Miriam Margolyes
ActingBorn May 18, 1941
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England UK
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).
Known For
Unexplained Laughter
movie1989
David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count
movie2022
Miriam's Dickensian Christmas
movie2022
Supply and Demand
tv1998
Queen Victoria: Love, Lust And Leadership
tv2021
Queen Victoria: Love, Lust And Leadership
tv2021
Badjelly
tv2025
Scotch & Wry
movie1986
On a Paving Stone Mounted
movie1978
The IMAX Nutcracker
movie1997
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
movie2023
Big Muzzy
tv1987
Filmography
2026Miriam Margolyes Made Me Meas Selfmovie2026Miriam Margolyes Made Me Meas Selftv2026Holy Daysas Sister Lukemovie2025A Friend of Dorothyas Dorothymovie2025Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happinessmovie2025Miriam Margolyes Discovers New Zealandas Self - Presentertv2025Badjellyas Badjelly (voice)tv2024Alec Guinness: A Class Actas selfmovie2024The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Lovedas Narrator (voice)movie2024Miriam Margolyes Impossibly Australianas Selftv2024How To Make It In Comedymovie2023Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specialsas The Meep (voice) (archive footage)movie2023Mog's Christmasas Aunt One (voice)movie2023Next to Youas Granny Veramovie2023Irish Road Trip with Miriam Margolyesas Selftv2023Blackadder: A Cunning Storyas Self - Narrator (voice)movie2023My Happy Endingas Judymovie2023Lady Gregory: Ireland's First Social Influenceras Selftv2022Miriam's Dickensian Christmasas Selfmovie2022David Baddiel: Jews Don't Countas Selfmovie2022Dog Squadas Sylvie (voice)tv2022The Fringe, Fame and Meas Selfmovie2022The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebrationas Selfmovie2022Miriam Margolyes: Australia Unmaskedas Self - Hosttv2022Judi Dench: Our National Treasureas Selfmovie2022Remembers…as Selftv2022imagine... Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabsas Selfmovie2021Miriam and Alan: Lost in Scotlandas Selftv2021H Is for Happinessas Miss Bamfordmovie2021Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hallmovie2021Queen Victoria: Love, Lust And Leadershipas Creatortv2020Wingsas Audreymovie2020Miriam Margolyes: Almost Australianas Self - Hosttv2020Miriam's Big Fat Adventureas Self - Presentertv2020Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tearsas Prudence Stanleymovie2020The Last Artifactas Narrator (UK version)movie2019Comedy National Treasures: Stanley Baxteras Herselftv2019Miriam's Dead Good Adventureas Herself - Presentertv2018Postcards from the 48%movie2018Apple & Onionas Queen Victoria Sponge (voice)tv2018Early Manas Queen Oofeefa (voice)movie2018Miriam’s Big American Adventureas Herselftv2017Harry Potter: A History Of Magicas Herselfmovie2017The Man Who Invented Christmasas Mrs. Fiskmovie2017The Little Vampire 3Das Wulftrud (voice)movie2017Tate Britain's Great Art Walksas Selftv2017Bucketas Mimtv2017Peter and the Wolfas Narratormovie2016The Real Marigold on Touras Self - Hosttv2016Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Bookas Selfmovie2016John Bishop: In Conversation with...as Selftv2016The Real Marigold Hotelas Selftv2015The Importance of Being Miriammovie2015Spirit-EDas Headmistress - Ms Ursula Gressupmovie2015The Weekly with Charlie Pickeringas Selftv2015Motheras Maria Apontemovie2014The Legend of Longwoodas Lady Thyrzamovie2014Outlieras Odamee Marshallmovie2014Maya the Bee Movieas Queen (voice)movie2014The Seventeenth Kindas Mrs. Markmovie2014Late Night with Seth Meyersas Selftv2014Honeysuckleas Patriciamovie2013Plebsas Ionatv2013The Last Legas Selftv2012The Cow That Almost Missed Christmasas Mme Daniels / Mme Rat / Judith (voice)movie2012The Guilt Tripas Anitamovie2012The Wedding Videoas Patriciamovie2012A Closed Bookas Mrs. Kilbridemovie2012Sir Billias Baroness Chantal McToff (voice)movie2012Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteriesas Aunt Prudencetv2012Call the Midwifeas Mother Mildredtv2011When Harry Left Hogwartsas Selfmovie2011Trolliedtv2011Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2as Pomona Sproutmovie2011The Itch of the Golden Nitas Mummy Socks (voice)movie2010Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hooleas Mrs. Plithiver (voice)movie2010Los cuentos de Tinga Tingatv2009The Projecttv2008We Are Most Amusedas Selfmovie2008Blackadder's Most Cunning Momentsas Selfmovie