Miriam Margolyes

Acting • 214 Credits

Biography

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).

🎭 Acting Roles (30)

Ranked by Prestige & Popularity
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

2002 ⭐ 3.9
as Pomona Sprout
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

2011 ⭐ 4.0
as Pomona Sprout
Mulan

Mulan

1998 ⭐ 4.0
as The Matchmaker (voice)
Happy Feet

Happy Feet

2006 ⭐ 3.1
as Mrs. Astrakhan (voice)
Romeo + Juliet

Romeo + Juliet

1996 ⭐ 3.4
as Nurse
Family Guy

Family Guy

1999 ⭐ 3.7
as Right Eyeball (voice)
Flushed Away

Flushed Away

2006 ⭐ 3.2
as Rita's Grandma (voice)
Magnolia

Magnolia

1999 ⭐ 3.9
as Faye Barringer (uncredited)
Babe

Babe

1995 ⭐ 3.1
as Fly (voice)
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

2010 ⭐ 3.4
as Mrs. Plithiver (voice)
American Dad!

American Dad!

2005 ⭐ 3.5
as Margaret Hilda Thatcher (voice)
Balto

Balto

1995 ⭐ 3.7
as Grandma Rosy
End of Days

End of Days

1999 ⭐ 3.1
as Mabel
Cats & Dogs

Cats & Dogs

2001 ⭐ 2.7
as Sophie the Castle Maid
Little Shop of Horrors

Little Shop of Horrors

1986 ⭐ 3.5
as Dental Nurse
James and the Giant Peach

James and the Giant Peach

1996 ⭐ 3.3
as Aunt Sponge / Glowworm (voice)
Babe: Pig in the City

Babe: Pig in the City

1998 ⭐ 2.8
as Fly (voice)
The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence

1993 ⭐ 3.5
as Mrs. Catherine Mingott
Merlin

Merlin

2008 ⭐ 3.9
as Grunhilda
Early Man

Early Man

2018 ⭐ 3.1
as Queen Oofeefa (voice)
The Man Who Invented Christmas

The Man Who Invented Christmas

2017 ⭐ 3.4
as Mrs. Fisk
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

2008 ⭐ 3.0
as Mrs. Kowalski
The Guilt Trip

The Guilt Trip

2012 ⭐ 2.8
as Anita
Rugrats

Rugrats

1991 ⭐ 3.8
as Shirley Finster (voice)
Chasing Liberty

Chasing Liberty

2004 ⭐ 3.1
as Maria
Blackadder

Blackadder

1983 ⭐ 4.0
as Infanta Maria Escalosa of Spain
Dead Again

Dead Again

1991 ⭐ 3.2
as Mrs. Tupper (uncredited)
Pacific Heights

Pacific Heights

1990 ⭐ 3.2
as Realtor
Reds

Reds

1981 ⭐ 3.4
as Woman with Notebook (uncredited)
Immortal Beloved

Immortal Beloved

1994 ⭐ 3.6
as Nanette Streicherová