
Popularity
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).
AKA Miriam Margolyes, OBE
Known For
Top 8 by popularity
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
★ 7.61962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962★ 7.6
as Self
Photos (3)
Filmography
137 titles
2011Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2as Pomona Sprout ★ 8.1 Watch 
2002Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secretsas Pomona Sprout ★ 7.7 Watch 
1998Mulanas The Matchmaker (voice) ★ 7.9 Watch 
2006Flushed Awayas Rita's Grandma (voice) ★ 6.3 Watch 
1996Romeo + Julietas Nurse ★ 6.8 Watch 
1999End of Daysas Mabel ★ 6.1 Watch 
1999Magnoliaas Faye Barringer (uncredited) ★ 7.7 Watch 
1986Little Shop of Horrorsas Dental Nurse ★ 7.0 Watch 
2006Happy Feetas Mrs. Astrakhan (voice) ★ 6.2 Watch 
2010Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hooleas Mrs. Plithiver (voice) ★ 6.8 Watch 
1990Pacific Heightsas Realtor ★ 6.3 Watch 
1998Babe: Pig in the Cityas Fly (voice) ★ 5.7 Watch 
1995Babeas Fly (voice) ★ 6.3 Watch 
1996James and the Giant Peachas Aunt Sponge / Glowworm (voice) ★ 6.6 Watch 
1995Baltoas Grandma Rosy ★ 7.3 Watch 
2018Early Manas Queen Oofeefa (voice) ★ 6.1 Watch 
1994Liberationas Narrator (voice) ★ 7.9 Watch 
2001Cats & Dogsas Sophie the Castle Maid ★ 5.4 Watch 
1999Sunshineas Rose Sonnenschein ★ 6.5 Watch 
2004Ladies in Lavenderas Dorcas ★ 6.4 Watch 
2002Undertaking Bettyas Thelma & Selma ★ 6.1 Watch 
2008How to Lose Friends & Alienate Peopleas Mrs. Kowalski ★ 6.0 Watch 
2014Maya the Bee Movieas Queen (voice) ★ 6.2 Watch 
1993The Age of Innocenceas Mrs. Catherine Mingott ★ 7.0 Watch 
2017The Man Who Invented Christmasas Mrs. Fisk ★ 6.8 Watch 
1991Dead Againas Mrs. Tupper (uncredited) ★ 6.4 Watch 
2017The Little Vampire 3Das Wulftrud (voice) ★ 6.1 Watch 
2000House!as Auntie Beth ★ 6.6 Watch 
2012The Guilt Tripas Anita ★ 5.6 Watch 
1994Immortal Belovedas Nanette Streicherová ★ 7.1 Watch 
1991The Butcher's Wifeas Gina ★ 5.7 Watch 
2004Chasing Libertyas Maria ★ 6.2 Watch 
1984Electric Dreamsas Ticket Girl ★ 6.4 Watch 
1981Redsas Woman with Notebook (uncredited) ★ 6.9 Watch 
2004Modiglianias Gertrude Stein ★ 7.0 Watch 
1993The Thief and the Cobbleras Maiden from Mombassa (voice) ★ 7.2 Watch 
1989Unexplained Laughteras Laughter (voice) ★ 10.0 Watch 
1990I Love You to Deathas Joey's Mother ★ 6.4 Watch 
2025A Friend of Dorothyas Dorothy ★ 6.9 Watch 
1983Yentlas Sarah ★ 6.7 Watch 
2023My Happy Endingas Judy ★ 6.6 Watch 
1988Blackadder's Christmas Carolas Queen Victoria ★ 7.4 Watch 
2023Blackadder: A Cunning Storyas Self - Narrator (voice) ★ 7.7 Watch 
2021Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall ★ 7.5 Watch 
2020Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tearsas Prudence Stanley ★ 6.1 Watch 
2004The Life and Death of Peter Sellersas Peg Sellers ★ 6.6 Watch 
2026Holy Daysas Sister Luke ★ 6.6 Watch 
2004Being Juliaas Dolly de Vries ★ 6.4 Watch 
1997Different for Girlsas Pamela ★ 7.1 Watch 
1990Orpheus Descendingas Vee Talbot ★ 4.6 Watch 
2017Harry Potter: A History Of Magicas Herself ★ 7.3 Watch 
—Gods of Tennisas Herself Watch 
1993Demonellaas Mother Watch 
1992Stalinas Krupskaya ★ 5.3 Watch 
1997The Long Way Homeas (voice) ★ 7.1 Watch 
1992As You Like Itas Audrey ★ 6.0 Watch 
1987Little Dorritas Flora Finching ★ 6.4 Watch 
1980The Awakeningas Dr. Kadira ★ 5.4 Watch 
2022Judi Dench: Our National Treasureas Self ★ 8.0 Watch 
1993Ed and His Dead Motheras Mabel Chilton ★ 5.5 Watch 
1989Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Storyas Mrs. Rajzman ★ 5.9 Watch Mother
1977Confessions from a Holiday Campas Blackbird (voice) (uncredited) ★ 5.1 Watch 
—Heart of Darknessas The Aunt Watch 
2007The 50 Greatest Television Dramasas Narrator (voice) Watch Naughty Girls
1985Morons from Outer Spaceas Doctor Wallace ★ 4.9 Watch 
2021H Is for Happinessas Miss Bamford ★ 6.5 Watch 
2011When Harry Left Hogwartsas Self ★ 7.2 Watch 
2022David Baddiel: Jews Don't Countas Self ★ 10.0 Watch 
1985The Good Fatheras Jane Powell ★ 5.6 Watch 
2023Next to Youas Granny Vera ★ 3.5 Watch 
2012The Wedding Videoas Patricia ★ 5.5 Watch 
1998The First Snow of Winteras Sean McDuck (voice) ★ 6.6 Watch 
1986The Secret Diaries of the Film Censorsas Miss N. Shortt Watch 
1976The Lifeswappersas Miriam/Miss Babberton Watch 
1980The Appleas Landlady ★ 4.6 Watch 
2023Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specialsas The Meep (voice) (archive footage) ★ 8.6 Watch Outlier
2022The Fringe, Fame and Meas Self Watch 
2012Sir Billias Baroness Chantal McToff (voice) ★ 3.1 Watch 
2014The Seventeenth Kindas Mrs. Mark Watch 
1982Scrubbersas Jones ★ 5.2 Watch 
1975Rime of the Ancient Mariner ★ 7.5 Watch 
1969A Nice Girl Like Meas Pensione ★ 7.0 Watch 
1999Dreaming of Joseph Leesas Signora Caldoni ★ 6.4 Watch The Ha-Ha
2023Mog's Christmasas Aunt One (voice) ★ 7.3 Watch 
1995Cold Comfort Farmas Mrs. Beetle ★ 6.8 Watch 
2014The Legend of Longwoodas Lady Thyrza ★ 5.3 Watch 
2008We Are Most Amusedas Self ★ 7.2 Watch 
2008Blackadder's Most Cunning Momentsas Self ★ 4.5 Watch 
1974On the Gameas Narrator (voice) (uncredited) ★ 3.7 Watch 
1998Left Luggageas Mrs. Goldman ★ 6.3 Watch 
2007What the Pythons Did Next...as Narrator Watch 
2025Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness Watch 
2026Miriam Margolyes Made Me Meas Self Watch 
2002Aloneas Caseworker ★ 5.1 Watch 
2018Postcards from the 48% ★ 6.0 Watch 
1990The Fool of the World and the Flying Shipas Mother / Mrs. Woodcutter ★ 8.1 Watch 
2017Peter and the Wolfas Narrator Watch 
2024The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Lovedas Narrator (voice) Watch 
2007Flames of Passion: The Other Side of British Cinemaas Narrator Watch 
2016Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Bookas Self ★ 8.0 Watch 
2022Miriam's Dickensian Christmasas Self ★ 10.0 Watch 
2012A Closed Bookas Mrs. Kilbride ★ 5.5 Watch 
2024Alec Guinness: A Class Actas self ★ 6.0 Watch 
2012The Cow That Almost Missed Christmasas Mme Daniels / Mme Rat / Judith (voice) ★ 6.0 Watch 
2022The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebrationas Self ★ 8.0 Watch 
2005Wallis & Edwardas Aunt Bessie ★ 5.6 Watch The Fool
2011The Itch of the Golden Nitas Mummy Socks (voice) ★ 7.7 Watch 
2026They Call Us The Wrong Kind of Jewas Self ★ 10.0 Watch 
1991Echoes That Remainas Narrator (voice) ★ 7.0 Watch 
2004The Phoenix and the Carpetas Cook ★ 7.0 Watch 
20261 in 2 Watch Angels in the Asylum
2022imagine... Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabsas Self Watch 
1976The Battle of Billy's Pondas Tour Guide ★ 7.5 Watch 
1986Scotch & Wry ★ 9.0 Watch 
1990Old Flamesas Nellie Watch 
1977Stand up, Virgin Soldiersas Elephant Ethel ★ 4.6 Watch 
1978On a Paving Stone Mounted ★ 9.0 Watch 
2007The Dukesas Aunt Vee ★ 5.1 Watch 
1987Body Contactas Tony's Mother ★ 5.6 Watch 
2001In Search of Peaceas Ester Cailingold (voice) ★ 7.0 Watch 
1997The IMAX Nutcrackeras Sugar Plum ★ 9.0 Watch Spirit-ED
2001Not Afraid, Not Afraid ★ 8.0 Watch 
1977The Thin End of the Wedgeas Veronica Watch 
1982Crystal Gazingas Newsreader ★ 7.0 Watch 
1983Frida Kahlo & Tina Modottias Narrator (voice) ★ 6.2 Watch 
2020The Last Artifactas Narrator (UK version) Watch 
2015The Importance of Being Miriam Watch 
2020Wingsas Audrey Watch Honeysuckle
—Nightlingas Mad Marti (voice) Watch