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Miriam Margolyes(I)

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Miriam Margolyes
Follows a famous star who finds herself in a British hospital room with three other women who help her.
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A veteran of stage and screen, award-winning actress Miriam Margolyes has achieved success on both sides of the Atlantic. Winner of the BAFTA Best Supporting Actress award in 1993 for The Age of Innocence (1993), she received Best Supporting Actress at the 1989 LA Critics Circle Awards for her role in Little Dorrit (1987) and a Sony Radio Award for Best Actress in 1993. She voiced "Fly, the dog" in Babe (1995).

Major credits include Yentl (1983), Little Shop of Horrors (1986), I Love You to Death (1990), End of Days (1999), Sunshine (1999), Cold Comfort Farm (1995), Cats & Dogs (2001), and Magnolia (1999). She played "Prof. Sprout" in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). More recently, she appeared in Stephen Hopkins', The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004), Modigliani (2004), István Szabó's Being Julia (2004) and Ladies in Lavender (2004) (with Dames Maggie Smith and Judi Dench).

Memorable television credits include Old Flames (1990), Freud (1984), The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (1986), Blackadder (1982), The Girls of Slender Means (1975), Oliver Twist (1985), The History Man (1981), Vanity Fair (2004), and Supply & Demand (1997).

Stage credits include Peter Hall's Los Angeles production of "Romeo & Juliet"; "She Stoops to Conquer" and "Orpheus Descending" (both also for Peter Hall); "The Threepenny Opera" (directed by Tony Richardson); "The White Devil" at The Old Vic (for Michael Lindsay-Hogg); the Bristol Old Vic production of "The Canterbury Tales"; and her own award-winning one-woman show, "Dickens' Woman".

In the 2002 Queen's New Years Honours List, Queen Elizabeth II awarded her the OBE for her services to Drama.
BornMay 18, 1941
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    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Michelle Pfeiffer, Winona Ryder, and Daniel Day-Lewis in The Age of Innocence (1993)
    The Age of Innocence
    7.2
    • Mrs. Mingott
    • 1993
    Claire Danes, Leonardo DiCaprio, John Leguizamo, Jamie Kennedy, Dash Mihok, and Harold Perrineau in Romeo + Juliet (1996)
    Romeo + Juliet
    6.7
    • The Nurse
    • 1996
    Ralph Fiennes, Gary Oldman, Helena Bonham Carter, John Hurt, Alan Rickman, David Thewlis, Emma Thompson, Jim Broadbent, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Ian Hart, Ciarán Hinds, Maggie Smith, Timothy Spall, Michael Gambon, Jason Isaacs, Alexandre Desplat, Michael Henbury Ballan, David Barron, Alan Bennett, Sarah Bennett, Sean Biggerstaff, David Bradley, David Bulbeck, Peter Burroughs, Stuart Craig, Mark Day, Mike Edmonds, Alfred Enoch, Tom Felton, Rusty Goffe, Rupert Grint, George Harris, Guy Henry, Andrew Herd, Josh Herdman, David Heyman, Ralph Ineson, Gemma Jones, Tony Kirwood, Steve Kloves, Dave Legeno, Matthew Lewis, Kelly Macdonald, Miriam Margolyes, Helen McCrory, Nick Moran, Devon Murray, Luke Newberry, Ian Peck, Leslie Phillips, Katie Purvis, Daniel Radcliffe, Chris Rankin, Adrian Rawlins, J.K. Rowling, Keijo Salmela, Granville Saxton, Mark Sealey, Eduardo Serra, Judith Sharp, Geraldine Somerville, Richard Trinder, Julie Walters, Emma Watson, Brian Wheeler, Mark Williams, Bonnie Wright, David Yates, James Phelps, Oliver Phelps, Clémence Poésy, David Ledger, Gabriella Pond, Samantha Davis, Jessica Niles, Persephone Muse, Roseanna Brown, Graham Duff, Joshua Jo, Emil Hostina, Jonothon Masai, Natalia Tena, Georgina Leonidas, Ashley Beaver, Ashley McGuire, Jon Campling, Eva Loy, Nikki Bond, Lily Tello, Phil Holden, Chloé Bruce, David Decio, Katie Leung, Jeff Lipman, Nina Aimer Fox, Jon Key, William Melling, Afshan Azad, Domhnall Gleeson, Spencer Wilding, Natalie Hallam, Binde Johal, Andy Callaghan, Evanna Lynch, Matt Da Silva, Michael Thompson, Charlie Hobbs, Freddie Stroma, Lisa Osmond, Tony Montalbano, Jessie Cave, Benn Northover, Pauline Stone, Peter G. Reed, John Warman, Amber Evans, Ruby Evans, Johann Benét, Grace Meurisse Francis, Louis Cordice, Anna Shaffer, Isabella Laughland, Sean Francis George, Scarlett Hefner, Ninette Finch, Suzanne Toase, Mason Kayne, Tony Adkins, Aimee Holden, Curtis Rowland Small, Paul Bateman, Greg Doherty, Aaron Virdee, George Appleby, Ryan Turner, Ellie Darcey-Alden, Thomas Alan Williamson, Christian Black, Timothy Shieff, Maxwell Laird, Louisa Warren, Adam Brashaw, Kamilla Woodburn, Glen Stanway, Karen Anderson, Sarah-Jane De Crespigny, Arti Shah, Bertie Gilbert, Hebe Beardsall, Jamie McLeod-Ross, Nathan Barris, Mark Dusty Miller, Tim Mcgill Grieveson, Samuel Supple, Gino Picciano, Ifeoma Oboko, Chloe Franks, Sarah Lowe, Elisabeth Roberts, Kelvin Wise, Rohan Gotobed, Chris Knight, Will Dunn, Arthur Bowen, Anthony Allgood, Bob Yves Van Hellenberg Hubar, Joe Kallis, Matthew Hodgkin, Benedict Clarke, Grace Bruce, Hattie Gotobed, Lauren Barrand, Steve Poulsen, Robin Harvey, Jennifer Clegg, Jade Stanger, Victor Akintunde, Gemma Kayla, Helena Barlow, Sian Grace Phillips, Daphne de Beistegui, Toby Papworth, Ariella Paradise, Garry Sayer, Jade Gordon, Jordan Coulson, Nasir Mohamed, Amy Wiles, Israr Azam, Michael Aston, Josh Bennett, Laura Whitfield, Craig Garner, Ryan Webb, Christina Low, Charlie Ryall, Nick Hopper, Alfred Camp, Alain Stash, Steven Hopwood, Lucy Chappell, Chris Chan, Leila Kotori, Sha'ori Morris, Jamie John, Daniella Farley, George Christodoulou, Jada Brevett, Debra Leigh-Taylor, Nick Turner, Collet Collins, Hrvoje Klecz, Ben Champniss, Louisa Bettine, Steve Redford, Isla Jane Selley, Adam Alderman, Rachel Lin, Annabelle Davis, Marta Royles, Zoltan Adorjan, Melissa Gotobed, Dean Conder, Tobi Stubbs, Harper Heyman, Paul Bailey, Natalie Harrison, Phil Wright, Christoph Cordell, Albert Tang, Sandeep Mohan, Sammy Measom, Courtney Fearon, Gideon Tekeste, Rich Goble, and Abram Welsh in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
    8.1
    • Professor Pomona Sprout
    • 2011
    Paul Terry in James and the Giant Peach (1996)
    James and the Giant Peach
    6.7
    • Aunt Sponge
    • Glowworm(voice)
    • 1996

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    • Heart of Darkness
      • The Aunt
      • Pre-production
    • Holy Days
      • Post-production



    • A Friend of Dorothy (2025)
      A Friend of Dorothy
      10
      Short
      • Dorothy
      • 2025
    • Doctor Who: Classic Doctors New Monsters (2016)
      Doctor Who: Classic Doctors New Monsters
      8.1
      Podcast Series
      • Soothsayer (voice)
      • 2025
    • Badjelly (2025)
      Badjelly
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Badjelly
      • 2025
    • Varada Sethu and Ncuti Gatwa in Doctor Who (2023)
      Doctor Who
      6.2
      TV Series
      • The Meep (voice)
      • 2023
    • Mog's Christmas (2023)
      Mog's Christmas
      7.2
      TV Short
      • Aunt One (voice)
      • 2023
    • Dog Squad (2022)
      Dog Squad
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Sylvie (voice)
      • 2022–2023
    • Ameerah Falzon, Bella Ramsey, and Oliver Nelson in Hilda (2018)
      Hilda
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Astrid (voice)
      • 2023
    • Wallace & Gromit in: The Grand Getaway (2023)
      Wallace & Gromit in: The Grand Getaway
      6.7
      Video Game
      • Beryl (voice)
      • 2023
    • Svetlana Bojkovic, Miriam Margolyes, Tihomir Stanic, Vlasta Velisavljevic, Goran Jevtic, Matej Milenkovic, Nemanja Rancic, Stevan Filipovic, Milos Vlalukin, Branislav Trifunovic, Nikola Rakocevic, Viktor Savic, Luka Babic, Branislav Jevic, Aleksandar Randjelovic, Slavisa Ivanovic, Nikola Glisic, Isidora Simijonovic, Nikola Dragutinovic, Katarina Pesic, Arnaud Humbert, Marcus Agar, Gorica Regodic, Darko Ivic, Milica Majkic, Andrej Pipovic, Uros Novovic, Alek Surtov, Jovan Zdravkovic, Rastko Vujisic, Milica Petrovic, Jelena Kesic, Mina Nikolic, and Jovana Pleskonjic in Next to You (2023)
      Next to You
      5.9
      • Granny Vera
      • 2023
    • Andie MacDowell, Miriam Margolyes, Sally Phillips, and Rakhee Thakrar in My Happy Ending (2023)
      My Happy Ending
      5.3
      • Judy
      • 2023
    • Midnight Story (2022)
      Midnight Story
      Short
      • Narrator
      • 2022
    • The Sandman (2020)
      The Sandman
      9.1
      Podcast Series
      • Despair (voice)
      • 2020–2022
    • Bryony Hannah, Helen George, and Jessica Raine in Call the Midwife (2012)
      Call the Midwife
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Mother Mildred
      • Sister Mildred
      • 2018–2021
    • Wallace & Gromit: The Big Fix Up (2020)
      Wallace & Gromit: The Big Fix Up
      7.7
      Video Game
      • Beryl (voice)
      • 2020
    • Rosie Day and Carla Fraser in Wings (2020)
      Wings
      7.0
      Short
      • Audrey
      • 2020

    Soundtrack



    • Essie Davis, Nathan Page, and Hugo Johnstone-Burt in Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries (2012)
      Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
      8.2
      TV Series
      • performer: "Deck The Halls" (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • Atop the Fourth Wall (2008)
      Atop the Fourth Wall
      7.1
      TV Series
      • performer: "Family"
      • 2011
    • Tom Hulce and Paul Kandel in Disney Sing-Along Songs: Topsy Turvy (1996)
      Disney Sing-Along Songs: Topsy Turvy
      7.8
      Video
      • performer: "Family"
      • 1996
    • Paul Terry in James and the Giant Peach (1996)
      James and the Giant Peach
      6.7
      • performer: "That's The Life", "Family"
      • 1996

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      • Miriam Margoles
    • Height
      • 5′ 1″ (1.55 m)
    • Born
      • May 18, 1941
      • Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
    • Spouse
      • Heather Sutherland1968 - present
    • Children
      • No Children
    • Parents
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    • Other works
      Was the voice of the Cadbury's Caramel Rabbit.
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      • 1 Print Biography
      • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

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      Voiced the Cadbury's Caramel Bunny in the British adverts.
    • Quotes
      I'm not the sort of woman men boast of having slept with.
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        Her real-life outspoken and eccentric persona

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