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== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
By the 2000s, Margoyles was openly lesbian.<ref>''Desert Island Discs'' – Miriam Margolyes. (BBC, 28 September 2008)</ref>
By the 2000s, Margoyles was openly lesbian.<ref>''Desert Island Discs'' – Miriam Margolyes. (BBC, 28 September 2008)</ref>
== Filmography ==
=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1969 || ''[[A Nice Girl Like Me]]'' || Pensione 'Mama' ||
|-
| 1975 || ''[[Rime of the Ancient Mariner (film)|Rime of the Ancient Mariner]]'' || Dorothy Wordsworth ||
|-
| 1976 || ''The Battle of Billy's Pond'' || Tour Guide ||
|-
| 1977 || ''[[Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers]]'' || Elephant Ethel ||
|-
| 1978 || ''On a Paving Stone Mounted'' || Performer ||
|-
| rowspan=2|1980 || ''[[The Apple (1980 film)|The Apple]]'' || Landlady ||
|-
| ''[[The Awakening (1980 film)|The Awakening]]'' || Dr Kadira ||
|-
| 1981 || ''[[Reds (film)|Reds]]'' || Woman writing in notebook || Uncredited role
|-
| 1982 || ''Crystal Gazing'' || Newsreader ||
|-
| rowspan=2|1983 || ''[[Yentl (film)|Yentl]]'' || Sarah ||
|-
| ''[[Scrubbers]]'' || Jones ||
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Electric Dreams (film)|Electric Dreams]]'' || Ticket Girl ||
|-
| rowspan=2|1985 || ''[[The Good Father]]'' || Jane Powell||
|-
| ''[[Morons from Outer Space]]'' || Doctor Wallace ||
|-
| 1986 || ''[[Little Shop of Horrors (film)|Little Shop of Horrors]]'' || Dental Nurse ||
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Body Contact (film)|Body Contact]]'' || Mrs. Zulu ||
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Little Dorrit (1987 film)|Little Dorrit]]'' || Flora Finching ||
|-
| rowspan=3|1990 || ''[[The Fool (1990 film)|The Fool]]'' || Mrs. Bowring ||
|-
| ''[[Pacific Heights (film)|Pacific Heights]]'' || Realtor ||
|-
| ''[[I Love You to Death]]'' || Mrs. Boca ||
|-
| rowspan=2|1991 || ''[[The Butcher's Wife]]'' || Gina ||
|-
| ''[[Dead Again]]'' || Lady || Uncredited role
|-
| 1992 || ''As You Like It'' || Audrey ||
|-
| rowspan=2|1993 || ''[[The Age of Innocence (1993 film)|The Age of Innocence]]'' || Mrs. Mingott ||
|-
| ''[[Ed and His Dead Mother]]'' || Mabel Chilton ||
|-
| 1994 || ''[[Immortal Beloved (1994 film)|Immortal Beloved]]'' || Nanette Streicherová ||
|-
| rowspan=2|1995 || ''[[Balto (film)|Balto]]'' || Grandma Rosy ||
|-
| ''[[Babe (film)|Babe]]'' || Fly the Female Sheepdog || Voice role
|-
| rowspan=3|1996 || ''[[Different for Girls (film)|Different for Girls]]'' || Pamela ||
|-
| ''[[Romeo + Juliet]]'' || The Nurse ||
|-
| ''[[James and the Giant Peach (film)|James and the Giant Peach]]'' || Aunt Sponge/Glowworm || rowspan="2" |Voice role
|-
| rowspan="5" |1998 || ''[[Mulan (1998 film)|Mulan]]'' || The Matchmaker
|-
| ''[[Babe: Pig in the City]]'' || Fly the Female Sheepdog  ||Voice role; [[Cameo appearance|cameo]]
|-
| ''The First Snow of Winter'' || Sean the duck || rowspan="2" |Voice role
|-
| ''Left Luggage'' || Mrs. Goldman
|-
| ''Candy'' || Gisella ||
|-
| rowspan=4|1999 || ''[[Magnolia (film)|Magnolia]]'' || Faye Barringer || Uncredited role
|-
| ''[[End of Days (film)|End of Days]]'' || Mabel ||
|-
| ''Dreaming of Joseph Lees'' || Signora Caldoni ||
|-
| ''[[Sunshine (1999 film)|Sunshine]]'' || Rose Sonnenschein ||
|-
| 2000 || ''House!'' || Beth ||
|-
| rowspan=2|2001 || ''Not Afraid, Not Afraid'' || Performer ||
|-
| ''[[Cats & Dogs]]'' || Sophie the Castle Maid ||
|-
| rowspan=3|2002 || ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' || Professor Pomona Sprout ||
|-
| ''[[Plots with a View]]'' || Thelma & Selma ||
|-
| ''Alone'' || Caseworker ||
|-
| rowspan=5|2004 || ''[[Being Julia]]'' || Dolly de Vries ||
|-
| ''[[Ladies in Lavender]]'' || Dorcas ||
|-
| ''[[Modigliani (film)|Modigliani]]'' || Gertrude Stein ||
|-
| ''End of the Line'' || Bag Lady || Short Film
|-
| ''[[Chasing Liberty]]'' || Maria ||
|-
| rowspan=3|2006 || ''[[Happy Feet]]'' || Mrs. Astrakhan || rowspan=3|Voice role
|-
| ''[[Flushed Away]]'' || Rita's Grandma
|-
| ''Sir Billi the Vet'' || Baroness Chantal McToff
|-
| 2007 || ''The Dukes'' || Aunt Vee ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[How to Lose Friends & Alienate People (film)|How To Lose Friends and Alienate People]]'' || Mrs. Kowalski ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[A Closed Book (film)|A Closed Book]]'' || Mrs. Kilbride ||
|-
| 2010 || ''[[Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole]]'' || Mrs. Plithiver || Voice role
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2]]'' || Professor Pomona Sprout ||
|-
| rowspan=2|2012 || ''[[The Wedding Video (2012 film)|The Wedding Video]]'' || Patricia ||
|-
| ''[[The Guilt Trip (film)|The Guilt Trip]]'' || Anita ||
|-
| rowspan=2|2014 || ''The Legend of Longwood'' || Lady Thyrza ||
|-
| ''[[Maya the Bee (film)|Maya the Bee]]'' || The Queen || rowspan=2|Voice role
|-
| rowspan=2|2017 || ''[[The Little Vampire 3D]]'' || Wulftrud
|-
| ''[[The Man Who Invented Christmas (film)|The Man Who Invented Christmas]]'' || Mrs. Fisk ||
|-
| 2018 || ''[[Early Man (film)|Early Man]]'' || Queen Oofeefa || Voice role
|-
| 2019 || ''[[H Is for Happiness]]'' || Miss Bamford ||
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears]]'' || Prudence Stanley ||
|}
=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1965 || ''[[Theatre 625]]'' || Rita || Episode: "Enter Solly Gold"
|-
| 1967 || ''Boy Meets Girl'' || Maria || Episode: "Flight of the Kingfisher"
|-
| rowspan=2|1968 || ''[[Jackanory]]'' || Storyteller || 5 episodes
|-
| ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]'' || Anna || Episode: "An Ordinary Man"
|-
| 1973 || ''[[Doctor in Charge]]'' || Doris || Episode: "Men without Women"
|-
| rowspan=2|1974 || ''World of Laughter'' || Various parts || 6 episodes
|-
| ''[[Fall of Eagles]]'' || Anna Vyrubova || Episode: "Tell the King the Sky is Falling"
|-
| 1975 || ''The Girls of Slender Means'' || Jane Wright || 3 episodes
|-
| rowspan=4|1976 || ''Christmas Box'' || Mrs. Kaplan || Television film
|-
| ''Angels'' || June Morris || 2 episodes
|-
| ''[[Kizzy (TV Series)|Kizzy]]'' || Mrs. Doe || 2 episodes
|-
| ''[[The Glittering Prizes]]'' || Olive Wise || TV serial
|-
| 1976, 1982 || ''[[Crown Court (TV series)|Crown Court]]'' || Marilyn Munro; Mrs. King || 2 episodes
|-
| 1976 || ''[[The Water Margin (1973 TV series)|The Water Margin]]'' || Voice  || English dub of Japanese series
|-
| rowspan=2|1977 || ''Play for Today'' || Veronica || Episode: "The Thin Edge of the Wedge"
|-
| ''Spasms'' || Rose Finn || Television film
|-
| 1978 || ''[[Monkey (TV series)|Monkey]]'' || Voice  || English dub of Japanese series ''Saiyûki'' <br /> 52 episodes
|-
| rowspan=2|1980 || ''The Lost Tribe'' || Queenie || TV serial
|-
| ''[[Tales of the Unexpected (TV series)|Tales of the Unexpected]]'' || Mary Burge || Episode: "Fat Chance"
|-
| rowspan=3|1981 || ''[[Take a Letter, Mr. Jones]]'' || Maria || 6 episodes
|-
| ''[[A Kick Up the Eighties]]'' || Various roles || 3 episodes
|-
| ''[[The History Man (TV series)|The History Man]]'' || Melissa Tordoroff || 3 episodes
|-
| 1983 || ''[[The Black Adder]]'' || Infanta Maria Escalosa of Spain || Episode: "The Queen of Spain's Beard"
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Freud (miniseries)|Freud]]'' || Baroness || TV serial
|-
| rowspan=2|1985 || ''[[Oliver Twist (1985 TV serial)|Oliver Twist]]'' || Mrs. Corney || TV serial
|-
| ''[[Honour, Profit and Pleasure]]'' || Elephant and Castle || Television film
|-
| rowspan=4|1986 || ''[[The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (miniseries)|The Life and Loves of a She-Devil]]'' || Nurse Hopkins || 2 episodes
|-
| ''[[Blackadder II]]'' || Lady Whiteadder || Episode: "Beer"
|-
| ''[[A Little Princess (1986 miniseries)|A Little Princess]]'' || Miss Amelia || 6 episodes
|-
| ''[[Scotch and Wry]]'' || Various || Television film
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story|Poor Little Rich Girl: <br /> The Barbara Hutton Story]]'' || [[Elsa Maxwell]] || Television film
|-
| rowspan=2|1988 || ''[[Blackadder's Christmas Carol]]'' || [[Queen Victoria]] || Television Special
|-
| ''[[Mr Majeika]]'' || Wilhelmina Worlock || 2 episodes
|-
| 1989 || ''Murderers Among Us'' || Mrs. Rajzman || rowspan=3|Television film
|-
| rowspan=3|1990 || ''[[Orpheus Descending (film)|Orpheus Descending]]'' || Vee Talbot
|-
| ''The Finding'' || Poll
|-
| ''[[Screen Two]]'' || Nellie || Episode: "Old Flames"
|-
| 1991 || ''Tonight at 8.30'' || Mrs. Wadhurst || 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan=2|1992 || ''[[Stalin (1992 film)|Stalin]]'' || [[Nadezhda Krupskaya]] || Television film
|-
| ''[[Frannie's Turn]]'' || Frannie Escobar || 6 episodes
|-
| 1993 || ''[[The Comic Strip Presents...]]'' || Mother || Episode: "Demonella"
|-
| rowspan=2|1994 || ''[[Just William (book series)|Just William]]'' || Miss Polliter || Episode: "William's Busy Day"
|-
| ''Moonacre'' || Old Elspeth || 6 episodes
|-
| 1995 || ''[[Cold Comfort Farm (film)|Cold Comfort Farm]]'' || Mrs. Beetle || Television film
|-
| rowspan=3|1997 || ''The IMAX Nutcracker'' || Sugar Plum || Short film
|-
| ''[[The Phoenix and the Carpet (1997 serial)|The Phoenix and the Carpet]]'' || Cook|| BBC TV serial
|-
| ''The Place of Lions'' || Miss Cole || Television film
|-
| 1998 || ''[[Vanity Fair (1998 TV serial)|Vanity Fair]]'' || Miss Crawley || TV serial
|-
| 1998, 2001 || ''[[Rugrats]]'' || Shirley Finster || Voice; 3 episodes
|-
| rowspan=2|1998 || ''[[The First Snow of Winter]]'' || Sean McDuck || Voice; UK version
|-
| ''[[Supply & Demand (TV series)|Supply & Demand]]'' || Chief Superintendent Edna Colley || TV serial
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Dharma & Greg]]'' || Chloe || Episode: "Midwife Crisis"
|-
| rowspan=2|2004 || ''[[Agatha Christie's Marple]]'' || Mrs. Price-Ridley || Episode: The Murder at the Vicarage
|-
| ''[[The Life and Death of Peter Sellers]]'' || Peg Sellers || Television film, [[HBO]]
|-
| rowspan=3|2005 || ''[[Wallis & Edward]]'' || Bessie Merryman || Television film
|-
| ''[[Dickens in America]]'' || Herself || 10 episodes
|-
| ''Inconceivable'' || Malva || Episode: "Balls in Your Court"
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Jam & Jerusalem]]'' || Mrs. Midge || Season 2, Episode 6
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Kingdom (UK TV series)|Kingdom]]'' || Henny || Episode 2.04
|-
| 2009 || ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' || Leef Slitheen-Blathereen || Voice; 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan=2|2010 || ''[[Tinga Tinga Tales]]'' || Giraffe and Squirrel || Voice; Recurring Role
|-
| ''[[Merlin (2008 TV series)|Merlin]]'' || Grunhilda || Episode: "The Changeling"
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Doc Martin]]'' || Shirley || Episode: Born with a Shotgun
|-
| 2012–2015 || ''[[Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries]]'' || Prudence Elizabeth Stanley || 12 episodes
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Hebburn (TV series)|Hebburn]]'' || Millie || Christmas special
|-
| rowspan=2|2014 || ''[[Nina Needs to Go!]]'' || Nana Sheila || Voice; 15 episodes
|-
| ''[[Trollied]]'' || Rose || Series 4
|-
| 2016 || ''[[Plebs (TV series)|Plebs]]'' || Iona || Episode: "The Cupid"
|-
| 2016–2018 ||''[[Rake (Australian TV series)|Rake]]'' || Huntley-Brown || 3 episodes
|-
| 2016 || ''[[The Real Marigold Hotel]]'' || Herself || BBC TV documentary series
|-
| 2016–2017 || ''[[Bottersnikes and Gumbles (TV series)|Bottersnikes and Gumbles]]'' || Weathersnike || 3 episodes
|-
| rowspan=2|2017 || ''[[Bucket (TV series)|Bucket]]'' || Mim || 4 episodes
|-
| ''[[Family Guy]]'' || Right Eyeball || Voice; Episode: "[[Emmy-Winning Episode]]"
|-
| 2018 || ''Miriam's Big American Adventure'' || Herself || BBC TV documentary series
|-
| 2018–2021 || ''[[Call the Midwife]]'' || Sister Mildred/Mother Mildred || 7 episodes
|-
| rowspan=2|2019 || ''Miriam's Dead Good Adventure'' || Herself || BBC TV documentary series
|-
| ''[[101 Dalmatian Street]]'' || Bessie || Voice; Episode: "A Summer to Remember"
|-
| rowspan=3|2020 || ''[[The Windsors]]'' || [[Queen Victoria]] || Episode #3.01
|-
| ''Miriam's Big Fat Adventure'' || rowspan=2|Herself || BBC TV documentary series
|-
| ''Miriam Margolyes: Almost Australian'' || ABC TV documentary series
|-
| 2021, 2022 || ''Miriam and Alan: Lost in Scotland'' || Herself || C4 TV documentary series
|-
| rowspan=3| 2022 || ''[[Imagine (TV series)|Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs]]'' || Herself || An Alan Yentob ''[[Imagine (TV series)|imagine...]]''
|-
|''Miriam Margolyes Australia Unmasked'' || Herself || ABC TV documentary series
|-
|''Miriam's Dickensian Christmas'' || Herself || C4 TV documentary
|-
| TBD || ''Rex & Fly's Doggy Penthouse'' || Fly || Voice, Animated TV Series based on the movie ''[[Babe (film)]]''{{cn|date=June 2022}}
|-
| 2023 || ''[[Doctor Who]]'' || [[Beep the Meep]] || 60th Anniversary Special
|}
'''Notes'''
*''[[The Thief and the Cobbler]]'' (1993) – the voice of the Maiden from Mombasa (original version only; the character was not heard at all in the re-edited versions and another actor was never available in all the re-edited versions)
*''[[The Life and Death of Peter Sellers]]'' (2004) – Peg Sellers – note this film was shown in cinemas in the UK, Ireland, and Australia – it aired on cable television on the [[HBO]] network in the US.
===Stage===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! scope="col" | Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"| Venue
|-
|1970 || ''[[Fiddler on the Roof]]'' || Matchmaker || UK Tour
|-
|1972 || ''[[Threepenny Opera]]'' || Nelly || Piccadilly Theatre, London
|-
|1974 || ''[[Canterbury Tales (musical)|Canterbury Tales]]'' || Wife of Bath || Bristol Old Vic
|-
|1975 || ''Kennedy's Children'' || Performer || Arts Theatre, London
|-
|1976 || ''[[The White Devil]]'' || Zanche the Moor || Old Vic Theatre, London
|-
|1978 || ''[[Cloud Nine (play)|Cloud Nine]]'' || Performer || Joint Stock/Royal Court Tour
|-
|1979 || ''Flaming Bodies'' || Psychiatrist || ICA
|-
|1984 || ''[[84 Charing Cross Road]]'' || Helen Hanff || Colchester
|-
|1985-87 || ''Gertrude Stein and a Companion'' || [[Gertrude Stein]]|| Edinburgh Festival <br /> Hampstead Theatre <br /> Australian Tour
|-
|1986 || ''[[Man Equals Man]]'' || Widow Begbick || Almeida Theatre, London
|-
|1988 || ''[[Orpheus Descending]]'' || Vee Talbot || Theatre Royal Haymarket, London
|-
|1989–91 || ''[[Dickens' Women]]'' || Performer || Edinburgh Festival <br /> Hampstead Theatre <br /> Duke of York's Theatre, London
|-
|1993 || ''[[She Stoops to Conquer]]'' || Mrs. Hardcastle || Queen's Theatre, London
|-
|1995 || ''[[The Killing of Sister George]]'' || June Buckridge || Ambassadors Theatre, London
|-
|1999 || ''[[The Cherry Orchard]]'' || Madame Ranevskaya || Theatre Royal, York
|-
|2001 || ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' || Nurse || Ahmanson Theater, Los Angeles
|-
|2001 || ''[[The Vagina Monologues]]'' || Performer || Arts Theatre, London
|-
|2003 || ''[[The Way of the World]]'' || Lady Wishfort || Sydney Theatre Company
|-
|2004 || ''[[Blithe Spirit (play)|Blithe Spirit]]'' || Madame Arcati || Melbourne Theatre Company
|-
|2006 || ''[[The Importance of Being Earnest]]'' || Miss Prism ||  Ahmanson Theater, Los Angeles <br /> Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York
|-
|2006 || rowspan=2|''[[Wicked (musical)|Wicked]]'' || rowspan=2|Madame Morrible || Apollo Victoria Theatre, London
|-
|2008 || George Gershwin Theater, New York
|-
|2009 || ''Realism'' || Performer || Melbourne Theatre Company
|-
|2009 || ''[[Endgame (play)|Endgame]]'' || Nell || Duchess Theatre, London
|-
|2010 || ''[[Me and My Girl]]'' || The Duchess || Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
|-
|2011 || ''[[A Day in the Death of Joe Egg]]'' || Grace || Citizens' Theatre, Glasgow
|-
|2012 || ''[[Dickens' Women]]'' || Performer || World Tour
|-
|2014 || ''Neighbourhood Watch'' || Ana || Adelaide State Theatre
|-
|2014 || ''[[I'll Eat You Last: A Chat with Sue Mengers|I'll Eat You Last]]'' || Sue Mengers || Melbourne Theatre Company
|-
|2015 || ''The Importance of Being Miriam'' || Performer || Australian Tour
|-
|2017 || ''Madame Rubinstein'' || [[Helena Rubinstein]] || Park Theatre, London
|-
|2019 || ''[[The Lady in the Van]]'' || [[Margaret Fairchild|Miss Shepherd]] || Melbourne Theatre Company
|-
|2019 || ''Sydney & The Old Girl'' || Nell Stock || Park Theatre, London
|-
|}


== External links ==
== External links ==

Revision as of 12:54, 26 December 2022

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Miriam Margolyes OBE (born on 18 May 1941 in Oxford, England, UK)[1] is a British-Australian actress who voiced Leef Apple Glyn Slitheen-Blathereen in The Sarah Jane Adventures television story The Gift and Frau Tod in the Big Finish Doctor Who audio story The Beast of Orlok.

Personal life

By the 2000s, Margoyles was openly lesbian.[2]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1969 A Nice Girl Like Me Pensione 'Mama'
1975 Rime of the Ancient Mariner Dorothy Wordsworth
1976 The Battle of Billy's Pond Tour Guide
1977 Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers Elephant Ethel
1978 On a Paving Stone Mounted Performer
1980 The Apple Landlady
The Awakening Dr Kadira
1981 Reds Woman writing in notebook Uncredited role
1982 Crystal Gazing Newsreader
1983 Yentl Sarah
Scrubbers Jones
1984 Electric Dreams Ticket Girl
1985 The Good Father Jane Powell
Morons from Outer Space Doctor Wallace
1986 Little Shop of Horrors Dental Nurse
1987 Body Contact Mrs. Zulu
1988 Little Dorrit Flora Finching
1990 The Fool Mrs. Bowring
Pacific Heights Realtor
I Love You to Death Mrs. Boca
1991 The Butcher's Wife Gina
Dead Again Lady Uncredited role
1992 As You Like It Audrey
1993 The Age of Innocence Mrs. Mingott
Ed and His Dead Mother Mabel Chilton
1994 Immortal Beloved Nanette Streicherová
1995 Balto Grandma Rosy
Babe Fly the Female Sheepdog Voice role
1996 Different for Girls Pamela
Romeo + Juliet The Nurse
James and the Giant Peach Aunt Sponge/Glowworm Voice role
1998 Mulan The Matchmaker
Babe: Pig in the City Fly the Female Sheepdog Voice role; cameo
The First Snow of Winter Sean the duck Voice role
Left Luggage Mrs. Goldman
Candy Gisella
1999 Magnolia Faye Barringer Uncredited role
End of Days Mabel
Dreaming of Joseph Lees Signora Caldoni
Sunshine Rose Sonnenschein
2000 House! Beth
2001 Not Afraid, Not Afraid Performer
Cats & Dogs Sophie the Castle Maid
2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Professor Pomona Sprout
Plots with a View Thelma & Selma
Alone Caseworker
2004 Being Julia Dolly de Vries
Ladies in Lavender Dorcas
Modigliani Gertrude Stein
End of the Line Bag Lady Short Film
Chasing Liberty Maria
2006 Happy Feet Mrs. Astrakhan Voice role
Flushed Away Rita's Grandma
Sir Billi the Vet Baroness Chantal McToff
2007 The Dukes Aunt Vee
2008 How To Lose Friends and Alienate People Mrs. Kowalski
2009 A Closed Book Mrs. Kilbride
2010 Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole Mrs. Plithiver Voice role
2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 Professor Pomona Sprout
2012 The Wedding Video Patricia
The Guilt Trip Anita
2014 The Legend of Longwood Lady Thyrza
Maya the Bee The Queen Voice role
2017 The Little Vampire 3D Wulftrud
The Man Who Invented Christmas Mrs. Fisk
2018 Early Man Queen Oofeefa Voice role
2019 H Is for Happiness Miss Bamford
2020 Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears Prudence Stanley

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1965 Theatre 625 Rita Episode: "Enter Solly Gold"
1967 Boy Meets Girl Maria Episode: "Flight of the Kingfisher"
1968 Jackanory Storyteller 5 episodes
Dixon of Dock Green Anna Episode: "An Ordinary Man"
1973 Doctor in Charge Doris Episode: "Men without Women"
1974 World of Laughter Various parts 6 episodes
Fall of Eagles Anna Vyrubova Episode: "Tell the King the Sky is Falling"
1975 The Girls of Slender Means Jane Wright 3 episodes
1976 Christmas Box Mrs. Kaplan Television film
Angels June Morris 2 episodes
Kizzy Mrs. Doe 2 episodes
The Glittering Prizes Olive Wise TV serial
1976, 1982 Crown Court Marilyn Munro; Mrs. King 2 episodes
1976 The Water Margin Voice English dub of Japanese series
1977 Play for Today Veronica Episode: "The Thin Edge of the Wedge"
Spasms Rose Finn Television film
1978 Monkey Voice English dub of Japanese series Saiyûki
52 episodes
1980 The Lost Tribe Queenie TV serial
Tales of the Unexpected Mary Burge Episode: "Fat Chance"
1981 Take a Letter, Mr. Jones Maria 6 episodes
A Kick Up the Eighties Various roles 3 episodes
The History Man Melissa Tordoroff 3 episodes
1983 The Black Adder Infanta Maria Escalosa of Spain Episode: "The Queen of Spain's Beard"
1984 Freud Baroness TV serial
1985 Oliver Twist Mrs. Corney TV serial
Honour, Profit and Pleasure Elephant and Castle Television film
1986 The Life and Loves of a She-Devil Nurse Hopkins 2 episodes
Blackadder II Lady Whiteadder Episode: "Beer"
A Little Princess Miss Amelia 6 episodes
Scotch and Wry Various Television film
1987 Poor Little Rich Girl:
The Barbara Hutton Story		 Elsa Maxwell Television film
1988 Blackadder's Christmas Carol Queen Victoria Television Special
Mr Majeika Wilhelmina Worlock 2 episodes
1989 Murderers Among Us Mrs. Rajzman Television film
1990 Orpheus Descending Vee Talbot
The Finding Poll
Screen Two Nellie Episode: "Old Flames"
1991 Tonight at 8.30 Mrs. Wadhurst 2 episodes
1992 Stalin Nadezhda Krupskaya Television film
Frannie's Turn Frannie Escobar 6 episodes
1993 The Comic Strip Presents... Mother Episode: "Demonella"
1994 Just William Miss Polliter Episode: "William's Busy Day"
Moonacre Old Elspeth 6 episodes
1995 Cold Comfort Farm Mrs. Beetle Television film
1997 The IMAX Nutcracker Sugar Plum Short film
The Phoenix and the Carpet Cook BBC TV serial
The Place of Lions Miss Cole Television film
1998 Vanity Fair Miss Crawley TV serial
1998, 2001 Rugrats Shirley Finster Voice; 3 episodes
1998 The First Snow of Winter Sean McDuck Voice; UK version
Supply & Demand Chief Superintendent Edna Colley TV serial
2000 Dharma & Greg Chloe Episode: "Midwife Crisis"
2004 Agatha Christie's Marple Mrs. Price-Ridley Episode: The Murder at the Vicarage
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers Peg Sellers Television film, HBO
2005 Wallis & Edward Bessie Merryman Television film
Dickens in America Herself 10 episodes
Inconceivable Malva Episode: "Balls in Your Court"
2006 Jam & Jerusalem Mrs. Midge Season 2, Episode 6
2008 Kingdom Henny Episode 2.04
2009 The Sarah Jane Adventures Leef Slitheen-Blathereen Voice; 2 episodes
2010 Tinga Tinga Tales Giraffe and Squirrel Voice; Recurring Role
Merlin Grunhilda Episode: "The Changeling"
2011 Doc Martin Shirley Episode: Born with a Shotgun
2012–2015 Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries Prudence Elizabeth Stanley 12 episodes
2013 Hebburn Millie Christmas special
2014 Nina Needs to Go! Nana Sheila Voice; 15 episodes
Trollied Rose Series 4
2016 Plebs Iona Episode: "The Cupid"
2016–2018 Rake Huntley-Brown 3 episodes
2016 The Real Marigold Hotel Herself BBC TV documentary series
2016–2017 Bottersnikes and Gumbles Weathersnike 3 episodes
2017 Bucket Mim 4 episodes
Family Guy Right Eyeball Voice; Episode: "Emmy-Winning Episode"
2018 Miriam's Big American Adventure Herself BBC TV documentary series
2018–2021 Call the Midwife Sister Mildred/Mother Mildred 7 episodes
2019 Miriam's Dead Good Adventure Herself BBC TV documentary series
101 Dalmatian Street Bessie Voice; Episode: "A Summer to Remember"
2020 The Windsors Queen Victoria Episode #3.01
Miriam's Big Fat Adventure Herself BBC TV documentary series
Miriam Margolyes: Almost Australian ABC TV documentary series
2021, 2022 Miriam and Alan: Lost in Scotland Herself C4 TV documentary series
2022 Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs Herself An Alan Yentob imagine...
Miriam Margolyes Australia Unmasked Herself ABC TV documentary series
Miriam's Dickensian Christmas Herself C4 TV documentary
TBD Rex & Fly's Doggy Penthouse Fly Voice, Animated TV Series based on the movie Babe (film)Template:Cn
2023 Doctor Who Beep the Meep 60th Anniversary Special

Notes

  • The Thief and the Cobbler (1993) – the voice of the Maiden from Mombasa (original version only; the character was not heard at all in the re-edited versions and another actor was never available in all the re-edited versions)
  • The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) – Peg Sellers – note this film was shown in cinemas in the UK, Ireland, and Australia – it aired on cable television on the HBO network in the US.

Stage

Year Title Role Venue
1970 Fiddler on the Roof Matchmaker UK Tour
1972 Threepenny Opera Nelly Piccadilly Theatre, London
1974 Canterbury Tales Wife of Bath Bristol Old Vic
1975 Kennedy's Children Performer Arts Theatre, London
1976 The White Devil Zanche the Moor Old Vic Theatre, London
1978 Cloud Nine Performer Joint Stock/Royal Court Tour
1979 Flaming Bodies Psychiatrist ICA
1984 84 Charing Cross Road Helen Hanff Colchester
1985-87 Gertrude Stein and a Companion Gertrude Stein Edinburgh Festival
Hampstead Theatre
Australian Tour
1986 Man Equals Man Widow Begbick Almeida Theatre, London
1988 Orpheus Descending Vee Talbot Theatre Royal Haymarket, London
1989–91 Dickens' Women Performer Edinburgh Festival
Hampstead Theatre
Duke of York's Theatre, London
1993 She Stoops to Conquer Mrs. Hardcastle Queen's Theatre, London
1995 The Killing of Sister George June Buckridge Ambassadors Theatre, London
1999 The Cherry Orchard Madame Ranevskaya Theatre Royal, York
2001 Romeo and Juliet Nurse Ahmanson Theater, Los Angeles
2001 The Vagina Monologues Performer Arts Theatre, London
2003 The Way of the World Lady Wishfort Sydney Theatre Company
2004 Blithe Spirit Madame Arcati Melbourne Theatre Company
2006 The Importance of Being Earnest Miss Prism Ahmanson Theater, Los Angeles
Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York
2006 Wicked Madame Morrible Apollo Victoria Theatre, London
2008 George Gershwin Theater, New York
2009 Realism Performer Melbourne Theatre Company
2009 Endgame Nell Duchess Theatre, London
2010 Me and My Girl The Duchess Crucible Theatre, Sheffield
2011 A Day in the Death of Joe Egg Grace Citizens' Theatre, Glasgow
2012 Dickens' Women Performer World Tour
2014 Neighbourhood Watch Ana Adelaide State Theatre
2014 I'll Eat You Last Sue Mengers Melbourne Theatre Company
2015 The Importance of Being Miriam Performer Australian Tour
2017 Madame Rubinstein Helena Rubinstein Park Theatre, London
2019 The Lady in the Van Miss Shepherd Melbourne Theatre Company
2019 Sydney & The Old Girl Nell Stock Park Theatre, London

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ BFI
  2. ↑ Desert Island Discs – Miriam Margolyes. (BBC, 28 September 2008)
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