1941-05-18 Oxford, England, UK
Miriam Margolyes 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).
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A Friend of Dorothy | Dorothy | 2025-05-01 |
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Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness | 2025-03-23 | |
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The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved | Narrator (voice) | 2024-06-09 |
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Alec Guinness: A Class Act | self | 2024-09-03 |
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How To Make It In Comedy | 2024-01-03 | |
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Blackadder: A Cunning Story | Self – Narrator (voice) | 2023-06-16 |
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Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials | The Meep (voice) (archive footage) | 2023-12-18 |
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Pored tebe | Granny Vera | 2023-09-06 |
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Mog's Christmas | Aunt One (voice) | 2023-12-17 |
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My Happy Ending | Judy | 2023-02-24 |
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Doctor Who: The Star Beast | Meep | 2023-11-25 |
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imagine... Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs | Self | 2022-04-25 |
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David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count | Self | 2022-11-21 |
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Judi Dench: Our National Treasure | Self | 2022-07-15 |
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The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration | Self | 2022-07-23 |
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Miriam's Dickensian Christmas | Self | 2022-12-20 |
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The Fringe, Fame and Me | Self | 2022-08-08 |
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Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall | 2021-03-15 | |
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H Is for Happiness | Miss Bamford | 2021-06-24 |
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Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears | Prudence Stanley | 2020-02-27 |
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The Last Artifact | Narrator (UK version) | 2020-01-01 |
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Wings | Audrey | 2020-10-06 |
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Early Man | Queen Oofeefa (voice) | 2018-01-26 |
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Postcards from the 48% | 2018-07-06 | |
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The Little Vampire 3D | Wulftrud (voice) | 2017-10-04 |
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Harry Potter: A History Of Magic | Herself | 2017-10-28 |
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The Man Who Invented Christmas | Mrs. Fisk | 2017-10-12 |
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Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book | Self | 2016-09-04 |
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Mother | Maria Aponte | 2015-01-01 |
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Spirit-ED | Headmistress - Ms Ursula Gressup | 2015-12-01 |
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The Importance of Being Miriam | 2015-12-18 | |
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The Legend of Longwood | Lady Thyrza | 2014-11-16 |
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The Seventeenth Kind | Mrs. Mark | 2014-07-01 |
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Honeysuckle | Patricia | 2014-01-01 |
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Maya the Bee Movie | Queen (voice) | 2014-09-11 |
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Outlier | 2014-10-01 | |
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The Guilt Trip | Anita | 2012-12-19 |
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Sir Billi | Baroness Chantal McToff (voice) | 2012-04-13 |
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The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas | Mme Daniels / Mme Rat / Judith (voice) | 2012-12-19 |
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A Closed Book | Mrs. Kilbride | 2012-07-13 |
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The Wedding Video | Patricia | 2012-08-17 |
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The Itch of the Golden Nit | Mummy Socks (voice) | 2011-06-28 |
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When Harry Left Hogwarts | Self | 2011-11-11 |
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 | Pomona Sprout | 2011-07-12 |
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Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | Mrs. Plithiver (voice) | 2010-07-10 |
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Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments | Self | 2008-10-16 |
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We Are Most Amused | Self | 2008-11-15 |
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How to Lose Friends & Alienate People | Mrs. Kowalski | 2008-10-02 |
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The Dukes | Aunt Vee | 2007-04-23 |
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What the Pythons Did Next... | Narrator | 2007-01-01 |
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The 50 Greatest Television Dramas | Narrator (voice) | 2007-02-03 |
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Flushed Away | Rita's Grandma (voice) | 2006-10-22 |
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Happy Feet | Mrs. Astrakhan (voice) | 2006-11-16 |
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Wallis & Edward | Aunt Bessie | 2005-12-18 |
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Being Julia | Dolly de Vries | 2004-09-03 |
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Ladies in Lavender | Dorcas | 2004-11-12 |
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Chasing Liberty | Maria | 2004-01-09 |
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Modigliani | Gertrude Stein | 2004-05-18 |
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The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | Peg Sellers | 2004-10-01 |
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Pomona Sprout | 2002-11-13 |
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Undertaking Betty | Thelma & Selma | 2002-12-04 |
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Alone | Caseworker | 2002-04-11 |
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In Search of Peace | Ester Cailingold (voice) | 2001-09-21 |
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Not Afraid, Not Afraid | 2001-01-01 | |
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Cats & Dogs | Sophie the Castle Maid | 2001-07-04 |
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House! | Auntie Beth | 2000-05-05 |
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End of Days | Mabel | 1999-11-24 |
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Dreaming of Joseph Lees | Signora Caldoni | 1999-10-29 |
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Magnolia | Faye Barringer (uncredited) | 1999-12-17 |
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Sunshine | Rose Sonnenschein | 1999-09-13 |
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Babe: Pig in the City | Fly (voice) | 1998-11-25 |
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The First Snow of Winter | Sean McDuck (voice) | 1998-12-25 |
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Mulan | The Matchmaker (voice) | 1998-06-18 |
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The Long Way Home | (voice) | 1997-09-19 |
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The IMAX Nutcracker | Sugar Plum | 1997-11-27 |
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Different for Girls | Pamela | 1996-10-01 |
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James and the Giant Peach | Aunt Sponge / Glowworm (voice) | 1996-04-12 |
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Romeo + Juliet | Nurse | 1996-11-01 |
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Babe | Fly (voice) | 1995-07-18 |
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Balto | Grandma Rosy | 1995-12-22 |
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Cold Comfort Farm | Mrs. Beetle | 1995-01-01 |
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Immortal Beloved | Nanette Streicherová | 1994-12-16 |
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Liberation | Narrator | 1994-01-01 |
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The Thief and the Cobbler | Maiden from Mombassa (voice) | 1993-09-23 |
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The Age of Innocence | Mrs. Catherine Mingott | 1993-09-10 |
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Ed and His Dead Mother | Mabel Chilton | 1993-06-04 |
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Demonella | Mother | 1993-05-20 |
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As You Like It | Audrey | 1992-10-09 |
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Stalin | Krupskaya | 1992-11-21 |
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The Butcher's Wife | Gina | 1991-10-25 |
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Dead Again | Hypnotism Patient | 1991-08-23 |
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Echoes That Remain | Narrator (voice) | 1991-06-01 |
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Old Flames | Nellie | 1990-01-14 |
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Pacific Heights | Realtor | 1990-09-28 |
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Orpheus Descending | Vee Talbot | 1990-06-01 |
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The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship | Mother / Mrs. Woodcutter | 1990-09-28 |
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The Fool | Mrs. Bowring | 1990-12-07 |
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I Love You to Death | Joey's Mother | 1990-04-06 |
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Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story | Mrs. Rajzman | 1989-04-22 |
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Unexplained Laughter | Laughter (voice) | 1989-04-25 |
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Blackadder's Christmas Carol | Queen Victoria | 1988-12-23 |
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Little Dorrit | Flora Finching | 1987-12-11 |
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Body Contact | Tony's Mother | 1987-12-06 |
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Little Shop of Horrors | Dental Nurse | 1986-12-19 |
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Scotch & Wry | 1986-11-03 | |
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The Secret Diaries of the Film Censors | Miss N. Shortt | 1986-03-31 |
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Morons from Outer Space | Doctor Wallace | 1985-03-29 |
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The Good Father | Jane Powell | 1985-11-01 |
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Electric Dreams | Ticket Girl | 1984-07-20 |
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Frida Kahlo & Tina Modotti | Narrator (voice) | 1983-01-01 |
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Yentl | Sarah | 1983-11-18 |
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Scrubbers | Jones | 1982-09-24 |
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Reds | Woman with Notebook (uncredited) | 1981-12-25 |
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The Apple | Landlady | 1980-11-21 |
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The Awakening | Dr. Kadira | 1980-07-09 |
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On a Paving Stone Mounted | 1978-12-12 | |
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The Thin End of the Wedge | Veronica | 1977-12-20 |
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Confessions from a Holiday Camp | Blackbird (voice) (uncredited) | 1977-08-01 |
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Stand up, Virgin Soldiers | Elephant Ethel | 1977-04-04 |
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The Lifeswappers | Miriam/Miss Babberton | 1976-04-12 |
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The Battle of Billy's Pond | Tour Guide | 1976-01-01 |
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Rime of the Ancient Mariner | 1975-06-11 | |
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Naughty Girls | Voice | 1975-12-12 |
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On the Game | Narrator (voice) (uncredited) | 1974-02-01 |
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The Ha-Ha | Kathie | 1969-08-25 |
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A Nice Girl Like Me | Pensione | 1969-11-23 |
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Holy Days | ||
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Angels in the Asylum |