Miriam Margolyes
May 18, 1941 (83 years old) in Oxford, England, UK
Miriam Margoyles 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).
Known For
American Dad!
Margaret Hilda Thatcher (voice)
Honest Trailers
Pomona Sprout (archive footage)
Play for Today
Veronica
Rugrats
Shirley Finster (voice)
Tales of the Unexpected
Mary Burge
The Comic Strip Presents...
Mother
Call the Midwife
Mother Mildred
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Pomona Sprout
Balto
Grandma Rosy
Doctor Who
The Meep (voice)
Credits
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Holy Days Future★ NR -
Angels in the Asylum Future★ NR -
A Friend of Dorothy FutureDorothy★ NR
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Self - Presenter★ 6.5 -
Badjelly 2025Badjelly (voice)★ NR -
self★ 6
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Narrator (voice)★ NR -
Doctor Who 2024The Meep (voice)★ 6.5 -
Self★ 6.2 -
★ NR
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The Meep (voice) (archive footage)★ 9.1 -
Mog's Christmas 2023Aunt One (voice)★ 7.3 -
Next to You 2023Granny Vera★ 3.5 -
Self – Narrator (voice)★ 8 -
My Happy Ending 2023Judy★ 6.6 -
Self★ NR -
Self★ 10 -
Self★ 10 -
Dog Squad 2022Sylvie (voice)★ NR -
Self★ NR -
Self - Host★ 6.3 -
Self★ 8 -
Self★ NR -
Self★ 7.4 -
H Is for Happiness 2021Miss Bamford★ 6.8 -
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Narrator★ 10 -
Wings 2020Audrey★ NR -
Self - Host★ 7.7 -
Self - Presenter★ NR -
Prudence Stanley★ 6.1 -
The Last Artifact 2020Narrator (UK version)★ NR -
Herself★ NR
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Herself - Presenter★ 7 -
★ 6 -
Apple & Onion 2018Queen Victoria Sponge (voice)★ 6.5 -
Early Man 2018Queen Oofeefa (voice)★ 6.2 -
Herself★ NR -
Herself★ 7.3 -
Mrs. Fisk★ 6.8 -
Wulftrud (voice)★ 6.1 -
Self★ NR -
Bucket 2017Mim★ 5.8 -
Host (Herself)★ NR -
Self★ 8 -
Self★ 8 -
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Spirit-ED 2015Headmistress - Ms Ursula Gressup★ 5
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Mother 2015Maria Aponte★ NR
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★ 5.2 -
Outlier 2014★ NR
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Maya the Bee Movie 2014Queen (voice)★ 6.2 -
The Seventeenth Kind 2014Mrs. Mark★ NR -
Honeysuckle 2014Patricia★ NR
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Plebs 2013Iona★ 7.3 -
Mme Daniels / Mme Rat / Judith (voice)★ 6 -
The Guilt Trip 2012Anita★ 5.6 -
The Wedding Video 2012Patricia★ 5.4 -
A Closed Book 2012Mrs. Kilbride★ 5.5 -
Sir Billi 2012Baroness Chantal McToff (voice)★ 3.4 -
Aunt Prudence★ 7.7 -
Honest Trailers 2012Pomona Sprout (archive footage)★ 6.4 -
Call the Midwife 2012Mother Mildred★ 7.5 -
Self★ 7 -
Trollied 2011★ 6.3 -
Pomona Sprout★ 8.1 -
Mummy Socks (voice)★ 7.7 -
Mrs. Plithiver (voice)★ 6.8 -
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We Are Most Amused 2008Self★ 7.2 -
Self★ 8 -
Mrs. Kowalski★ 6 -
Merlin 2008Grunhilda★ 7.8 -
Leaf Blathereen (voice)★ 7.1 -
The Dukes 2007Aunt Vee★ 4.6 -
Kingdom 2007Henny Leach★ 7.1 -
Narrator (voice)★ NR -
Narrator★ NR -
Jam and Jerusalem 2006Joyce Midge★ 7 -
Happy Feet 2006Mrs. Astrakhan (voice)★ 6.2 -
Flushed Away 2006Rita's Grandma (voice)★ 6.3 -
Wallis & Edward 2005Aunt Bessie★ 5.1 -
Dickens in America 2005Host★ NR -
American Dad! 2005Margaret Hilda Thatcher (voice)★ 7 -
Mrs. Price-Ridley★ 7.6 -
Ladies in Lavender 2004Dorcas★ 6.4 -
Peg Sellers★ 6.6 -
Being Julia 2004Dolly de Vries★ 6.5 -
Modigliani 2004Gertrude Stein★ 7.1 -
Chasing Liberty 2004Maria★ 6.2 -
Undertaking Betty 2002Thelma & Selma★ 6.1 -
Pomona Sprout★ 7.7 -
Dickens 2002★ NR -
Alone 2002Caseworker★ 4.6 -
In Search of Peace 2001Ester Cailingold (voice)★ 6.5 -
Cats & Dogs 2001Sophie the Castle Maid★ 5.4 -
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House! 2000Auntie Beth★ 6.3 -
Magnolia 1999Faye Barringer (uncredited)★ 7.7 -
End of Days 1999Mabel★ 6.1 -
Signora Caldoni★ 6 -
Sunshine 1999Rose Sonnenschein★ 6.5 -
Sean McDuck (voice)★ 6.5 -
Fly (voice)★ 5.6 -
Vanity Fair 1998Miss Crawley★ 7.7 -
Supply and Demand 1998Edna★ NR -
Mulan 1998The Matchmaker (voice)★ 7.9 -
The IMAX Nutcracker 1997Sugar Plum★ NR -
Cook★ NR -
Dharma & Greg 1997Chloe★ 6.4 -
The Long Way Home 1997(voice)★ 7.1 -
Romeo + Juliet 1996Nurse★ 6.8 -
Different for Girls 1996Pamela★ 7.2 -
Aunt Sponge / Glowworm (voice)★ 6.6 -
Balto 1995Grandma Rosy★ 7.3 -
Babe 1995Fly (voice)★ 6.2 -
Cold Comfort Farm 1995Mrs. Beetle★ 6.7 -
Immortal Beloved 1994Nanette Streicherová★ 7.1 -
Moonacre 1994Old Elspeth★ NR
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Liberation 1994Narrator★ 8 -
Maiden from Mombassa (voice)★ 7.1 -
The Age of Innocence 1993Mrs. Catherine Mingott★ 7 -
Mabel Chilton★ 5.4 -
Demonella 1993Mother★ NR -
Magic Grandad 1993Grandma★ 6
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Stalin 1992Krupskaya★ 5.3 -
As You Like It 1992Audrey★ 5.5 -
Frannie's Turn 1992Frannie Escobar★ 6
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The Butcher's Wife 1991Gina★ 5.7 -
Dead Again 1991Hypnotism Patient★ 6.4 -
Rugrats 1991Shirley Finster (voice)★ 7.6 -
Echoes That Remain 1991Narrator (voice)★ 7 -
The Fool 1990Mrs. Bowring★ 7
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Pacific Heights 1990Realtor★ 6.3 -
Mother / Mrs. Woodcutter★ 8.1 -
Orpheus Descending 1990Vee Talbot★ 4 -
I Love You to Death 1990Joey's Mother★ 6.4 -
Old Flames 1990Nellie★ NR -
Elsa Maxwell★ 4.5 -
Unexplained Laughter 1989Laughter (voice)★ NR -
Mrs. Rajzman★ 6.6 -
Queen Victoria★ 7.7 -
Little Dorrit 1987Flora Finching★ 6.5 -
Body Contact 1987Tony's Mother★ 4.2 -
A Little Princess 1987Miss Amelia★ 7.5 -
Dental Nurse★ 7 -
Scotch & Wry 1986★ 10 -
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Muzzy in Gondoland 1986The Queen (voice)★ 8.6 -
The Good Father 1985Jane Powell★ 5.7 -
Oliver Twist 1985★ 5.6 -
Doctor Wallace★ 4.7 -
Freud 1984Baroness von Lieben★ 3 -
Electric Dreams 1984Ticket Girl★ 6.3 -
Yentl 1983Sarah★ 6.7 -
Blackadder 1983Lady Whiteadder★ 8 -
(voice)★ 5.3 -
Mother★ 7.4 -
Scrubbers 1982Jones★ 5.3 -
Reds 1981Woman with Notebook (uncredited)★ 6.9 -
★ 6.5 -
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The History Man 1981Melissa Tordoroff★ 4.1 -
The Apple 1980Landlady★ 4.4 -
The Awakening 1980Dr. Kadira★ 5.5 -
Mary Burge★ 6.7 -
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Monkey 1978Narator★ 8.5 -
Veronica★ NR -
Blackbird (voice) (uncredited)★ 5.3 -
Elephant Ethel★ 4.8 -
The Lifeswappers 1976Miriam/Miss Babberton★ NR
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Kizzy 1976★ 6 -
Tour Guide★ 6.7 -
Naughty Girls 1975Voice★ NR
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Angels 1975★ 3.7 -
★ 7 -
Jane Wright★ 1 -
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Fall of Eagles 1974Anna Vyrubova★ 6.8 -
On the Game 1974Narrator (voice) (uncredited)★ 3.6 -
Play for Today 1970Veronica★ 6.3 -
A Nice Girl Like Me 1969Pensione★ NR -
The Ha-Ha 1969Kathie★ NR
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At the Eleventh Hour 1967★ NR
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