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Miriam's Dickensian Christmas
2022
as Self
Miriam Margolyes
Acting
Nationality:United Kingdom
Height:5'1" (155 cm)
Education:Newnham College, Oxford High School, University of Cambridge
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Miriam Margolyes ( MAR-gə-leez; born 18 May 1941) is a British-Australian actress. Known for her work as a character actor across film, television, and stage, she received the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mrs. Mingott in Martin Scorsese's The Age of Innocence (1993), and achieved international prominence with her portrayal of Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter film series (2001–2011). Margolyes was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2002 New Year Honours for Services to Drama. After starting her career in theatre, Margolyes made the transition to film with a small part in the British comedy A Nice Girl Like Me (1969). Subsequent credits include Yentl (1983), Little Shop of Horrors (1986), Little Dorrit (1988), I Love You to Death (1990), Immortal Beloved (1994), Balto (1995), Different for Girls, Romeo + Juliet (both 1996), Magnolia, End of Days (both 1999), Being Julia, and Ladies in Lavender (both 2004). She voiced roles in Babe (1995), James and the Giant Peach (1996), Mulan (1998), Happy Feet (2006), Flushed Away (2006), and Early Man (2018). Margolyes appeared in the television films Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story (1987), Orpheus Descending (1990), Stalin (1992), Cold Comfort Farm (1995), and The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004). Her other credits include Blackadder (1983–1988), Vanity Fair, Supply & Demand (both 1998), and Doctor Who (2023), as well as the recurring roles of Prudence Stanley in the Australian drama series Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012–2015), and Sister Mildred in the BBC1 drama series Call the Midwife (2018–2021). On stage, Margolyes toured her one-woman show, Dickens' Women, between 1989 and 2012, which earned her an Olivier Award nomination; starred as Sue Mengers in the Australian premiere of I'll Eat You Last (2014); and originated the role of Madame Morrible in Wicked (West End, 2006; Broadway, 2008).
Notable Works
Babe
Filmography (119 movies)
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10.0
David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count
2022
as Self
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10.0
Scotch & Wry
1986
9.2
9.2
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
2023
as The Meep (voice) (archive footage)
8.3
8.3
Doctor Who: The Star Beast
2023
as Meep
8.1
8.1
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
1990
as Mother / Mrs. Woodcutter
8.0
8.0
Judi Dench: Our National Treasure
2022
as Self
8.0
8.0
Liberation
1994
as Narrator
8.0
8.0
The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration
2022
as Self
8.0
8.0
Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book
2016
as Self
7.9
7.9
Mulan
1998
as The Matchmaker (voice)
7.7
7.7
The Itch of the Golden Nit
2011
as Mummy Socks (voice)
7.6
7.6
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
1988
as Queen Victoria
7.5
7.5
Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
2021
7.5
7.5
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
2023
as Self – Narrator (voice)
7.3
7.3
Balto
1995
as Grandma Rosy
7.3
7.3
Harry Potter: A History Of Magic
2017
as Herself
7.3
7.3
Mog's Christmas
2023
as Aunt One (voice)
7.2
7.2
We Are Most Amused
2008
as Self
7.1
7.1
The Thief and the Cobbler
1993
as Maiden from Mombassa (voice)
7.1
7.1
The Long Way Home
1997
as (voice)
7.1
7.1
Immortal Beloved
1994
as Nanette Streicherová
7.1
7.1
Different for Girls
1996
as Pamela
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7.0
Echoes That Remain
1991
as Narrator (voice)
7.0
7.0
Crystal Gazing
1982
as Newsreader
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7.0
When Harry Left Hogwarts
2011
as Self
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7.0
Modigliani
2004
as Gertrude Stein
7.0
7.0
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
1975
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The Age of Innocence
1993
as Mrs. Catherine Mingott
6.8
6.8
The Man Who Invented Christmas
2017
as Mrs. Fisk
6.8
6.8
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
2010
as Mrs. Plithiver (voice)
6.8
6.8
Romeo + Juliet
1996
as Nurse
6.8
6.8
Cold Comfort Farm
1995
as Mrs. Beetle
6.7
6.7
H Is for Happiness
2021
as Miss Bamford
6.7
6.7
The Battle of Billy's Pond
1976
as Tour Guide
6.7
6.7
Yentl
1983
as Sarah
6.6
6.6
My Happy Ending
2023
as Judy
6.6
6.6
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
2004
as Peg Sellers
6.6
6.6
James and the Giant Peach
1996
as Aunt Sponge / Glowworm (voice)
6.5
6.5
Little Dorrit
1987
as Flora Finching
6.5
6.5
The First Snow of Winter
1998
as Sean McDuck (voice)
6.5
6.5
Sunshine
1999
as Rose Sonnenschein
6.4
6.4
Being Julia
2004
as Dolly de Vries
6.4
6.4
Ladies in Lavender
2004
as Dorcas
6.4
6.4
Dead Again
1991
as Hypnotism Patient
6.4
6.4
I Love You to Death
1990
as Joey's Mother
6.3
6.3
Flushed Away
2006
as Rita's Grandma (voice)
6.3
6.3
House!
2000
as Auntie Beth
6.3
6.3
Electric Dreams
1984
as Ticket Girl
6.3
6.3
Babe
1995
as Fly (voice)
6.2
6.2
Pacific Heights
1990
as Realtor
6.2
6.2
Happy Feet
2006
as Mrs. Astrakhan (voice)
6.2
6.2
Maya the Bee Movie
2014
as Queen (voice)
6.1
6.1
Early Man
2018
as Queen Oofeefa (voice)
6.1
6.1
End of Days
1999
as Mabel
6.1
6.1
Undertaking Betty
2002
as Thelma & Selma
6.1
6.1
The Little Vampire 3D
2017
as Wulftrud (voice)
6.1
6.1
Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears
2020
as Prudence Stanley
6.0
6.0
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
2008
as Mrs. Kowalski
6.0
6.0
The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas
2012
as Mme Daniels / Mme Rat / Judith (voice)
6.0
6.0
Dreaming of Joseph Lees
1999
as Signora Caldoni
6.0
6.0
Alec Guinness: A Class Act
2024
as self
6.0
6.0
Postcards from the 48%
2018
5.7
5.7
The Butcher's Wife
1991
as Gina
5.6
5.6
The Guilt Trip
2012
as Anita
5.5
5.5
As You Like It
1992
as Audrey
5.5
5.5
The Awakening
1980
as Dr. Kadira
5.4
5.4
Cats & Dogs
2001
as Sophie the Castle Maid
5.4
5.4
The Wedding Video
2012
as Patricia
5.4
5.4
The Good Father
1985
as Jane Powell
5.4
5.4
A Closed Book
2012
as Mrs. Kilbride
5.4
5.4
Ed and His Dead Mother
1993
as Mabel Chilton
5.3
5.3
Frida Kahlo & Tina Modotti
1983
as Narrator (voice)
5.2
5.2
The Legend of Longwood
2014
as Lady Thyrza
5.1
5.1
Stalin
1992
as Krupskaya
5.1
5.1
Wallis & Edward
2005
as Aunt Bessie
5.0
5.0
Scrubbers
1982
as Jones
5.0
5.0
Spirit-ED
2015
as Headmistress - Ms Ursula Gressup
4.8
4.8
Morons from Outer Space
1985
as Doctor Wallace
4.6
4.6
Alone
2002
as Caseworker
4.5
4.5
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
2008
as Self
4.5
4.5
The Dukes
2007
as Aunt Vee
4.4
4.4
The Apple
1980
as Landlady
4.2
4.2
Body Contact
1987
as Tony's Mother
4.2
4.2
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
1977
as Elephant Ethel
3.5
3.5
Next to You
2023
as Granny Vera
3.3
3.3
Orpheus Descending
1990
as Vee Talbot
3.2
3.2
Sir Billi
2012
as Baroness Chantal McToff (voice)
Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness
2025
A Nice Girl Like Me
1969
as Pensione
The Lifeswappers
1976
as Miriam/Miss Babberton
Outlier
2014
Old Flames
1990
as Nellie
Honeysuckle
2014
as Patricia
Unexplained Laughter
1989
as Laughter (voice)
Naughty Girls
1975
as Voice
The IMAX Nutcracker
1997
as Sugar Plum
On a Paving Stone Mounted
1978
What the Pythons Did Next...
2007
as Narrator
Wings
2020
as Audrey
The Thin End of the Wedge
1977
as Veronica
The Last Artifact
2020
as Narrator (UK version)
imagine... Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs
2022
as Self
The Seventeenth Kind
2014
as Mrs. Mark
The Fringe, Fame and Me
2022
as Self
Not Afraid, Not Afraid
2001
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
2007
as Narrator (voice)
The Ha-Ha
1969
as Kathie
The Secret Diaries of the Film Censors
1986
as Miss N. Shortt
Demonella
1993
as Mother
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
2024
as Narrator (voice)
The Phoenix and the Carpet
1997
as Cook
How To Make It In Comedy
2024
The Importance of Being Miriam
2015
Angels in the Asylum
TBA
Mother
2015
as Maria Aponte
A Friend of Dorothy
2025
as Dorothy
Peter and the Wolf
2017
as Narrator
Holy Days
2026
as Sister Luke
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