Miriam Margolyes
May 18, 1941 (83 years old) in Oxford, England, UK
Miriam Margoyles OBE (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
- 2024 ·Miriam Margolyes: A New Australian Adventureas Self - Presenter
- 2024 ·Miriam Margolyes Impossibly Australianas Self
- 2024 ·How To Make It In Comedyas
- 2023 ·Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specialsas The Meep (voice) (archive footage)
- 2023 ·Blackadder: A Cunning Storyas Self – Narrator (voice)
- 2023 ·My Happy Endingas Judy
- 2023 ·Lady Gregory: Ireland's First Social Influenceras Self
- 2022 ·Dog Squadas Sylvie (voice)
- 2022 ·Miriam Margolyes: Australia Unmaskedas Self - Host
- 2021 ·Miriam and Alan: Lost in Scotlandas Self
- 2021 ·H Is for Happinessas Miss Bamford
- 2021 ·Queen Victoria: Love, Lust And Leadershipas Narrator
- 2020 ·Miriam Margolyes: Almost Australianas Self - Host
- 2018 ·Miriam’s Big American Adventureas Herself
- 2016 ·Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Bookas Self
- 2012 ·The Wedding Videoas Patricia
- 2012 ·A Closed Bookas Mrs. Kilbride
- 2011 ·When Harry Left Hogwartsas Self
- 2008 ·Blackadder's Most Cunning Momentsas Self
- 2007 ·The Dukesas Aunt Vee
- 2007 ·The 50 Greatest Television Dramasas Narrator (voice)
- 2005 ·Wallis & Edwardas Aunt Bessie
- 2005 ·Dickens in Americaas Host
- 2002 ·Dickensas
- 1998 ·The First Snow of Winteras Sean McDuck (voice)
- 1997 ·The Phoenix and the Carpetas Cook
- 1997 ·The Long Way Homeas (voice)
- 1996 ·Different for Girlsas Pamela
- 1995 ·Cold Comfort Farmas Mrs. Beetle
- 1994 ·Moonacreas Old Elspeth
- 1993 ·Ed and His Dead Motheras Mabel Chilton
- 1992 ·Frannie's Turnas Frannie Escobar
- 1991 ·Echoes That Remainas Narrator (voice)
- 1990 ·The Foolas Mrs. Bowring
- 1990 ·Orpheus Descendingas Vee Talbot
- 1987 ·Body Contactas Tony's Mother
- 1986 ·Scotch & Wryas
- 1986 ·Fifties Features - The Women behind the Picturesas
- 1986 ·Muzzy in Gondolandas The Queen (voice)
- 1985 ·Morons from Outer Spaceas Doctor Wallace
- 1981 ·A Kick Up the Eightiesas
- 1981 ·Take a Letter, Mr. Jonesas
- 1981 ·The History Manas Melissa Tordoroff
- 1976 ·Kizzyas
- 1975 ·The Girls of Slender Meansas Jane Wright
- 1974 ·Ken Dodd's World of Laughteras
- 1974 ·On the Gameas Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Future ·Badjellyas Badjelly (voice)
- 2025 ·Miriam Margolyes in New Zealandas
- 2024 ·The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Lovedas Narrator (voice)
- 2024 ·Doctor Whoas The Meep (voice)
- 2023 ·Mog's Christmasas Aunt One (voice)
- 2023 ·Next to Youas Granny Vera
- 2022 ·Miriam's Dickensian Christmasas Self
- 2022 ·David Baddiel: Jews Don't Countas Self
- 2022 ·The Fringe, Fame and Meas Self
- 2022 ·Judi Dench: Our National Treasureas Self
- 2022 ·imagine... Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabsas Self
- 2021 ·Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hallas
- 2020 ·Wingsas Audrey
- 2020 ·Miriam's Big Fat Adventureas Self - Presenter
- 2020 ·Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tearsas Prudence Stanley
- 2020 ·The Last Artifactas Narrator (UK version)
- 2019 ·Comedy National Treasures: Stanley Baxteras Herself
- 2019 ·Miriam's Dead Good Adventureas Herself - Presenter
- 2018 ·Postcards from the 48%as
- 2018 ·Apple & Onionas Queen Victoria Sponge (voice)
- 2018 ·Early Manas Queen Oofeefa (voice)
- 2017 ·Harry Potter: A History Of Magicas Herself
- 2017 ·The Man Who Invented Christmasas Mrs. Fisk
- 2017 ·The Little Vampire 3Das Wulftrud (voice)
- 2017 ·Tate Britain's Great Art Walksas Self
- 2017 ·Bucketas Mim
- 2016 ·The Real Marigold on Touras Host (Herself)
- 2016 ·John Bishop: In Conversation with...as Self
- 2016 ·The Real Marigold Hotelas Self
- 2015 ·The Importance of Being Miriamas
- 2015 ·Spirit-EDas Headmistress - Ms Ursula Gressup
- 2015 ·The Weekly with Charlie Pickeringas Self
- 2014 ·The Legend of Longwoodas
- 2014 ·Outlieras
- 2014 ·Maya the Bee Movieas The Queen (voice)
- 2014 ·The Seventeenth Kindas Mrs. Mark
- 2014 ·Late Night with Seth Meyersas Self
- 2014 ·Honeysuckleas Patricia
- 2013 ·Plebsas Iona
- 2013 ·The Last Legas Self
- 2012 ·The Guilt Tripas Anita
- 2012 ·The Cow That Almost Missed Christmasas Mme Daniels / Mme Rat / Judith (voice)
- 2012 ·Sir Billias Baroness Chantal McToff (voice)
- 2012 ·Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteriesas Aunt Prudence
- 2012 ·Honest Trailersas Pomona Sprout (archive footage)
- 2012 ·Call the Midwifeas Mother Mildred
- 2012 ·Call the Midwifeas Sister Mildred
- 2011 ·Trolliedas
- 2011 ·Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2as Pomona Sprout
- 2011 ·The Itch of the Golden Nitas Mummy Socks (voice)
- 2010 ·Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hooleas Mrs. Plithiver (voice)
- 2010 ·Los cuentos de Tinga Tingaas
- 2008 ·We Are Most Amusedas Self
- 2008 ·How to Lose Friends & Alienate Peopleas Mrs. Kowalski
- 2008 ·Merlinas Grunhilda
- 2008 ·Q&Aas Self - Panellist
- 2007 ·Kingdomas Henny Leach
- 2007 ·The Graham Norton Showas Self
- 2007 ·What the Pythons Did Next...as Narrator
- 2006 ·Jam and Jerusalemas Joyce Midge
- 2006 ·Happy Feetas Mrs. Astrakhan (voice)
- 2006 ·Flushed Awayas Rita's Grandma (voice)
- 2005 ·American Dad!as Margaret Hilda Thatcher (voice)
- 2004 ·Agatha Christie's Marpleas Mrs. Price-Ridley
- 2004 ·Ladies in Lavenderas Dorcas
- 2004 ·The Life and Death of Peter Sellersas Peg Sellers
- 2004 ·Being Juliaas Dolly de Vries
- 2004 ·Modiglianias Gertrude Stein
- 2004 ·Chasing Libertyas Maria
- 2002 ·Undertaking Bettyas Thelma & Selma
- 2002 ·Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secretsas Pomona Sprout
- 2002 ·Aloneas Caseworker
- 2001 ·In Search of Peaceas Ester Cailingold (voice)
- 2001 ·Cats & Dogsas Sophie the Castle Maid
- 2001 ·Not Afraid, Not Afraidas
- 2000 ·House!as Auntie Beth
- 1999 ·Magnoliaas Faye Barringer (uncredited)
- 1999 ·End of Daysas Mabel
- 1999 ·Dreaming of Joseph Leesas Signora Caldoni
- 1999 ·Sunshineas Rose Sonnenschein
- 1998 ·Babe: Pig in the Cityas Fly (voice)
- 1998 ·Vanity Fairas Miss Crawley
- 1998 ·Supply and Demandas Edna
- 1998 ·Mulanas The Matchmaker (voice)
- 1997 ·The IMAX Nutcrackeras Sugar Plum
- 1997 ·Dharma & Gregas Chloe
- 1996 ·Romeo + Julietas Nurse
- 1996 ·James and the Giant Peachas Aunt Sponge / Glowworm (voice)
- 1995 ·Baltoas Grandma Rosy
- 1995 ·Babeas Fly (voice)
- 1994 ·Immortal Belovedas Nanette Streicherová
- 1994 ·Liberationas Narrator
- 1993 ·The Thief and the Cobbleras Maiden from Mombassa (voice)
- 1993 ·The Age of Innocenceas Mrs. Catherine Mingott
- 1993 ·Demonellaas Mother
- 1993 ·Magic Grandadas Grandma
- 1992 ·Stalinas Krupskaya
- 1992 ·Terry Wogan's Friday Nightas Self
- 1992 ·As You Like Itas Audrey
- 1991 ·The Butcher's Wifeas Gina
- 1991 ·Dead Againas Hypnotism Patient
- 1991 ·Rugratsas Shirley Finster (voice)
- 1990 ·Pacific Heightsas Realtor
- 1990 ·The Fool of the World and the Flying Shipas Mother / Mrs. Woodcutter
- 1990 ·I Love You to Deathas Joey's Mother
- 1990 ·Old Flamesas Nellie
- 1989 ·Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Storyas Elsa Maxwell
- 1989 ·Unexplained Laughteras Laughter (voice)
- 1989 ·Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Storyas Mrs. Rajzman
- 1988 ·Blackadder's Christmas Carolas Queen Victoria
- 1987 ·Little Dorritas Flora Finching
- 1987 ·A Little Princessas Miss Amelia
- 1986 ·Little Shop of Horrorsas Dental Nurse
- 1985 ·The Good Fatheras Jane Powell
- 1985 ·Oliver Twistas
- 1984 ·Freudas Baroness von Lieben
- 1984 ·Electric Dreamsas Ticket Girl
- 1983 ·Yentlas Sarah
- 1983 ·Blackadderas Lady Whiteadder
- 1983 ·Blackadderas Queen Victoria
- 1983 ·Frida Kahlo & Tina Modottias (voice)
- 1982 ·The Comic Strip Presents...as Mother
- 1982 ·Scrubbersas Jones
- 1982 ·Woganas Self
- 1981 ·Redsas Woman with Notebook (uncredited)
- 1980 ·The Appleas Landlady
- 1980 ·The Awakeningas Dr. Kadira
- 1979 ·Tales of the Unexpectedas Mary Burge
- 1978 ·On a Paving Stone Mountedas
- 1978 ·Monkeyas Narator
- 1978 ·An Audience with...as Self
- 1977 ·The Thin End of the Wedgeas Veronica
- 1977 ·Confessions from a Holiday Campas Blackbird (voice) (uncredited)
- 1977 ·Stand up, Virgin Soldiersas Elephant Ethel
- 1976 ·The Lifeswappersas Miriam/Miss Babberton
- 1976 ·The Battle of Billy's Pondas Tour Guide
- 1975 ·Naughty Girlsas Voice
- 1975 ·Angelsas
- 1975 ·Rime of the Ancient Marineras
- 1974 ·Fall of Eaglesas Anna Vyrubova
- 1970 ·Play for Todayas Veronica
- 1969 ·A Nice Girl Like Meas Pensione
- 1969 ·The Ha-Haas Kathie
- 1967 ·At the Eleventh Houras
- Future ·Holy Daysas