Miriam Margolyes

Born May 18, 1941· Oxford, Oxfordshire, England UK

72Roles★ 6.5Average rating

Emerging from an Ashkenazi Jewish family in Oxford, she pursued education at Oxford High School before reading at Newnham College, Cambridge, where she cut her theatrical teeth with the Footlights and even appeared on University Challenge. After honing her craft on stage, she entered film with a modest role in A Nice Girl Like Me and soon became a sought-after character actor. Her performances…

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Known for

Filmography

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 22011

Blackadder

Lady Whiteadder

Mulan

The Matchmaker (voice)

Merlin

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries

Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries2012

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets2002

Magnolia

Faye Barringer (uncredited)

Call the Midwife

Call the Midwife2012

Rugrats

Shirley Finster (voice)

Family Guy

Right Eyeball (voice)

Balto

American Dad!

American Dad!2005

Margaret Hilda Thatcher (voice)

Little Shop of Horrors

Little Shop of Horrors1986

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole2010

Mrs. Plithiver (voice)

Romeo + Juliet

Romeo + Juliet1996

Apple & Onion

Apple & Onion2018

Queen Victoria Sponge (voice)

James and the Giant Peach

James and the Giant Peach1996

Aunt Sponge / Glowworm (voice)

Sunshine

Rose Sonnenschein

Flushed Away

Flushed Away2006

Rita's Grandma (voice)

Babe

Happy Feet

Mrs. Astrakhan (voice)

The Little Vampire 3D

The Little Vampire 3D2017

Wulftrud (voice)

Babe: Pig in the City

Babe: Pig in the City1998

Cats & Dogs

Cats & Dogs2001

Sophie the Castle Maid