Miriam Margoyles 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 after several supporting roles in film and television she won a BAFTA Award for her role in The Age of Innocence (1993).
Known For
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
(2002)
Pomona Sprout
Mulan
(1998)
The Matchmaker (voice)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
(2011)
Pomona Sprout
Happy Feet
(2006)
Mrs. Astrakhan (voice)
Magnolia
(1999)
Faye Barringer (uncredited)
Romeo + Juliet
(1996)
Nurse
Flushed Away
(2006)
Rita's Grandma (voice)
Babe
(1995)
Fly (voice)
Cats & Dogs
(2001)
Sophie the Castle Maid
Balto
(1995)
Grandma Rosy
Chasing Liberty
(2004)
Maria
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
(2010)
Mrs. Plithiver (voice)
Early Man
(2018)
Queen Oofeefa (voice)
Yentl
(1983)
Sarah
End of Days
(1999)
Mabel
Reds
(1981)
Woman with Notebook (uncredited)
Full Filmography
Acting
A Nice Girl Like Me
(1969)
Pensione
The Ha-Ha
(1969)
Kathie
On the Game
(1974)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Naughty Girls
(1975)
Voice
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
(1975)
The Lifeswappers
(1976)
Miriam/Miss Babberton
The Battle of Billy's Pond
(1976)
Tour Guide
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
(1977)
Elephant Ethel
Confessions from a Holiday Camp
(1977)
Blackbird (voice) (uncredited)
The Thin End of the Wedge
(1977)
Veronica
The Awakening
(1980)
Dr. Kadira
The Apple
(1980)
Landlady
Reds
(1981)
Woman with Notebook (uncredited)
Scrubbers
(1982)
Jones
Frida Kahlo & Tina Modotti
(1983)
(voice)
Yentl
(1983)
Sarah
Electric Dreams
(1984)
Ticket Girl
The Good Father
(1985)
Jane Powell
Morons from Outer Space
(1985)
Doctor Wallace
Little Shop of Horrors
(1986)
Dental Nurse
Scotch & Wry
(1986)
Little Dorrit
(1987)
Flora Finching
Body Contact
(1987)
Tony's Mother
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
(1988)
Queen Victoria
Unexplained Laughter
(1989)
Laughter (voice)
Pacific Heights
(1990)
Realtor
I Love You to Death
(1990)
Joey's Mother
Orpheus Descending
(1990)
Vee Talbot
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
(1990)
Mother / Mrs. Woodcutter
Old Flames
(1990)
Nellie
The Butcher's Wife
(1991)
Gina
Echoes That Remain
(1991)
Narrator (voice)
Dead Again
(1991)
Hypnotism Patient
Stalin
(1992)
Krupskaya
As You Like It
(1992)
Audrey
The Age of Innocence
(1993)
Mrs. Catherine Mingott
Ed and His Dead Mother
(1993)
Mabel Chilton
The Thief and the Cobbler
(1993)
Maiden from Mombassa (voice)
Demonella
(1993)
Mother
Immortal Beloved
(1994)
Nanette Streicherová
Liberation
(1994)
Narrator
Cold Comfort Farm
(1995)
Mrs. Beetle
Babe
(1995)
Fly (voice)
Balto
(1995)
Grandma Rosy
Romeo + Juliet
(1996)
Nurse
James and the Giant Peach
(1996)
Aunt Sponge / Glowworm (voice)
Different for Girls
(1996)
Pamela
The Long Way Home
(1997)
(voice)
The IMAX Nutcracker
(1997)
Sugar Plum
Mulan
(1998)
The Matchmaker (voice)
Babe: Pig in the City
(1998)
Fly (voice)
The First Snow of Winter
(1998)
Sean McDuck (voice)
End of Days
(1999)
Mabel
Sunshine
(1999)
Rose Sonnenschein
Magnolia
(1999)
Faye Barringer (uncredited)
Dreaming of Joseph Lees
(1999)
Signora Caldoni
House!
(2000)
Auntie Beth
Cats & Dogs
(2001)
Sophie the Castle Maid
In Search of Peace
(2001)
Ester Cailingold (voice)
Not Afraid, Not Afraid
(2001)
Undertaking Betty
(2002)
Thelma & Selma
Alone
(2002)
Caseworker
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
(2002)
Pomona Sprout
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
(2004)
Peg Sellers
Ladies in Lavender
(2004)
Dorcas
Being Julia
(2004)
Dolly de Vries
Modigliani
(2004)
Gertrude Stein
Chasing Liberty
(2004)
Maria
Wallis & Edward
(2005)
Aunt Bessie
Flushed Away
(2006)
Rita's Grandma (voice)
Happy Feet
(2006)
Mrs. Astrakhan (voice)
The Dukes
(2007)
Aunt Vee
What the Pythons Did Next...
(2007)
Narrator
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
(2007)
Narrator (voice)
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
(2008)
Mrs. Kowalski
We Are Most Amused
(2008)
Self
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
(2008)
Self
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
(2010)
Mrs. Plithiver (voice)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
(2011)
Pomona Sprout
The Itch of the Golden Nit
(2011)
Mummy Socks (voice)
When Harry Left Hogwarts
(2011)
Self
The Wedding Video
(2012)
Patricia
The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas
(2012)
Mme Daniels / Mme Rat / Judith (voice)
Sir Billi
(2012)
Baroness Chantal McToff (voice)
The Guilt Trip
(2012)
Anita
A Closed Book
(2012)
Mrs. Kilbride
Outlier
(2014)
Maya the Bee Movie
(2014)
The Queen (voice)
The Legend of Longwood
(2014)
Honeysuckle
(2014)
Patricia
The Seventeenth Kind
(2014)
Mrs. Mark
Spirit-ED
(2015)
Headmistress - Ms Ursula Gressup
Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book
(2016)
Self
The Man Who Invented Christmas
(2017)
Mrs. Fisk
Harry Potter: A History Of Magic
(2017)
Herself
The Little Vampire 3D
(2017)
Wulftrud (voice)
Early Man
(2018)
Queen Oofeefa (voice)
Postcards from the 48%
(2018)
Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears
(2020)
Prudence Stanley
Wings
(2020)
Audrey
The Last Artifact
(2020)
Narrator (UK version)
H Is for Happiness
(2021)
Miss Bamford
Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
(2021)
imagine... Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs
(2022)
Self
The Fringe, Fame and Me
(2022)
Self
David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count
(2022)
Self
Miriam's Dickensian Christmas
(2022)
Judi Dench: Our National Treasure
(2022)
Self
Next to You
(2023)
Granny Vera
My Happy Ending
(2023)
Judy
Mog's Christmas
(2023)
Aunt One (voice)
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
(2023)
Self – Narrator (voice)