Miriam Margolyes

Actor

1941-05-18 · 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).

• Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) — Pomona Sprout
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) — Pomona Sprout
• Mulan (1998) — The Matchmaker (voice)
• Happy Feet (2006) — Mrs. Astrakhan (voice)
• Romeo + Juliet (1996) — Nurse
• Flushed Away (2006) — Rita's Grandma (voice)
• Magnolia (1999) — Faye Barringer (uncredited)
• Babe (1995) — Fly (voice)
• Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010) — Mrs. Plithiver (voice)
• Balto (1995) — Grandma Rosy
• End of Days (1999) — Mabel
• Cats & Dogs (2001) — Sophie the Castle Maid
• Little Shop of Horrors (1986) — Dental Nurse
• James and the Giant Peach (1996) — Aunt Sponge / Glowworm (voice)
• Babe: Pig in the City (1998) — Fly (voice)
• The Age of Innocence (1993) — Mrs. Catherine Mingott
• Early Man (2018) — Queen Oofeefa (voice)
• The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017) — Mrs. Fisk
• How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (2008) — Mrs. Kowalski
• The Guilt Trip (2012) — Anita
• Chasing Liberty (2004) — Maria
• Dead Again (1991) — Mrs. Tupper (uncredited)
• Pacific Heights (1990) — Realtor
• Reds (1981) — Woman with Notebook (uncredited)