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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" |
| 1966-1969 | Star Trek: The Original Series | Sally | 80 episodes |
| 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 | The Devil's Crown | Jenny | 7 episodes |
| Out | Rosie | 3 episodes | |
| Monkey | Voice | English dub of Japanese series Saiyûki 52 episodes | |
| 1980 | Therese Raquin | Aurora | 3 episodes |
| Tales of the Unexpected | Mary Burge | Episode: "Fat Chance" | |
| Hammer House of Horror | Catherine | Episode: "The Silent Scream" | |
| The Lost Tribe | Queenie | TV serial | |
| 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 | |
| 1982 | Minder | Claire | Episode: "In" |
| 1984 | The Black Adder | Infanta Maria Escalosa of Spain | Episode: "The Queen of Spain's Beard" |
| Freud | Baroness | TV serial | |
| Miami Vice | Stella | Episode: "Heart of Darkness" | |
| 1985 | V | Melina | Episode: "The Return" |
| Honour, Profit and Pleasure | Elephant and Castle | Television film | |
| Oliver Twist | Mrs. Corney | TV serial | |
| 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 | Screenplay | Meg | Episode: "Road" |
| 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 | |
| The Big Battalions | Claire Morgan | 5 episodes | |
| Inspector Morse | Michael Steppings | Episode: "Deadly Slumber" | |
| 1993 | The Comic Strip Presents... | Mother | Episode: "Demonella" |
| 1994 | Grushko | Colonel Grushko | 3 episodes |
| Moonacre | Old Elspeth | 6 episodes | |
| Just William | Miss Polliter | Episode: "William's Busy Day" | |
| 1995 | Cold Comfort Farm | Mrs. Beetle | Television film |
| The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Himself | Episode: "Get a Job" | |
| 1997 | The Place of Lions | Miss Cole | Television film |
| Red Dwarf | Shelia | Episode: "Stoke Me a Clipper" | |
| Seinfeld | Aunt | Episode: "The Yada Yada" | |
| The Phoenix and the Carpet | Cook | BBC TV serial | |
| The IMAX Nutcracker | Sugar Plum | Short film | |
| 1998 | Vanity Fair | Miss Crawley | TV serial |
| 1998, 2001 | Rugrats | Shirley Finster | Voice; 3 episodes |
| 1998 | Spin City | John | Episode: "Single White Male" |
| Supply & Demand | Chief Superintendent Edna Colley | TV serial | |
| The First Snow of Winter | Sean McDuck | Voice; UK version | |
| 2000 | Nuremberg | Hermann Göring | 2 episodes Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie |
| Dharma & Greg | Chloe | Episode: "Midwife Crisis" | |
| 2001 | Frasier | Mrs. Heather | 2 episodes Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series |
| Oswald | Edna | Voice; Episode: "Rollerskating" | |
| Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat | Daisy | Voice; Episode: "Sagwa's Swan Song" | |
| 2002 | The Simpsons | Jennifer Rose | Voice; Episode: "Poppa’s Got a Brand New Badge" |
| 2002-2003 | Dexter's Laboratory | Trixie Robinson | Voice; Episodes: "Beau Tie" "School Girl Crushed" "Babe Sitter" |
| 2003 | The Fairly OddParents | Claire Freeman | Voice; Episode: "Information Stupor Highway" |
| Sonic X | Sally Loud | Voice; Episode: "Chaos Emerald Chaos" | |
| 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 | Dickens in America | Herself | 10 episodes |
| Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi | Natasha | Voice; Episode: "Visiting Hours" | |
| Danny Phantom | Amy Robinson | Voice; Episode: "Pirate Radio" | |
| My Life as a Teenage Robot | Claire Anderson | Voice; Episode: "Toying with Jenny" | |
| Inconceivable | Malva | Episode: "Balls in Your Court" | |
| Wallis & Edward | Bessie Merryman | Television film | |
| 2006 | The Buzz on Maggie | Emmy Mary | Voice; Episode: "Scout of Order" |
| Deadwood | Mrs. Flint | 9 episodes Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | |
| Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! | Mrs. Lady | Voice; Episode: "A Little Help From Your Friends" | |
| 2007 | Wayside | Claudia | Voice; Episode: "Age of Aquarium" |
| 2008 | Jam & Jerusalem | Mrs. Midge | Season 2, Episode 6 |
| Kingdom | Henny | Episode 2.04 | |
| Yin Yang Yo! | Aunt Field | Voice; Episode: "The Manotaur" "Dance Dance Devastation" "Game Over" | |
| Paws & Tales: The Animated Series | Mrs. Julie | Voice; Episode: "Hullabaloo at Hunker Hill" | |
| 2009 | Jimmy Two-Shoes | Mrs. Dolores | Voice; Episode: "I've Totally Shredded My Cheese" |
| The Sarah Jane Adventures | Leef Slitheen-Blathereen | Voice; 2 episodes | |
| The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack | Sophie | Voice; Episode: "Low Tidings" | |
| 2010 | Tinga Tinga Tales | Giraffe and Squirrel | Voice; Recurring Role |
| Fish Hooks | Madame Pig | Voice; Episode: "Bea Becomes an Adult Fish" | |
| 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 | Scaredy Squirrel | Amy Brooks | Voice; Episode: "Stash N' Hoarder" |
| Camp Lakebotton | Mrs. Sue | Voice; Episode: "Escape From Camp Lakebottom" | |
| T.U.F.F. Puppy | Sally Anderson | Voice; Episode: "Rat Trap" | |
| Hebburn | Millie | Christmas special | |
| 2013-2018 | My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic | Jennifer Parker | Voice; Episodes: "Games Ponies Play" "Stranger Than Fan Fiction" "To Where and Back Again Pt. 2" "School Daze Pt. 1" |
| 2014 | Nina Needs to Go! | Nana Sheila | Voice; 15 episodes |
| Breadwinners | Kitty | Voice; Episode: "Driver's Breaducation" | |
| Mixels | Claire Raven | Voice; Episode: "Fang Gang Log Toss | |
| Trollied | Rose | Series 4 | |
| Wander Over Yonder | Mrs. Sheila | Voice; Episode: "The Rider" | |
| Over the Garden Wall | Heather Robinson | Voice; Episode: "Schooltown Follies" | |
| 2014-2015 | Doki | Mrs. Rosie | Voice; Episode: "The Treasure Hunters" "The Amazing Maze" |
| 2015 | Star vs. the Forces of Evil | Jenny Foley | Voice; Episode: "Star Comes to Earth" |
| Harvey Beaks | Jane Anderson | Voice; Episode: "Nightclub Night" | |
| The Day My Butt Went Psycho! | Mrs. Atta | Voice; Episode: "Runnin' on Empty" | |
| Steven Universe | Helen | Voice; Episode: "Keystone Motel" | |
| Clarence | Sally Jackson | Voice; Episode: "Tuckered Boys" | |
| Supernoobs | Lady | Voice; Episode: "Shake Your Noobie" | |
| 2016 | Teen Titans Go! | Mrs. Spider | Voice; Episodes: "Pyramid Scheme" "Beast Boy's St. Patrick's Day Luck, and It's Bad" "History Lesson" "TV Knight" "TV Knight 2" "Flashback: Pt. 1" "Flashback: Pt. 2" "Justice League's Next Top Talent Idol Star: Dance Crew Edition: Pt. 2" |
| 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 |
| The Loud House | Joanna Anderson | Voice; Episodes: "Sound of Silence" "Space Invader" "Patching Things Up" "Cheater by the Dozen" "Lock 'n' Loud" "The Whole Picture" "ARGGH! You For Real?" | |
| 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 |
| Big City Greens | Mrs. Joanna | Voice; Episode: "Photo Op" | |
| 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 |