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Miriam Margolyes
Acting

Miriam Margolyes

Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.

Profession

Acting

Birthday

18 May 1941

Age

85 Years

Born In

Oxford, Oxfordshire, England UK

Total Projects

213

Years Active

64 Yrs

Avg Rating

6.7 ★

Overview

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).

Filmography

Miriam Margolyes Made Me Me

movie

Miriam Margolyes Made Me Me

2026

Miriam Margolyes Made Me Me

as Self

CineRaya

tv

Miriam Margolyes Made Me Me

2026

Miriam Margolyes Made Me Me

as Self

Holy Days

movie

Holy Days

2026

Holy Days

as Sister Luke

A Friend of Dorothy

movie

A Friend of Dorothy

2025

A Friend of Dorothy

as Dorothy

Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness

movie

Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness

2025

Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness

Miriam Margolyes Discovers New Zealand

tv

Miriam Margolyes Discovers New Zealand

2025

Miriam Margolyes Discovers New Zealand

as Self - Presenter

Badjelly

tv

Badjelly

2025

Badjelly

as Badjelly (voice)

Alec Guinness: A Class Act

movie

Alec Guinness: A Class Act

2024

Alec Guinness: A Class Act

as self

The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved

movie

The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved

2024

The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved

as Narrator (voice)

Miriam Margolyes Impossibly Australian

tv

Miriam Margolyes Impossibly Australian

2024

Miriam Margolyes Impossibly Australian

as Self

CineRaya

movie

How To Make It In Comedy

2024

How To Make It In Comedy

Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials

movie

Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials

2023

Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials

as The Meep (voice) (archive footage)

Mog's Christmas

movie

Mog's Christmas

2023

Mog's Christmas

as Aunt One (voice)

Next to You

movie

Next to You

2023

Next to You

as Granny Vera

Irish Road Trip with Miriam Margolyes

tv

Irish Road Trip with Miriam Margolyes

2023

Irish Road Trip with Miriam Margolyes

as Self

Blackadder: A Cunning Story

movie

Blackadder: A Cunning Story

2023

Blackadder: A Cunning Story

as Self - Narrator (voice)

My Happy Ending

movie

My Happy Ending

2023

My Happy Ending

as Judy

Lady Gregory: Ireland's First Social Influencer

tv

Lady Gregory: Ireland's First Social Influencer

2023

Lady Gregory: Ireland's First Social Influencer

as Self

Miriam's Dickensian Christmas

movie

Miriam's Dickensian Christmas

2022

Miriam's Dickensian Christmas

as Self

David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count

movie

David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count

2022

David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count

as Self

Dog Squad

tv

Dog Squad

2022

Dog Squad

as Sylvie (voice)

The Fringe, Fame and Me

movie

The Fringe, Fame and Me

2022

The Fringe, Fame and Me

as Self

The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration

movie

The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration

2022

The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration

as Self

Miriam Margolyes: Australia Unmasked

tv

Miriam Margolyes: Australia Unmasked

2022

Miriam Margolyes: Australia Unmasked

as Self - Host

Judi Dench: Our National Treasure

movie

Judi Dench: Our National Treasure

2022

Judi Dench: Our National Treasure

as Self

Remembers…

tv

Remembers…

2022

Remembers…

as Self

imagine... Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs

movie

imagine... Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs

2022

imagine... Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs

as Self

Miriam and Alan: Lost in Scotland

tv

Miriam and Alan: Lost in Scotland

2021

Miriam and Alan: Lost in Scotland

as Self

H Is for Happiness

movie

H Is for Happiness

2021

H Is for Happiness

as Miss Bamford

Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall

movie

Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall

2021

Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall

Queen Victoria: Love, Lust And Leadership

tv

Queen Victoria: Love, Lust And Leadership

2021

Queen Victoria: Love, Lust And Leadership

as Narrator

Wings

movie

Wings

2020

Wings

as Audrey

Miriam Margolyes: Almost Australian

tv

Miriam Margolyes: Almost Australian

2020

Miriam Margolyes: Almost Australian

as Self - Host

Miriam's Big Fat Adventure

tv

Miriam's Big Fat Adventure

2020

Miriam's Big Fat Adventure

as Self - Presenter

Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears

movie

Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears

2020

Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears

as Prudence Stanley

The Last Artifact

movie

The Last Artifact

2020

The Last Artifact

as Narrator (UK version)

CineRaya

tv

Comedy National Treasures: Stanley Baxter

2019

Comedy National Treasures: Stanley Baxter

as Herself

Miriam's Dead Good Adventure

tv

Miriam's Dead Good Adventure

2019

Miriam's Dead Good Adventure

as Herself - Presenter

Postcards from the 48%

movie

Postcards from the 48%

2018

Postcards from the 48%

Apple & Onion

tv

Apple & Onion

2018

Apple & Onion

as Queen Victoria Sponge (voice)

Early Man

movie

Early Man

2018

Early Man

as Queen Oofeefa (voice)

Miriam’s Big American Adventure

tv

Miriam’s Big American Adventure

2018

Miriam’s Big American Adventure

as Herself

Harry Potter: A History Of Magic

movie

Harry Potter: A History Of Magic

2017

Harry Potter: A History Of Magic

as Herself

The Man Who Invented Christmas

movie

The Man Who Invented Christmas

2017

The Man Who Invented Christmas

as Mrs. Fisk

The Little Vampire 3D

movie

The Little Vampire 3D

2017

The Little Vampire 3D

as Wulftrud (voice)

Tate Britain's Great Art Walks

tv

Tate Britain's Great Art Walks

2017

Tate Britain's Great Art Walks

as Self

Bucket

tv

Bucket

2017

Bucket

as Mim

CineRaya

movie

Peter and the Wolf

2017

Peter and the Wolf

as Narrator

The Real Marigold on Tour

tv

The Real Marigold on Tour

2016

The Real Marigold on Tour

as Self - Host

Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book

movie

Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book

2016

Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book

as Self

John Bishop: In Conversation with...

tv

John Bishop: In Conversation with...

2016

John Bishop: In Conversation with...

as Self

The Real Marigold Hotel

tv

The Real Marigold Hotel

2016

The Real Marigold Hotel

as Self

The Importance of Being Miriam

movie

The Importance of Being Miriam

2015

The Importance of Being Miriam

CineRaya

movie

Spirit-ED

2015

Spirit-ED

as Headmistress - Ms Ursula Gressup

The Weekly with Charlie Pickering

tv

The Weekly with Charlie Pickering

2015

The Weekly with Charlie Pickering

as Self

CineRaya

movie

Mother

2015

Mother

as Maria Aponte

The Legend of Longwood

movie

The Legend of Longwood

2014

The Legend of Longwood

as Lady Thyrza

CineRaya

movie

Outlier

2014

Outlier

as Odamee Marshall

Maya the Bee Movie

movie

Maya the Bee Movie

2014

Maya the Bee Movie

as Queen (voice)

The Seventeenth Kind

movie

The Seventeenth Kind

2014

The Seventeenth Kind

as Mrs. Mark

Late Night with Seth Meyers

tv

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self

CineRaya

movie

Honeysuckle

2014

Honeysuckle

as Patricia

Plebs

tv

Plebs

2013

Plebs

as Iona

The Last Leg

tv

The Last Leg

2013

The Last Leg

as Self

The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas

movie

The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas

2012

The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas

as Mme Daniels / Mme Rat / Judith (voice)

The Guilt Trip

movie

The Guilt Trip

2012

The Guilt Trip

as Anita

The Wedding Video

movie

The Wedding Video

2012

The Wedding Video

as Patricia

A Closed Book

movie

A Closed Book

2012

A Closed Book

as Mrs. Kilbride

Sir Billi

movie

Sir Billi

2012

Sir Billi

as Baroness Chantal McToff (voice)

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

tv

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

2012

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

as Aunt Prudence

Call the Midwife

tv

Call the Midwife

2012

Call the Midwife

as Mother Mildred

When Harry Left Hogwarts

movie

When Harry Left Hogwarts

2011

When Harry Left Hogwarts

as Self

Trollied

tv

Trollied

2011

Trollied

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

movie

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

2011

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

as Pomona Sprout

The Itch of the Golden Nit

movie

The Itch of the Golden Nit

2011

The Itch of the Golden Nit

as Mummy Socks (voice)

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

movie

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

2010

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

as Mrs. Plithiver (voice)

Los cuentos de Tinga Tinga

tv

Los cuentos de Tinga Tinga

2010

Los cuentos de Tinga Tinga

The Project

tv

The Project

2009

The Project

We Are Most Amused

movie

We Are Most Amused

2008

We Are Most Amused

as Self

Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

movie

Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

2008

Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

as Self

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

movie

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

2008

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

as Mrs. Kowalski

Merlin

tv

Merlin

2008

Merlin

as Grunhilda

Q&A

tv

Q&A

2008

Q&A

as Self - Panellist

The Sarah Jane Adventures

tv

The Sarah Jane Adventures

2007

The Sarah Jane Adventures

as Leaf Blathereen (voice)

Flames of Passion: The Other Side of British Cinema

movie

Flames of Passion: The Other Side of British Cinema

2007

Flames of Passion: The Other Side of British Cinema

as Narrator

The Dukes

movie

The Dukes

2007

The Dukes

as Aunt Vee

Kingdom

tv

Kingdom

2007

Kingdom

as Henny Leach

The Graham Norton Show

tv

The Graham Norton Show

2007

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

movie

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

2007

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

as Narrator (voice)

What the Pythons Did Next...

movie

What the Pythons Did Next...

2007

What the Pythons Did Next...

as Narrator

Jam and Jerusalem

tv

Jam and Jerusalem

2006

Jam and Jerusalem

as Joyce Midge

Jam and Jerusalem

tv

Jam and Jerusalem

2006

Jam and Jerusalem

as Mrs. Joyce Midge

Happy Feet

movie

Happy Feet

2006

Happy Feet

as Mrs. Astrakhan (voice)

Flushed Away

movie

Flushed Away

2006

Flushed Away

as Rita's Grandma (voice)

Wallis & Edward

movie

Wallis & Edward

2005

Wallis & Edward

as Aunt Bessie

Dickens in America

tv

Dickens in America

2005

Dickens in America

as Host

American Dad!

tv

American Dad!

2005

American Dad!

as Margaret Hilda Thatcher (voice)

Agatha Christie's Marple

tv

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004

Agatha Christie's Marple

as Mrs. Price-Ridley

Ladies in Lavender

movie

Ladies in Lavender

2004

Ladies in Lavender

as Dorcas

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

movie

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

2004

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

as Peg Sellers

Being Julia

movie

Being Julia

2004

Being Julia

as Dolly de Vries

The Phoenix and the Carpet

movie

The Phoenix and the Carpet

2004

The Phoenix and the Carpet

as Cook

Modigliani

movie

Modigliani

2004

Modigliani

as Gertrude Stein

Chasing Liberty

movie

Chasing Liberty

2004

Chasing Liberty

as Maria

Undertaking Betty

movie

Undertaking Betty

2002

Undertaking Betty

as Thelma & Selma

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

movie

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

2002

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

as Pomona Sprout

Dickens

tv

Dickens

2002

Dickens

as Catherine Dickens

Alone

movie

Alone

2002

Alone

as Caseworker

In Search of Peace

movie

In Search of Peace

2001

In Search of Peace

as Ester Cailingold (voice)

Cats & Dogs

movie

Cats & Dogs

2001

Cats & Dogs

as Sophie the Castle Maid

Not Afraid, Not Afraid

movie

Not Afraid, Not Afraid

2001

Not Afraid, Not Afraid

House!

movie

House!

2000

House!

as Auntie Beth

Magnolia

movie

Magnolia

1999

Magnolia

as Faye Barringer (uncredited)

End of Days

movie

End of Days

1999

End of Days

as Mabel

Dreaming of Joseph Lees

movie

Dreaming of Joseph Lees

1999

Dreaming of Joseph Lees

as Signora Caldoni

Sunshine

movie

Sunshine

1999

Sunshine

as Rose Sonnenschein

Family Guy

tv

Family Guy

1999

Family Guy

as Right Eyeball (voice)

The First Snow of Winter

movie

The First Snow of Winter

1998

The First Snow of Winter

as Sean McDuck (voice)

Babe: Pig in the City

movie

Babe: Pig in the City

1998

Babe: Pig in the City

as Fly (voice)

Vanity Fair

tv

Vanity Fair

1998

Vanity Fair

as Miss Crawley

Supply and Demand

tv

Supply and Demand

1998

Supply and Demand

as Edna

Mulan

movie

Mulan

1998

Mulan

as The Matchmaker (voice)

Left Luggage

movie

Left Luggage

1998

Left Luggage

as Mrs. Goldman

The IMAX Nutcracker

movie

The IMAX Nutcracker

1997

The IMAX Nutcracker

as Sugar Plum

The Phoenix and the Carpet

tv

The Phoenix and the Carpet

1997

The Phoenix and the Carpet

as Cook

Dharma & Greg

tv

Dharma & Greg

1997

Dharma & Greg

as Chloe

The Long Way Home

movie

The Long Way Home

1997

The Long Way Home

as (voice)

Romeo + Juliet

movie

Romeo + Juliet

1996

Romeo + Juliet

as Nurse

Different for Girls

movie

Different for Girls

1996

Different for Girls

as Pamela

James and the Giant Peach

movie

James and the Giant Peach

1996

James and the Giant Peach

as Aunt Sponge / Glowworm (voice)

Balto

movie

Balto

1995

Balto

as Grandma Rosy

Babe

movie

Babe

1995

Babe

as Fly (voice)

Cold Comfort Farm

movie

Cold Comfort Farm

1995

Cold Comfort Farm

as Mrs. Beetle

Immortal Beloved

movie

Immortal Beloved

1994

Immortal Beloved

as Nanette Streicherová

CineRaya

tv

Moonacre

1994

Moonacre

as Old Elspeth

Liberation

movie

Liberation

1994

Liberation

as Narrator

The Thief and the Cobbler

movie

The Thief and the Cobbler

1993

The Thief and the Cobbler

as Maiden from Mombassa (voice)

The Age of Innocence

movie

The Age of Innocence

1993

The Age of Innocence

as Mrs. Catherine Mingott

Ed and His Dead Mother

movie

Ed and His Dead Mother

1993

Ed and His Dead Mother

as Mabel Chilton

Demonella

movie

Demonella

1993

Demonella

as Mother

CineRaya

tv

Magic Grandad

1993

Magic Grandad

as Grandma

Stalin

movie

Stalin

1992

Stalin

as Krupskaya

As You Like It

movie

As You Like It

1992

As You Like It

as Audrey

CineRaya

tv

Terry Wogan's Friday Night

1992

Terry Wogan's Friday Night

as Self

Frannie's Turn

tv

Frannie's Turn

1992

Frannie's Turn

as Frannie Escobar

The Butcher's Wife

movie

The Butcher's Wife

1991

The Butcher's Wife

as Gina

Dead Again

movie

Dead Again

1991

Dead Again

as Hypnotism Patient

Rugrats

tv

Rugrats

1991

Rugrats

as Shirley Finster (voice)

Echoes That Remain

movie

Echoes That Remain

1991

Echoes That Remain

as Narrator (voice)

CineRaya

movie

The Fool

1990

The Fool

as Mrs. Bowring

Pacific Heights

movie

Pacific Heights

1990

Pacific Heights

as Realtor

The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship

movie

The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship

1990

The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship

as Mother / Mrs. Woodcutter

Orpheus Descending

movie

Orpheus Descending

1990

Orpheus Descending

as Vee Talbot

I Love You to Death

movie

I Love You to Death

1990

I Love You to Death

as Joey's Mother

Old Flames

movie

Old Flames

1990

Old Flames

as Nellie

Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story

tv

Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story

1989

Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story

as Elsa Maxwell

Unexplained Laughter

movie

Unexplained Laughter

1989

Unexplained Laughter

as Laughter (voice)

Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story

movie

Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story

1989

Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story

as Mrs. Rajzman

Blackadder's Christmas Carol

movie

Blackadder's Christmas Carol

1988

Blackadder's Christmas Carol

as Queen Victoria

Little Dorrit

movie

Little Dorrit

1987

Little Dorrit

as Flora Finching

Body Contact

movie

Body Contact

1987

Body Contact

as Tony's Mother

Big Muzzy

tv

Big Muzzy

1987

Big Muzzy

as The Queen (voice)

A Little Princess

tv

A Little Princess

1987

A Little Princess

as Miss Amelia Minchin

Little Shop of Horrors

movie

Little Shop of Horrors

1986

Little Shop of Horrors

as Dental Nurse

Scotch & Wry

movie

Scotch & Wry

1986

Scotch & Wry

The Life and Loves of a She-Devil

tv

The Life and Loves of a She-Devil

1986

The Life and Loves of a She-Devil

as Nurse Hopkins

CineRaya

tv

Fifties Features - The Women behind the Pictures

1986

Fifties Features - The Women behind the Pictures

The Secret Diaries of the Film Censors

movie

The Secret Diaries of the Film Censors

1986

The Secret Diaries of the Film Censors

as Miss N. Shortt

The Good Father

movie

The Good Father

1985

The Good Father

as Jane Powell

Oliver Twist

tv

Oliver Twist

1985

Oliver Twist

Morons from Outer Space

movie

Morons from Outer Space

1985

Morons from Outer Space

as Doctor Wallace

Freud

tv

Freud

1984

Freud

as Baroness von Lieben

Electric Dreams

movie

Electric Dreams

1984

Electric Dreams

as Ticket Girl

Yentl

movie

Yentl

1983

Yentl

as Sarah

Blackadder

tv

Blackadder

1983

Blackadder

as Lady Whiteadder

Blackadder

tv

Blackadder

1983

Blackadder

as Infanta Maria Escalosa of Spain

Frida Kahlo & Tina Modotti

movie

Frida Kahlo & Tina Modotti

1983

Frida Kahlo & Tina Modotti

as Narrator (voice)

Scrubbers

movie

Scrubbers

1982

Scrubbers

as Jones

Crystal Gazing

movie

Crystal Gazing

1982

Crystal Gazing

as Newsreader

Wogan

tv

Wogan

1982

Wogan

as Self

Reds

movie

Reds

1981

Reds

as Woman with Notebook (uncredited)

A Kick Up the Eighties

tv

A Kick Up the Eighties

1981

A Kick Up the Eighties

Take a Letter, Mr Jones

tv

Take a Letter, Mr Jones

1981

Take a Letter, Mr Jones

as Maria

The History Man

tv

The History Man

1981

The History Man

as Melissa Tordoroff

The Apple

movie

The Apple

1980

The Apple

as Landlady

The Awakening

movie

The Awakening

1980

The Awakening

as Dr. Kadira

Tales of the Unexpected

tv

Tales of the Unexpected

1979

Tales of the Unexpected

as Mary Burge

On a Paving Stone Mounted

movie

On a Paving Stone Mounted

1978

On a Paving Stone Mounted

Monkey

tv

Monkey

1978

Monkey

as Narator

Monkey

tv

Monkey

1978

Monkey

as Demon (voice)

An Audience with...

tv

An Audience with...

1978

An Audience with...

as Self

The Thin End of the Wedge

movie

The Thin End of the Wedge

1977

The Thin End of the Wedge

as Veronica

Confessions from a Holiday Camp

movie

Confessions from a Holiday Camp

1977

Confessions from a Holiday Camp

as Blackbird (voice) (uncredited)

Stand up, Virgin Soldiers

movie

Stand up, Virgin Soldiers

1977

Stand up, Virgin Soldiers

as Elephant Ethel

The Lifeswappers

movie

The Lifeswappers

1976

The Lifeswappers

as Miriam/Miss Babberton

Plays for Britain

tv

Plays for Britain

1976

Plays for Britain

as Miriam / Miss Babberton

Kizzy

tv

Kizzy

1976

Kizzy

as Mrs Doe

The Battle of Billy's Pond

movie

The Battle of Billy's Pond

1976

The Battle of Billy's Pond

as Tour Guide

CineRaya

movie

Naughty Girls

1975

Naughty Girls

as Voice

Angels

tv

Angels

1975

Angels

Rime of the Ancient Mariner

movie

Rime of the Ancient Mariner

1975

Rime of the Ancient Mariner

The Girls of Slender Means

tv

The Girls of Slender Means

1975

The Girls of Slender Means

as Jane Wright

Ken Dodd's World of Laughter

tv

Ken Dodd's World of Laughter

1974

Ken Dodd's World of Laughter

Fall of Eagles

tv

Fall of Eagles

1974

Fall of Eagles

as Anna Vyrubova

On the Game

movie

On the Game

1974

On the Game

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Play for Today

tv

Play for Today

1970

Play for Today

as Veronica

A Nice Girl Like Me

movie

A Nice Girl Like Me

1969

A Nice Girl Like Me

as Pensione

CineRaya

movie

The Ha-Ha

1969

The Ha-Ha

as Kathie

CineRaya

tv

At the Eleventh Hour

1967

At the Eleventh Hour

ITV Playhouse

tv

ITV Playhouse

1967

ITV Playhouse

as Kathie

Theatre 625

tv

Theatre 625

1964

Theatre 625

as Rita

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

tv

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self

CineRaya

movie

Angels in the Asylum

TBA

Angels in the Asylum

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