Miriam Margolyes
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Series
Family Guy
Right Eyeball (voice)
1999
Series
American Dad!
Margaret Hilda Thatcher (voice)
2005
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
Rugrats
Shirley Finster (voice)
1991
Series
Call the Midwife
Mother Mildred
2012
Series
Play for Today
Veronica
1970
Series
Wogan
Self
1982
Film
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Pomona Sprout
2002
Series
Merlin
Grunhilda
2008
Series
Screen Two
Nellie
1985
Series
The Last Leg
Self
2013
Series
Agatha Christie's Marple
Mrs. Price-Ridley
2004
Series
Tales of the Unexpected
Mary Burge
1979
Series
ITV Playhouse
Kathie
1967
Series
Omnibus
1967
Film
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Pomona Sprout
2011
Series
Theatre 625
Rita
1964
Series
An Audience with...
Self
1978
Series
Apple & Onion
Queen Victoria Sponge (voice)
2018
Series
Thirty-Minute Theatre
Voice
1965
Series
Blackadder
Lady Whiteadder
1983
Series
Blackadder
Infanta Maria Escalosa of Spain
1983
Film
Flushed Away
Rita's Grandma (voice)
2006
Series
Dharma & Greg
Chloe
1997
Film
Mulan
The Matchmaker (voice)
1998
Series
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
Aunt Prudence
2012
Series
Q&A
Self - Panellist
2008
Series
The Sarah Jane Adventures
Leaf Blathereen (voice)
2007
Series
Angels
1975
Film
Early Man
Queen Oofeefa (voice)
2018
Series
The Weekly with Charlie Pickering
Self
2015
Film
Romeo + Juliet
Nurse
1996
Series
The Play on One
Laughter (voice)
1988
Series
Remembers…
Self
2022
Series
Trollied
2011
Series
Monkey
Narator
1978
Series
Monkey
Demon (voice)
1978
Film
Happy Feet
Mrs. Astrakhan (voice)
2006
Series
Plebs
Iona
2013
Series
Kingdom
Henny Leach
2007
Film
Magnolia
Faye Barringer (uncredited)
1999
Film
End of Days
Mabel
1999
Film
The Guilt Trip
Anita
2012
Film
Little Shop of Horrors
Dental Nurse
1986
Film
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
Mrs. Plithiver (voice)
2010
Film
Babe: Pig in the City
Fly (voice)
1998
Film
James and the Giant Peach
Aunt Sponge / Glowworm (voice)
1996
Film
Cats & Dogs
Sophie the Castle Maid
2001
Series
Jam and Jerusalem
Joyce Midge
2006
Series
Jam and Jerusalem
Mrs. Joyce Midge
2006
Series
Fall of Eagles
Anna Vyrubova
1974
Film
Babe
Fly (voice)
1995
Series
Vanity Fair
Miss Crawley
1998
Film
The Age of Innocence
Mrs. Catherine Mingott
1993
Film
Pacific Heights
Realtor
1990
Film
Maya the Bee Movie
Queen (voice)
2014
Film
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
Mrs. Kowalski
2008
Series
John Bishop: In Conversation with...
Self
2016
Film
Balto
Grandma Rosy
1995
Series
Dog Squad
Sylvie (voice)
2022
Film
The Little Vampire 3D
Wulftrud (voice)
2017
Film
Dead Again
Mrs. Tupper (uncredited)
1991
Film
Chasing Liberty
Maria
2004
Terry Wogan's Friday Night
Self
1992
Film
Electric Dreams
Ticket Girl
1984
Series
Plays for Britain
Miriam / Miss Babberton
1976
Magic Grandad
Grandma
1993
Series
Boy Meets Girl
Maria
1967
Series
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
Elsa Maxwell
1989
Film
I Love You to Death
Joey's Mother
1990
Series
Inconceivable
Malva
2005
Series
Oliver Twist
Mrs Bumble
1985
Series
Oliver Twist
Mrs Corney
1985
Series
Badjelly
Badjelly (voice)
2025
Film
Immortal Beloved
Nanette Streicherová
1994
Film
The Man Who Invented Christmas
Mrs. Fisk
2017
Series
Big Muzzy
The Queen (voice)
1987
Film
Reds
Woman with Notebook (uncredited)
1981
Film
The Butcher's Wife
Gina
1991
Film
Undertaking Betty
Thelma & Selma
2002
Series
Los cuentos de Tinga Tinga
2010
Film
The Thief and the Cobbler
Maiden from Mombassa (voice)
1993
Series
A Kick Up the Eighties
1981
Series
A Little Princess
Miss Amelia Minchin
1987
Series
The Project
2009
Film
Being Julia
Dolly de Vries
2004
Fifties Features - The Women behind the Pictures
1986
Series
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
Nurse Hopkins
1986
Series
Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
Self
2017
Film
Ladies in Lavender
Dorcas
2004
Series
Freud
Baroness von Lieben
1984
Series
The History Man
Melissa Tordoroff
1981
Series
Dickens
Catherine Dickens
2002
Series
Take a Letter, Mr Jones
Maria
1981
Series
The Real Marigold Hotel
Self
2016
Film
Holy Days
Sister Luke
2026
Series
Tonight at 8.30
Mrs. Wadhurst
1991
Series
Tonight at 8.30
Nanny
1991
Film
Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears
Prudence Stanley
2020
Series
The Phoenix and the Carpet
Cook
1997
Film
Yentl
Sarah
1983
Series
Supply and Demand
CS Edna Colley
1998
Film
Modigliani
Gertrude Stein
2004
Film
My Happy Ending
Judy
2023
Film
The Awakening
Dr. Kadira
1980
Series
Kizzy
Mrs Doe
1976
Series
Miriam and Alan: Lost in Scotland
Self
2021
Series
Let's Talk About Sex
Self
2019
Series
The Real Marigold on Tour
Self - Host
2016
Childhood
Mademoiselle
1977
Film
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Peg Sellers
2004
Film
Confessions from a Holiday Camp
Blackbird (voice) (uncredited)
1977
Film
A Friend of Dorothy
Dorothy
2025
Series
Bucket
Mim
2017
Film
Sunshine
Rose Sonnenschein
1999
Series
Ken Dodd's World of Laughter
1974
Film
Harry Potter: A History Of Magic
Herself
2017
Film
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Narrator (voice)
2007
Film
Stalin
Krupskaya
1992
Film
Different for Girls
Pamela
1996
Film
The Legend of Longwood
Lady Thyrza
2014
Film
H Is for Happiness
Miss Bamford
2021
Film
When Harry Left Hogwarts
Self
2011
Series
Frannie's Turn
Frannie Escobar
1992
Film
Morons from Outer Space
Doctor Wallace
1985
Film
The Wedding Video
Patricia
2012
Film
Ed and His Dead Mother
Mabel Chilton
1993
Film
The Apple
Landlady
1980
Moonacre
Old Elspeth
1994
Film
Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness
2025
Comedy National Treasures: Stanley Baxter
Herself
2019
Film
Left Luggage
Mrs. Goldman
1998
Film
Little Dorrit
Flora Finching
1987
Film
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
Self - Narrator (voice)
2023
Series
The Girls of Slender Means
Jane Wright
1975
Film
The Long Way Home
(voice)
1997
Film
Cold Comfort Farm
Mrs. Beetle
1995
Film
We Are Most Amused
Self
2008
Film
Orpheus Descending
Vee Talbot
1990
Film
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
The Meep (voice) (archive footage)
2023
Film
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
Queen Victoria
1988
Film
The Fringe, Fame and Me
Self
2022
Series
Queen Victoria: Love, Lust And Leadership
Narrator
2021
Film
The First Snow of Winter
Sean McDuck (voice)
1998
Film
On the Game
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1974
Film
House!
Auntie Beth
2000
Film
A Nice Girl Like Me
Pensione
1969
Series
Miriam’s Big American Adventure
Herself
2018
Film
The Good Father
Jane Powell
1985
Film
The Seventeenth Kind
Mrs. Mark
2014
Film
Mog's Christmas
Aunt One (voice)
2023
Film
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
Mrs. Rajzman
1989
Film
Dreaming of Joseph Lees
Signora Caldoni
1999
Film
Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book
Self
2016
Series
Miriam's Dead Good Adventure
Herself - Presenter
2019
Film
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
Narrator (voice)
2024
Film
Liberation
Narrator (voice)
1994
Film
Wallis & Edward
Aunt Bessie
2005
Mother
Maria Aponte
2015
Film
David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count
Self
2022
Film
Alec Guinness: A Class Act
self
2024
Series
Miriam Margolyes Discovers New Zealand
Self - Presenter
2025
Series
Lady Gregory: Ireland's First Social Influencer
Self
2023
Series
Miriam Margolyes: Almost Australian
Self - Host
2020
Film
The Itch of the Golden Nit
Mummy Socks (voice)
2011
Film
Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
2021
Series
Irish Road Trip with Miriam Margolyes
Self
2023
Film
As You Like It
Audrey
1992
Film
The Secret Diaries of the Film Censors
Miss N. Shortt
1986
Film
The Dukes
Aunt Vee
2007
Film
A Closed Book
Mrs. Kilbride
2012
Film
Judi Dench: Our National Treasure
Self
2022
Film
Sir Billi
Baroness Chantal McToff (voice)
2012
At the Eleventh Hour
1967
Series
Dickens in America
Host
2005
Film
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
1975
Film
The Thin End of the Wedge
Veronica
1977
Series
Miriam Margolyes: Australia Unmasked
Self - Host
2022
Series
Miriam Margolyes Impossibly Australian
Self
2024
Film
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Self
2008
The Fool
Mrs. Bowring
1990
Film
What the Pythons Did Next...
Narrator
2007
Film
Unexplained Laughter
Laughter (voice)
1989
Film
Next to You
Granny Vera
2023
Film
Heart of Darkness
The Aunt
Film
The Phoenix and the Carpet
Cook
2004
Film
On a Paving Stone Mounted
1978
Film
The Battle of Billy's Pond
Tour Guide
1976
Film
Scotch & Wry
1986
Film
Postcards from the 48%
2018
Film
Alone
Caseworker
2002
Film
Miriam Margolyes Made Me Me
Self
2026
Film
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
Mother / Mrs. Woodcutter
1990
Film
Not Afraid, Not Afraid
2001
Film
Miriam's Dickensian Christmas
Self
2022
Film
Peter and the Wolf
Narrator
2017
Film
The Lifeswappers
Miriam/Miss Babberton
1976
Film
Demonella
Mother
1993
Film
The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas
Mme Daniels / Mme Rat / Judith (voice)
2012
Film
Flames of Passion: The Other Side of British Cinema
Narrator
2007
Series
Miriam's Big Fat Adventure
Self - Presenter
2020
Film
The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration
Self
2022
Film
Crystal Gazing
Newsreader
1982
Film
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
Elephant Ethel
1977
Film
Frida Kahlo & Tina Modotti
Narrator (voice)
1983
Miriam Margolyes Made Me Me
Self
2026
Film
Body Contact
Tony's Mother
1987
The Ha-Ha
Kathie
1969
Film
The IMAX Nutcracker
Sugar Plum
1997
Film
They Call Us The Wrong Kind of Jew
Self
2026
Naughty Girls
Voice
1975
Film
Echoes That Remain
Narrator (voice)
1991
Film
Scrubbers
Jones
1982
Angels in the Asylum
Outlier
Odamee Marshall
2014
Film
The Last Artifact
Narrator (UK version)
2020
Film
imagine... Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs
Self
2022
Film
The Importance of Being Miriam
2015
Film
Old Flames
Nellie
1990
Film
1 in 2
2026
Film
Wings
Audrey
2020
Film
In Search of Peace
Ester Cailingold (voice)
2001
Spirit-ED
Headmistress - Ms Ursula Gressup
2015
Honeysuckle
Patricia
2014
Film
Gods of Tennis
Herself