Miriam Margolyes

Miriam Margolyes

Miriam Margolyes

Miriam Margolyes

1941-05-18

THE BIOGRAPHY

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).

ALSO APPEARS IN MOVIES

Romeo + Juliet

Romeo + Juliet

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

James and the Giant Peach

James and the Giant Peach

I Love You to Death

I Love You to Death

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

Mulan

Mulan

The Last Artifact

The Last Artifact

The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence

Pacific Heights

Pacific Heights

Undertaking Betty

Undertaking Betty

Scotch & Wry

Scotch & Wry

Cats & Dogs

Cats & Dogs

Flushed Away

Flushed Away

Babe: Pig in the City

Babe: Pig in the City

Cold Comfort Farm

Cold Comfort Farm

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

End of Days

End of Days

Babe

Babe

Happy Feet

Happy Feet

Immortal Beloved

Immortal Beloved

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

Alone

Alone

The Dukes

The Dukes

The Good Father

The Good Father

Little Dorrit

Little Dorrit

The Awakening

The Awakening

The Apple

The Apple

Sunshine

Sunshine

Electric Dreams

Electric Dreams

Magnolia

Magnolia

Dreaming of Joseph Lees

Dreaming of Joseph Lees

Scrubbers

Scrubbers

Mog's Christmas

Mog's Christmas

Stalin

Stalin

The First Snow of Winter

The First Snow of Winter

Blackadder's Christmas Carol

Blackadder's Christmas Carol

Different for Girls

Different for Girls

Dead Again

Dead Again

The Wedding Video

The Wedding Video

Blackadder: A Cunning Story

Blackadder: A Cunning Story

My Happy Ending

My Happy Ending

The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas

The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas

The Long Way Home

The Long Way Home

Body Contact

Body Contact

Naughty Girls

Naughty Girls

imagine... Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs

imagine... Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs

The Ha-Ha

The Ha-Ha

Liberation

Liberation

Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book

Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book

Sir Billi

Sir Billi

The Seventeenth Kind

The Seventeenth Kind

The Lifeswappers

The Lifeswappers

The Itch of the Golden Nit

The Itch of the Golden Nit

Unexplained Laughter

Unexplained Laughter

As You Like It

As You Like It

A Nice Girl Like Me

A Nice Girl Like Me

Stand up, Virgin Soldiers

Stand up, Virgin Soldiers

Ladies in Lavender

Ladies in Lavender

Being Julia

Being Julia

Morons from Outer Space

Morons from Outer Space

Modigliani

Modigliani

The Guilt Trip

The Guilt Trip

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

Wallis & Edward

Wallis & Edward

Orpheus Descending

Orpheus Descending

The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship

The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship

Confessions from a Holiday Camp

Confessions from a Holiday Camp

Reds

Reds

Ed and His Dead Mother

Ed and His Dead Mother

The Butcher's Wife

The Butcher's Wife

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Little Shop of Horrors

Little Shop of Horrors

Balto

Balto

Demonella

Demonella

The Fringe, Fame and Me

The Fringe, Fame and Me

Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Rime of the Ancient Mariner

House!

House!

Maya the Bee Movie

Maya the Bee Movie

The Legend of Longwood

The Legend of Longwood

When Harry Left Hogwarts

When Harry Left Hogwarts

David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count

David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count

Outlier

Outlier

We Are Most Amused

We Are Most Amused

Miriam's Dickensian Christmas

Miriam's Dickensian Christmas

Judi Dench: Our National Treasure

Judi Dench: Our National Treasure

Yentl

Yentl

On a Paving Stone Mounted

On a Paving Stone Mounted

Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story

Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story

The Fool

The Fool

The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved

The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved

The Battle of Billy's Pond

The Battle of Billy's Pond

Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials

Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials

Honeysuckle

Honeysuckle

On the Game

On the Game

Frida Kahlo & Tina Modotti

Frida Kahlo & Tina Modotti

The Man Who Invented Christmas

The Man Who Invented Christmas

Echoes That Remain

Echoes That Remain

Spirit-ED

Spirit-ED

A Closed Book

A Closed Book

Harry Potter: A History Of Magic

Harry Potter: A History Of Magic

The Little Vampire 3D

The Little Vampire 3D

Old Flames

Old Flames

Early Man

Early Man

The Thief and the Cobbler

The Thief and the Cobbler

Postcards from the 48%

Postcards from the 48%

Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears

Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears

H Is for Happiness

H Is for Happiness

What the Pythons Did Next...

What the Pythons Did Next...

The Thin End of the Wedge

The Thin End of the Wedge

Wings

Wings

The IMAX Nutcracker

The IMAX Nutcracker

In Search of Peace

In Search of Peace

Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall

Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall

Next to You

Next to You

Not Afraid, Not Afraid

Not Afraid, Not Afraid

Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments

Chasing Liberty

Chasing Liberty

How To Make It In Comedy

How To Make It In Comedy

Holy Days

Holy Days

The Importance of Being Miriam

The Importance of Being Miriam

Angels in the Asylum

Angels in the Asylum

Mother

Mother

Alec Guinness: A Class Act

Alec Guinness: A Class Act

Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness

Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness

A Friend of Dorothy

A Friend of Dorothy

The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration

The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration

The Secret Diaries of the Film Censors

The Secret Diaries of the Film Censors

Doctor Who: The Star Beast

Doctor Who: The Star Beast