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
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
(2011)
Pomona Sprout
Magnolia
(1999)
Faye Barringer (uncredited)
Mulan
(1998)
The Matchmaker (voice)
Happy Feet
(2006)
Mrs. Astrakhan (voice)
Flushed Away
(2006)
Rita's Grandma (voice)
Romeo + Juliet
(1996)
Nurse
Babe
(1995)
Fly (voice)
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
(2010)
Mrs. Plithiver (voice)
James and the Giant Peach
(1996)
Aunt Sponge / Glowworm (voice)
Little Shop of Horrors
(1986)
Dental Nurse
Cats & Dogs
(2001)
Sophie the Castle Maid
Early Man
(2018)
Queen Oofeefa (voice)
End of Days
(1999)
Mabel
Balto
(1995)
Grandma Rosy
Yentl
(1983)
Sarah
Full Filmography
Acting
The Ha-Ha
(1969)
Kathie
A Nice Girl Like Me
(1969)
Pensione
On the Game
(1974)
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
(1975)
Naughty Girls
(1975)
Voice
The Lifeswappers
(1976)
Miriam/Miss Babberton
The Battle of Billy's Pond
(1976)
Tour Guide
The Thin End of the Wedge
(1977)
Veronica
Confessions from a Holiday Camp
(1977)
Blackbird (voice) (uncredited)
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
(1977)
Elephant Ethel
On a Paving Stone Mounted
(1978)
The Apple
(1980)
Landlady
The Awakening
(1980)
Dr. Kadira
Reds
(1981)
Woman with Notebook (uncredited)
Scrubbers
(1982)
Jones
Yentl
(1983)
Sarah
Frida Kahlo & Tina Modotti
(1983)
(voice)
Electric Dreams
(1984)
Ticket Girl
Morons from Outer Space
(1985)
Doctor Wallace
The Good Father
(1985)
Jane Powell
Scotch & Wry
(1986)
Little Shop of Horrors
(1986)
Dental Nurse
Body Contact
(1987)
Tony's Mother
Little Dorrit
(1987)
Flora Finching
Blackadder's Christmas Carol
(1988)
Queen Victoria
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
(1989)
Mrs. Rajzman
Unexplained Laughter
(1989)
Laughter (voice)
The Fool
(1990)
Mrs. Bowring
Old Flames
(1990)
Nellie
I Love You to Death
(1990)
Joey's Mother
Pacific Heights
(1990)
Realtor
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
(1990)
Mother / Mrs. Woodcutter
Orpheus Descending
(1990)
Vee Talbot
Echoes That Remain
(1991)
Narrator (voice)
Dead Again
(1991)
Hypnotism Patient
The Butcher's Wife
(1991)
Gina
As You Like It
(1992)
Audrey
Stalin
(1992)
Krupskaya
Demonella
(1993)
Mother
Ed and His Dead Mother
(1993)
Mabel Chilton
The Age of Innocence
(1993)
Mrs. Catherine Mingott
The Thief and the Cobbler
(1993)
Maiden from Mombassa (voice)
Liberation
(1994)
Narrator
Immortal Beloved
(1994)
Nanette Streicherová
Balto
(1995)
Grandma Rosy
Cold Comfort Farm
(1995)
Mrs. Beetle
Babe
(1995)
Fly (voice)
Different for Girls
(1996)
Pamela
James and the Giant Peach
(1996)
Aunt Sponge / Glowworm (voice)
Romeo + Juliet
(1996)
Nurse
The Long Way Home
(1997)
(voice)
The IMAX Nutcracker
(1997)
Sugar Plum
The First Snow of Winter
(1998)
Sean McDuck (voice)
Babe: Pig in the City
(1998)
Fly (voice)
Mulan
(1998)
The Matchmaker (voice)
Sunshine
(1999)
Rose Sonnenschein
End of Days
(1999)
Mabel
Magnolia
(1999)
Faye Barringer (uncredited)
Dreaming of Joseph Lees
(1999)
Signora Caldoni
House!
(2000)
Auntie Beth
In Search of Peace
(2001)
Ester Cailingold (voice)
Cats & Dogs
(2001)
Sophie the Castle Maid
Not Afraid, Not Afraid
(2001)
Alone
(2002)
Caseworker
Undertaking Betty
(2002)
Thelma & Selma
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
(2002)
Pomona Sprout
Modigliani
(2004)
Gertrude Stein
Ladies in Lavender
(2004)
Dorcas
Being Julia
(2004)
Dolly de Vries
Chasing Liberty
(2004)
Maria
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
(2004)
Peg Sellers
Wallis & Edward
(2005)
Aunt Bessie
Happy Feet
(2006)
Mrs. Astrakhan (voice)
Flushed Away
(2006)
Rita's Grandma (voice)
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
(2007)
Narrator (voice)
What the Pythons Did Next...
(2007)
Narrator
The Dukes
(2007)
Aunt Vee
We Are Most Amused
(2008)
Self
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
(2008)
Mrs. Kowalski
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
(2008)
Self
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
(2010)
Mrs. Plithiver (voice)
The Itch of the Golden Nit
(2011)
Mummy Socks (voice)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
(2011)
Pomona Sprout
When Harry Left Hogwarts
(2011)
Self
The Guilt Trip
(2012)
Anita
A Closed Book
(2012)
Mrs. Kilbride
Sir Billi
(2012)
Baroness Chantal McToff (voice)
The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas
(2012)
Mme Daniels / Mme Rat / Judith (voice)
The Wedding Video
(2012)
Patricia
Honeysuckle
(2014)
Patricia
Maya the Bee Movie
(2014)
The Queen (voice)
Outlier
(2014)
The Legend of Longwood
(2014)
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)
The Last Artifact
(2020)
Narrator (UK version)
Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears
(2020)
Prudence Stanley
Wings
(2020)
Audrey
Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
(2021)
H Is for Happiness
(2021)
Miss Bamford
Miriam's Dickensian Christmas
(2022)
David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count
(2022)
Self
Judi Dench: Our National Treasure
(2022)
Self
imagine... Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs
(2022)
Self
The Fringe, Fame and Me
(2022)
Self
Mog's Christmas
(2023)
Aunt One (voice)
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
(2023)
Self – Narrator (voice)
Next to You
(2023)
Granny Vera
My Happy Ending
(2023)
Judy