Miriam Margolyes
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).
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Romeo + Juliet
as Nurse
1996
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
as Narrator (voice)
2007
James and the Giant Peach
as Aunt Sponge / Glowworm (voice)
1996
I Love You to Death
as Joey's Mother
1990
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
as Peg Sellers
2004
Mulan
as The Matchmaker (voice)
1998
The Last Artifact
as Narrator (UK version)
2020
The Age of Innocence
as Mrs. Catherine Mingott
1993
Pacific Heights
as Realtor
1990
Undertaking Betty
as Thelma & Selma
2002
Scotch & Wry
1986
Cats & Dogs
as Sophie the Castle Maid
2001
Flushed Away
as Rita's Grandma (voice)
2006
Babe: Pig in the City
as Fly (voice)
1998
Cold Comfort Farm
as Mrs. Beetle
1995
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
as Pomona Sprout
2011
End of Days
as Mabel
1999
Babe
as Fly (voice)
1995
Happy Feet
as Mrs. Astrakhan (voice)
2006
Immortal Beloved
as Nanette Streicherová
1994
TV Appearances
Jam and Jerusalem
as Joyce Midge
2006
Tales of the Unexpected
as Mary Burge
1979
Dharma & Greg
as Chloe
1997
Take a Letter, Mr Jones
as Maria
1981
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
as Elsa Maxwell
1989
Blackadder
as Lady Whiteadder
1983
Angels
1975
Fall of Eagles
as Anna Vyrubova
1974
Oliver Twist
1985
Los cuentos de Tinga Tinga
2010
A Kick Up the Eighties
1981
Moonacre
as Old Elspeth
1994