About

Known credits:
154
Birthday:
1941-05-18
Place of birth:
Oxford, England, UK
Website:
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Miriam Margolyes

Overview

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

Acting
2024 Miriam Margolyes: A New Australian Adventure Actor Self - Presenter N/A
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2024 The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved Actor Narrator (voice) N/A
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2024 Miriam Margolyes Impossibly Australian Actor Self 69
Fair
2024 How To Make It In Comedy Actor N/A
N/A
2023 Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials Actor The Meep (voice) (archive footage) 59
Average
2023 Mog's Christmas Actor Aunt One (voice) 59
Average
2023 Next to You Actor Granny Vera 59
Average
2023 Blackadder: A Cunning Story Actor Self – Narrator (voice) 59
Average
2023 My Happy Ending Actor Judy 59
Average
2023 Lady Gregory: Ireland's First Social Influencer Actor Self N/A
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2022 Miriam's Dickensian Christmas Actor 59
Average
2022 David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count Actor Self 59
Average
2022 Dog Squad Actor Sylvie (voice) N/A
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2022 The Fringe, Fame and Me Actor Self N/A
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2022 Miriam Margolyes: Australia Unmasked Actor Self - Host 69
Fair
2022 Judi Dench: Our National Treasure Actor Self 59
Average
2022 imagine... Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs Actor Self N/A
N/A
2021 Miriam and Alan: Lost in Scotland Actor Self 69
Fair
2021 H Is for Happiness Actor Miss Bamford 59
Average
2021 Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall Actor 59
Average
2021 Queen Victoria: Love, Lust And Leadership Actor Narrator 70
Good
2020 Wings Actor Audrey N/A
N/A
2020 Miriam Margolyes: Almost Australian Actor Self - Host 70
Good
2020 Miriam's Big Fat Adventure Actor Self - Presenter N/A
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2020 Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears Actor Prudence Stanley 59
Average
2020 The Last Artifact Actor Narrator (UK version) N/A
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2019 Comedy National Treasures: Stanley Baxter Actor Herself N/A
N/A
2019 Miriam's Dead Good Adventure Actor Herself - Presenter 69
Fair
2018 Postcards from the 48% Actor 59
Average
2018 Early Man Actor Queen Oofeefa (voice) 60
Fair
2018 Miriam’s Big American Adventure Actor Herself N/A
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2017 Harry Potter: A History Of Magic Actor Herself 61
Fair
2017 The Man Who Invented Christmas Actor Mrs. Fisk 64
Fair
2017 The Little Vampire 3D Actor Wulftrud (voice) 59
Average
2017 Bucket Actor Mim 69
Fair
2016 The Real Marigold on Tour Actor Host (Herself) N/A
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2016 Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book Actor Self N/A
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2015 The Importance of Being Miriam Actor N/A
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2015 Spirit-ED Actor Headmistress - Ms Ursula Gressup N/A
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2014 The Legend of Longwood Actor 58
Average
2014 Outlier Actor N/A
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2014 Maya the Bee Movie Actor The Queen (voice) 59
Average
2014 The Seventeenth Kind Actor Mrs. Mark N/A
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2014 Honeysuckle Actor Patricia N/A
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2012 The Guilt Trip Actor Anita 57
Average
2012 The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas Actor Mme Daniels / Mme Rat / Judith (voice) 59
Average
2012 The Wedding Video Actor Patricia 58
Average
2012 A Closed Book Actor Mrs. Kilbride 58
Average
2012 Sir Billi Actor Baroness Chantal McToff (voice) 58
Average
2011 When Harry Left Hogwarts Actor Self 59
Average
2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 Actor Pomona Sprout 80
Very good
2011 The Itch of the Golden Nit Actor Mummy Socks (voice) 59
Average
2010 Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole Actor Mrs. Plithiver (voice) 66
Fair
2010 Los cuentos de Tinga Tinga Actor 69
Fair
2008 We Are Most Amused Actor Self 59
Average
2008 Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments Actor Self N/A
N/A
2008 How to Lose Friends & Alienate People Actor Mrs. Kowalski 59
Average
2007 The Dukes Actor Aunt Vee 58
Average
2007 The 50 Greatest Television Dramas Actor Narrator (voice) N/A
N/A
2007 What the Pythons Did Next... Actor Narrator N/A
N/A
2006 Happy Feet Actor Mrs. Astrakhan (voice) 61
Fair
2006 Flushed Away Actor Rita's Grandma (voice) 62
Fair
2005 Wallis & Edward Actor Aunt Bessie 59
Average
2005 Dickens in America Actor Host N/A
N/A
2004 Ladies in Lavender Actor Dorcas 59
Average
2004 The Life and Death of Peter Sellers Actor Peg Sellers 60
Fair
2004 Being Julia Actor Dolly de Vries 60
Fair
2004 Modigliani Actor Gertrude Stein 62
Fair
2004 Chasing Liberty Actor Maria 60
Fair
2002 Undertaking Betty Actor Thelma & Selma 59
Average
2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Actor Pomona Sprout 76
Good
2002 Dickens Actor N/A
N/A
2002 Alone Actor Caseworker 58
Average
2001 In Search of Peace Actor Ester Cailingold (voice) 59
Average
2001 Cats & Dogs Actor Sophie the Castle Maid 55
Average
2001 Not Afraid, Not Afraid Actor N/A
N/A
2000 House! Actor Auntie Beth 59
Average
1999 Magnolia Actor Faye Barringer (uncredited) 74
Good
1999 End of Days Actor Mabel 60
Fair
1999 Dreaming of Joseph Lees Actor Signora Caldoni 58
Average
1999 Sunshine Actor Rose Sonnenschein 60
Fair
1998 The First Snow of Winter Actor Sean McDuck (voice) 59
Average
1998 Babe: Pig in the City Actor Fly (voice) 56
Average
1998 Vanity Fair Actor Miss Crawley 71
Good
1998 Supply and Demand Actor Edna N/A
N/A
1998 Mulan Actor The Matchmaker (voice) 78
Good
1997 The IMAX Nutcracker Actor Sugar Plum N/A
N/A
1997 The Phoenix and the Carpet Actor Cook N/A
N/A
1997 The Long Way Home Actor (voice) 59
Average
1996 Romeo + Juliet Actor Nurse 67
Fair
1996 Different for Girls Actor Pamela 59
Average
1996 James and the Giant Peach Actor Aunt Sponge / Glowworm (voice) 63
Fair
1995 Balto Actor Grandma Rosy 70
Good
1995 Babe Actor Fly (voice) 61
Fair
1995 Cold Comfort Farm Actor Mrs. Beetle 59
Average
1994 Immortal Beloved Actor Nanette Streicherová 63
Fair
1994 Moonacre Actor Old Elspeth N/A
N/A
1994 Liberation Actor Narrator 59
Average
1993 The Thief and the Cobbler Actor Maiden from Mombassa (voice) 61
Fair
1993 The Age of Innocence Actor Mrs. Catherine Mingott 66
Fair
1993 Ed and His Dead Mother Actor Mabel Chilton 58
Average
1993 Demonella Actor Mother N/A
N/A
1992 Stalin Actor Krupskaya 58
Average
1992 As You Like It Actor Audrey 59
Average
1992 Frannie's Turn Actor Frannie Escobar N/A
N/A
1991 The Butcher's Wife Actor Gina 58
Average
1991 Dead Again Actor Hypnotism Patient 61
Fair
1991 Echoes That Remain Actor Narrator (voice) 59
Average
1990 The Fool Actor Mrs. Bowring 59
Average
1990 The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship Actor Mother / Mrs. Woodcutter 59
Average
1990 Pacific Heights Actor Realtor 60
Fair
1990 Orpheus Descending Actor Vee Talbot 58
Average
1990 I Love You to Death Actor Joey's Mother 60
Fair
1990 Old Flames Actor Nellie N/A
N/A
1989 Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story Actor Elsa Maxwell 68
Fair
1989 Unexplained Laughter Actor Laughter (voice) N/A
N/A
1989 Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story Actor Mrs. Rajzman 59
Average
1988 Blackadder's Christmas Carol Actor Queen Victoria 59
Average
1987 Little Dorrit Actor Flora Finching 59
Average
1987 Body Contact Actor Tony's Mother 58
Average
1987 A Little Princess Actor Miss Amelia 70
Good
1986 Little Shop of Horrors Actor Dental Nurse 66
Fair
1986 Scotch & Wry Actor 59
Average
1986 Muzzy in Gondoland Actor The Queen (voice) 70
Good
1985 The Good Father Actor Jane Powell 59
Average
1985 Morons from Outer Space Actor Doctor Wallace 58
Average
1984 Freud Actor Baroness von Lieben 68
Fair
1984 Electric Dreams Actor Ticket Girl 59
Average
1983 Yentl Actor Sarah 61
Fair
1983 Frida Kahlo & Tina Modotti Actor (voice) 58
Average
1982 Scrubbers Actor Jones 58
Average
1981 Reds Actor Woman with Notebook (uncredited) 62
Fair
1981 A Kick Up the Eighties Actor 69
Fair
1981 Take a Letter, Mr. Jones Actor 69
Fair
1981 The History Man Actor Melissa Tordoroff 68
Fair
1980 The Apple Actor Landlady 57
Average
1980 The Awakening Actor Dr. Kadira 58
Average
1978 On a Paving Stone Mounted Actor N/A
N/A
1978 Monkey Actor Narator 71
Good
1977 The Thin End of the Wedge Actor Veronica N/A
N/A
1977 Confessions from a Holiday Camp Actor Blackbird (voice) (uncredited) 58
Average
1977 Stand up, Virgin Soldiers Actor Elephant Ethel 58
Average
1976 The Lifeswappers Actor Miriam/Miss Babberton N/A
N/A
1976 Kizzy Actor 69
Fair
1976 The Battle of Billy's Pond Actor Tour Guide 59
Average
1975 Naughty Girls Actor Voice N/A
N/A
1975 Rime of the Ancient Mariner Actor 59
Average
1974 Ken Dodd's World of Laughter Actor N/A
N/A
1974 On the Game Actor Narrator (voice) (uncredited) 58
Average
1969 A Nice Girl Like Me Actor Pensione N/A
N/A
1969 The Ha-Ha Actor Kathie N/A
N/A
1967 At the Eleventh Hour Actor N/A
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Holy Days Actor N/A
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Badjelly Actor Badjelly (voice) N/A
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