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Since 1967, her partner has been Heather Sutherland,<ref name="southernhighlandnews1"/><ref>[http://www.propertyobserver.com.au/forward-planning/advice-and-hot-topics/title-tattle/40074-andrew-denton-and-jennifer-byrne-buy-southern-highlands-retreat.html Property Observer, "Andrew Denton and Jennifer Byrne blaze a trail to Southern Highlands retreat"]. Retrieved 7 December 2015</ref> a retired Australian Professor of Indonesian Studies.<ref>[http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/miriam-margolyes-the-ultimate-character-actress-for-dickens/story-fn9n8gph-1226259392240 'Sharon Verghis, "Miriam Margolyes: The ultimate character actress for Dickens", 'The Australian'', 4 February 2012]. Retrieved 7 December 2015</ref> Formerly based in Amsterdam, Margolyes divides her time between homes in London, [[Tuscany]] and [[Robertson, New South Wales]].<ref>[http://www.canberratimes.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/lunch-with-miriam-margolyes-20120404-1wbfb.html Gabriella Coslovich, "Lunch with Miriam Margolyes", ''Canberra Times'', 7 April 2012]. Retrieved 7 December 2015</ref><ref>Jane Cadzow, "Miss Margolyes Mysteries"</ref><ref name="divamag1">Lyell, Carrie (09 February 2016). [http://www.divamag.co.uk/category/lifestyle/miriam-margolyes-mother-utterly-appalled-when-i-came-out.aspx "Miriam Margolyes: My Mother Was Utterly Appalled When I Came Out"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803203213/http://www.divamag.co.uk/category/lifestyle/miriam-margolyes-mother-utterly-appalled-when-i-came-out.aspx |date=3 August 2016 }}, ''Diva Magazine.'' UK. Retrieved on 05 Aug 2016.</ref><ref>[http://www.southernhighlandnews.com.au/news/local/news/entertainment/at-home-with-harry-potter-star-miriam-margolyes/1826576.aspx "At home with Harry Potter star Miriam Margolyes"] 11 May 2010, Southern Highland News</ref> |
Since 1967, her partner has been Heather Sutherland,<ref name="southernhighlandnews1"/><ref>[http://www.propertyobserver.com.au/forward-planning/advice-and-hot-topics/title-tattle/40074-andrew-denton-and-jennifer-byrne-buy-southern-highlands-retreat.html Property Observer, "Andrew Denton and Jennifer Byrne blaze a trail to Southern Highlands retreat"]. Retrieved 7 December 2015</ref> a retired Australian Professor of Indonesian Studies.<ref>[http://www.theaustralian.com.au/arts/review/miriam-margolyes-the-ultimate-character-actress-for-dickens/story-fn9n8gph-1226259392240 'Sharon Verghis, "Miriam Margolyes: The ultimate character actress for Dickens", 'The Australian'', 4 February 2012]. Retrieved 7 December 2015</ref> Formerly based in Amsterdam, Margolyes divides her time between homes in London, [[Tuscany]] and [[Robertson, New South Wales]].<ref>[http://www.canberratimes.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/lunch-with-miriam-margolyes-20120404-1wbfb.html Gabriella Coslovich, "Lunch with Miriam Margolyes", ''Canberra Times'', 7 April 2012]. Retrieved 7 December 2015</ref><ref>Jane Cadzow, "Miss Margolyes Mysteries"</ref><ref name="divamag1">Lyell, Carrie (09 February 2016). [http://www.divamag.co.uk/category/lifestyle/miriam-margolyes-mother-utterly-appalled-when-i-came-out.aspx "Miriam Margolyes: My Mother Was Utterly Appalled When I Came Out"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803203213/http://www.divamag.co.uk/category/lifestyle/miriam-margolyes-mother-utterly-appalled-when-i-came-out.aspx |date=3 August 2016 }}, ''Diva Magazine.'' UK. Retrieved on 05 Aug 2016.</ref><ref>[http://www.southernhighlandnews.com.au/news/local/news/entertainment/at-home-with-harry-potter-star-miriam-margolyes/1826576.aspx "At home with Harry Potter star Miriam Margolyes"] 11 May 2010, Southern Highland News</ref> |
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Margolyes is a humanitarian advocate. She is a [[State of Palestine|Palestinian]] human-rights activist, having been a member of the British-based ''ENOUGH!'' coalition that seeks "a just settlement between Israelis and Palestinians".<ref>[http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article6451.shtml "Emma Thompson bids for Palestinian Rights Enough!"] 27 January 2007, Electronic Intifada</ref> She is also a signatory of [[Jews for Justice for Palestinians]].<ref>[http://jfjfp.com/?page_id=9 "JFJFP Signatories"] Jews for Justice for Palestinians Signatory List 11 August 2012</ref> Margolyes is a campaigner for a [[respite care]] charity, [[Crossroads Care|Crossroads]].<ref name=latenightlive>[http://www.abc.net.au/rn/latenightlive/stories/2007/2028953.htm Late Night Live – 10September2007 – Miriam Margolyes and Dickens' Women]. Abc.net.au (10 September 2007). Retrieved 25 August 2011. |
Margolyes is a humanitarian advocate. She is a [[State of Palestine|Palestinian]] human-rights activist, having been a member of the British-based ''ENOUGH!'' coalition that seeks "a just settlement between Israelis and Palestinians".<ref>[http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article6451.shtml "Emma Thompson bids for Palestinian Rights Enough!"] 27 January 2007, Electronic Intifada</ref> She is also a signatory of [[Jews for Justice for Palestinians]].<ref>[http://jfjfp.com/?page_id=9 "JFJFP Signatories"] Jews for Justice for Palestinians Signatory List 11 August 2012</ref> Margolyes is a campaigner for a [[respite care]] charity, [[Crossroads Care|Crossroads]].<ref name=latenightlive>[http://www.abc.net.au/rn/latenightlive/stories/2007/2028953.htm Late Night Live – 10September2007 – Miriam Margolyes and Dickens' Women]. Abc.net.au (10 September 2007). Retrieved 25 August 2011.</ref> |
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Margolyes is a [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] member of the [[Vauxhall (UK Parliament constituency)|Vauxhall]] [[Constituency Labour Party]]. In August 2015, she was a signatory to a letter criticising ''[[The Jewish Chronicle]]''{{'}}s reporting of [[Jeremy Corbyn]]'s association with alleged [[Antisemitism|antisemites]].<ref name="thejc">{{cite news |last=Dysch|first=Marcus|url=http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/142553/anti-israel-activists-attack-jc-challenging-jeremy-corbyn|title=Anti-Israel activists attack JC for challenging Jeremy Corbyn|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Jewish Chronicle]]''|date=18 August 2015|accessdate=7 April 2017}}</ref> In April 2016, she was one of 82 Jewish members and supporters of the [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] and of Jeremy Corbyn's [[Labour Party leadership of Jeremy Corbyn|leadership]] who wrote an open letter to ''[[The Guardian]]'' stating that they "do not accept that antisemitism is 'rife' in the Labour party" and that "these accusations are part of a wider campaign against the Labour leadership, and they have been timed particularly to do damage to the Labour party and its prospects in [[United Kingdom local elections, 2016|elections in the coming week]]."<ref name="theguardian1">{{cite news |last= |first= |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2016/apr/29/labour-antisemitism-and-where-jeremy-corbyn-goes-from-here|title=Labour, antisemitism and where Jeremy Corbyn goes from here|work= |location= |publisher=''[[The Guardian]]''|date=29 April 2016|accessdate=1 June 2018}}</ref> |
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Author and comedian [[David Walliams]] says he used Margolyes as a model for the title character in his children's book ''[[Awful Auntie]]'' after a rude exchange with the actress during a stage production. He stresses that he has nothing against Margolyes and is a fan of her work.<ref name="Margolyes">Tim Walker, [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11134146/David-Walliams-Miriam-Margolyes-is-the-real-life-Awful-Auntie.html David Walliams: Miriam Margolyes is the real-life Awful Auntie], The Telegraph, 2 October 2014.</ref> |
Author and comedian [[David Walliams]] says he used Margolyes as a model for the title character in his children's book ''[[Awful Auntie]]'' after a rude exchange with the actress during a stage production. He stresses that he has nothing against Margolyes and is a fan of her work.<ref name="Margolyes">Tim Walker, [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11134146/David-Walliams-Miriam-Margolyes-is-the-real-life-Awful-Auntie.html David Walliams: Miriam Margolyes is the real-life Awful Auntie], The Telegraph, 2 October 2014.</ref> |
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Miriam Margolyes Oxford High School | |
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| Alma mater | Newnham College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1965–present |
| Notable work | Mrs. Mingott in The Age of Innocence (1993) Voice of Fly the Border Collie in Babe (1995) and its 1998 sequel Professor Pomona Sprout in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 (2011) |
| Television | Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries |
| Partner(s) | Heather Sutherland (1967–present) |
| Website | miriammargolyes |
Miriam Margolyes, BAFTA Award for her role in The Age of Innocence (1993) and went on to take the role of Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter film series.
For many years she has divided her time between England and Australia, and she has starred in productions in both countries, including the Australian premiere of the 2013 play I'll Eat You Last. In 2013, she became an Australian citizen, thereby holding dual British and Australian citizenship.[1]
Early life
Margolyes was born in
Jewish family;[4][5][6] her ancestors migrated to the UK from Poland and Belarus. Her great-grandfather, Symeon Sandmann, was born in the town of Margonin
in central-western Poland, which Margolyes visited in 2013.
She attended
Cambridge Footlights comedy troupe.[8]
Acting career
With her distinctive voice, Margolyes first gained recognition for her work as a voice artist. In the 1970s she recorded a
soft-porn audio called Sexy Sonia: Leaves from my Schoolgirl Notebook.[9] She performed most of the supporting female characters in the dubbed Japanese action TV series Monkey. She also worked with the theatre company Gay Sweatshop and provided voiceovers in the Japanese TV series The Water Margin
(credited as Mirium Margolyes).
In 1974, she appeared with Kenneth Williams and Ted Ray in the BBC Radio 2 comedy series The Betty Witherspoon Show.
Margolyes' first major role in a film was as Elephant Ethel in The Life and Loves of a She-Devil. She won the 1989 LA Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Flora Finching in the 1988 film Little Dorrit. On American television, she headlined the short-lived 1992 CBS sitcom Frannie's Turn. In 1994 she won the BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mrs Mingott in Martin Scorsese's The Age of Innocence (1993).
In 1989, Margolyes co-wrote and performed a one-woman show, Dickens' Women, in which she played 23 characters from Dickens' novels.[10]
Margolyes came to the notice of younger audiences when she starred as
Caramel bars[11] and provided the voice of Fly the dog in the Australian-American family film Babe (1995).[12]
She played Professor Sprout in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in 2002.
In 2004, Margolyes played the role of Peg Sellers, the mother of Peter Sellers, in the Golden Globe winning film The Life and Death of Peter Sellers.
She was one of the original cast of the London production of the musical Wicked in 2006, playing Madame Morrible opposite Idina Menzel, a role she also played on Broadway in 2008.[13]
In 2009, she appeared in a new production of Endgame by Samuel Beckett at the Duchess Theatre in London's West End.[14]
Margolyes voiced the role of Mrs. Plithiver, a blind snake in 3D-animated-epic film Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole in 2010. Margolyes reprised her role as Professor Sprout in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 in 2011.
She plays recurring character Prudence Stanley in the Australian-based TV series Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries.
In 2014, she voiced Nana in the
Disney Junior animated series for preschoolers Nina Needs to Go![15]
In January 2016, she appeared in The Real Marigold Hotel, a travel documentary in which a group of eight celebrities travel to India to see whether retirement would be more rewarding there than in the UK.[16] The series was reprised for two Christmas Specials The Real Marigold On Tour, from Florida and Kyoto.[17] She narrated the 2016 ITV documentary about Lady Colin Campbell entitled Lady C and the Castle.[18]
In December 2017, she appeared in the second season of The Real Marigold On Tour to Chengdu and Havana.[19]
In January 2018, Margolyes hosted a 3-part series for the BBC titled Miriam's Big American Adventure, highlighting the citizens of the USA and the issues facing the nation.[20]
Other work
Margolyes is a supporter of Sense (the National Deafblind and Rubella Association) and was the host at the first Sense Creative Writing Awards, held at the Charles Dickens Museum in London in December 2006, where she read a number of works written by talented deafblind people.[21]
In 2011, Margolyes recorded a narrative for the album The Devil's Brides by klezmer musician-ethnographer Yale Strom.[22]
Personal life
Margolyes is a lesbian.[23] On becoming an Australian citizen,[24] on Australia Day 2013, Margolyes referred to herself as a "dyke" live on national television and in front of the then prime minister, Julia Gillard.
Since 1967, her partner has been Heather Sutherland,[12][25] a retired Australian Professor of Indonesian Studies.[26] Formerly based in Amsterdam, Margolyes divides her time between homes in London, Tuscany and Robertson, New South Wales.[27][28][29][30]
Margolyes is a humanitarian advocate. She is a Palestinian human-rights activist, having been a member of the British-based ENOUGH! coalition that seeks "a just settlement between Israelis and Palestinians".[31] She is also a signatory of Jews for Justice for Palestinians.[32] Margolyes is a campaigner for a respite care charity, Crossroads.[24]
Margolyes is a
elections in the coming week."[34]
Author and comedian David Walliams says he used Margolyes as a model for the title character in his children's book Awful Auntie after a rude exchange with the actress during a stage production. He stresses that he has nothing against Margolyes and is a fan of her work.[35]
TV and filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Theatre 625 | Rita | 1 episode ("Enter Solly Gold") |
| 1967 | Boy Meets Girl | Maria | 1 episode |
| 1968 | Jackanory | Storyteller | 5 episodes |
| 1968 | Dixon of Dock Green | Anna | 1 episode |
| 1973 | Doctor in Charge | Doris | 1 episode |
| 1974 | World of Laughter | Various parts | TV series |
| 1974 | Fall of Eagles | Anna Vyrubova | TV miniseries |
| 1975 | Rime of the Ancient Mariner | Dorothy Wordsworth | |
| 1975 | The Girls of Slender Means | Jane Wright | TV |
| 1976 | Christmas Box | Maurie Kaplan's Mother | TV |
| 1976 | Angels | June Morris | 2 episodes |
| 1976 | Kizzy |
Mrs Doe | 2 episodes |
| 1976 | The Glittering Prizes | Olive Wise | TV miniseries |
| 1976 | The Battle of Billy's Pond | Tour Guide | |
| 1976–1982 | Crown Court | Marilyn Munro (1976) Mrs King (1982) |
2 episodes |
| 1977 | Play for Today | Veronica | 1 episode |
| 1977 | Spasms | Rose Finn | TV |
| 1977 | Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers | Elephant Ethel | |
| 1978 | Monkey | English dub of Japanese TV series Saiyûki | |
| 1978 | On a Paving Stone Mounted | ||
| 1980 | The Apple | Landlady | |
| 1980 | The Lost Tribe | Queenie | TV miniseries |
| 1980 | The Awakening | Dr Kadira | |
| 1980 | Tales of the Unexpected | Mary Burge | 1 episode |
| 1981 | Reds | Woman writing in notebook | Uncredited |
| 1981 | Take a Letter, Mr. Jones | Maria | 6 episodes |
| 1981 | A Kick Up the Eighties | Various roles | TV series |
| 1981 | The History Man | Melissa Tordoroff | TV |
| 1982 | Crystal Gazing | Newsreader | |
| 1983 | Yentl | Sarah | |
| 1983 | The Black Adder | Infanta Maria Escalosa of Spain | 1 episode |
| 1983 | Scrubbers | Jones | |
| 1984 | Freud | Baroness | TV mini-series |
| 1984 | Electric Dreams | Ticket Girl | |
| 1985 | The Good Father | Jane Powell | |
| 1985 | Oliver Twist | Mrs Corney | TV miniseries |
| 1985 | Morons from Outer Space | Doctor Wallace | |
| 1986 | Little Shop of Horrors |
Dental Nurse | |
| 1986 | The Life and Loves of a She-Devil |
Nurse Hopkins | 2 episodes |
| 1986 | Blackadder II | Lady Whiteadder | 1 episode |
| 1986 | A Little Princess | Miss Amelia | TV |
| 1986 | Scotch and Wry | Various | TV |
| 1987 | Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story | Elsa Maxwell | TV |
| 1987 | Body Contact | Tony's Mother | |
| 1988 | Little Dorrit | Flora Finching | |
| 1988 | Blackadder's Christmas Carol | Queen Victoria | TV |
| 1988 | Mr Majeika | Wilhelmina Worlock | TV series, Seasons 1 and 2 |
| 1989 | Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story | Mrs Rajzman | TV |
| 1990 | Pacific Heights | Realtor | |
| 1990 | Orpheus Descending | Vee Talbot | TV |
| 1990 | The Finding | Poll | TV |
| 1990 | I Love You to Death | Joey's Mother | |
| 1990 | Old Flames | Nellie | TV |
| 1990 | The Fool | Mrs Bowring | |
| 1991 | Tonight at 8.30 | Mrs Wadhurst | 2 episodes |
| 1991 | The Butcher's Wife | Gina | |
| 1991 | Dead Again | Lady | Uncredited |
| 1992 | Stalin | Krupskaya | TV |
| 1992 | As You Like It | Audrey | |
| 1992 | Frannie's Turn | Frannie Escobar | TV series |
| 1993 | The Age of Innocence | Mrs Mingott | |
| 1993 | The Comic Strip Presents... |
Mother | 1 episode |
| 1993 | Ed and His Dead Mother | Mabel Chilton | |
| 1994 | Just William | Miss Polliter | 1 episode |
| 1994 | Immortal Beloved | Nanette Streicherová | |
| 1994 | Moonacre | Old Elspeth | TV series |
| 1995 | Balto | Grandma Rosy/Extra Voices | |
| 1995 | Babe | Fly the Female Sheepdog (voice) | |
| 1995 | Cold Comfort Farm | Mrs Beetle | TV |
| 1996 | Different for Girls | Pamela | |
| 1996 | Romeo + Juliet | The Nurse | |
| 1996 | James and the Giant Peach | Aunt Sponge/The Glowworm (voice) | |
| 1997 | The IMAX Nutcracker | Sugar Plum | |
| 1997 | Castle Ghosts of Wales | Hag ghost | |
| 1997 | The Phoenix and the Carpet | Cook | TV miniseries |
| 1997 | The Place of Lions | Miss Cole | TV |
| 1998 | Babe: Pig in the City | Fly the Female Sheepdog (voice) | |
| 1998 | Vanity Fair | Miss Crawley | TV miniseries |
| 1998 | Rugrats | Shirley Finster | 1 episode |
| 1998 | Mulan | The Matchmaker (voice) | |
| 1998 | Left Luggage | Mrs Goldman | |
| 1998 | The First Snow of Winter | Sean Seamus Aloysius Dermot Duck (voice) | UK version |
| 1998 | Candy | Gisella | |
| 1998 | Supply & Demand | Edna | TV miniseries |
| 1999 | Magnolia | Faye Barringer | Uncredited |
| 1999 | End of Days | Mabel | |
| 1999 | Dreaming of Joseph Lees | Signora Caldoni | |
| 1999 | Sunshine | Rose Sonnenschein | |
| 2000 | Dharma & Greg | Chloe | 1 episode |
| 2000 | House! | Beth | |
| 2001 | Cats & Dogs | Sophie the Castle Maid | |
| 2001 | Not Afraid, Not Afraid | ||
| 2002 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Professor Pomona Sprout | |
| 2002 | Plots with a View | Thelma & Selma | |
| 2002 | Alone | Caseworker | |
| 2004 | Agatha Christie's Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage | Mrs Price-Ridley | TV |
| 2004 | Being Julia | Dolly de Vries | |
| 2004 | Ladies in Lavender | Dorcas | |
| 2004 | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | Peg Sellers | |
| 2004 | Modigliani | Gertrude Stein | |
| 2004 | End of the Line | Bag Lady | |
| 2004 | Chasing Liberty | Maria | |
| 2005 | Wallis & Edward | Aunt Bessie | TV |
| 2005 | Dickens in America | Herself | 10 episodes |
| 2005 | Inconceivable | Malva | 1 episode |
| 2006 | Jam & Jerusalem | Mrs Midge | 1 episode |
| 2006 | Happy Feet | Mrs Astrakhan (Voice) | |
| 2006 | Flushed Away | Rita's Grandma (Voice) | |
| 2006 | Sir Billi the Vet | Baroness Chantal McToff (voice) | |
| 2007 | The Dukes | Aunt Vee | |
| 2008 | How To Lose Friends and Alienate People | Mrs Kowalski | Film |
| 2008 | Kingdom |
Henny | 1 episode |
| 2009 | The Sarah Jane Adventures | Leef Slitheen-Blathereen | 2 episodes: The Gift parts 1 and 2, Voice only |
| 2010 | Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | Mrs Plithiver (voice) | |
| 2010 | Tinga Tinga Tales | Giraffe and Squirrel (voice) | |
| 2010 | Merlin[36] | Grunhilda | Episode: "The Changeling" |
| 2011 | Doc Martin | Shirley | Guest appearance |
| 2011 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | Professor Pomona Sprout | |
| 2012 | The Wedding Video | Patricia | |
| 2012 | The Guilt Trip | Anita | |
| 2012–2015 | Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries | Aunt Prudence | |
| 2013 | Hebburn | Millie | Christmas special |
| 2014 | Maya the Bee |
The Queen (voice) | |
| 2014 | The Legend of Longwood | Lady Thyrza | |
| 2014 | Nina Needs to Go! | Nana Sheila (voice) | |
| 2014 | Trollied | Rose | Series 4 |
| 2016 | Plebs | Iona | Episode: "The Cupid" |
| 2016 | Rake | Huntley-Brown | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | The Real Marigold Hotel | Herself | BBC TV Documentary Series |
| 2016 | Lady C and the Castle | Narrator | ITV documentary |
| 2016 | Matron, Medicine and Me: 70 Years of the NHS | Herself | TV Documentary Series |
| 2016–2017 | Bottersnikes and Gumbles | Weathersnike | 3 episodes |
| 2017 | Bucket | Mim | 4 episodes |
| 2017 | The Man Who Invented Christmas | Mrs Fisk | |
| 2017 | Family Guy | Maggie Smith's Right Eyeball | Episode: "Emmy-Winning Episode" |
| 2017 | The Little Vampire 3D | Wulftrud (voice) | |
| 2018 | Miriam's Big American Adventure | Herself | BBC TV Documentary Series |
| 2018 | Early Man | Queen Oofeefa (voice) | |
| 2018 | Call the Midwife | Sister Mildred | Christmas Special |
| 2018 | Postcards from the 48% | Herself | Documentary; post-production |
| TBA | Mirette | Meme Gateau | Short; post-production |
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 and Australia – it aired on cable television on the HBO network in the US.
Theatre
- Madame Rubinstein (Helena Rubinstein) – The Park Theatre, London (2017)
- The Importance of Being Miriam – Australian Tour (2015)
- I'll Eat You Last (Sue Mengers) – Melbourne Theatre Company (2014)
- Neighbourhood Watch (Ana) – Adelaide State Theatre (2014)
- Dickens' Women – World Tour (Australia/New Zealand/UK/USA/Canada) (2012)
- A Day in the Death of Joe Egg (Grace) – Citizens' Theatre, Glasgow (2011)
- Me and My Girl (The Duchess) – Crucible Theatre, Sheffield (2010)
- Endgame (Nell) – Duchess Theatre, London (2009)
- Realism – Melbourne Theatre Company (2009)
- Wicked (Madame Morrible) – George Gershwin Theater, New York (2008)
- Wicked (Madame Morrible) – Apollo Victoria Theatre, London (2006)
- The Importance of Being Earnest (Miss Prism) – Ahmanson Theater, Los Angeles/Harvey Theater, New York (2006)
- Blithe Spirit (Madame Arcati) – Melbourne Theatre Company (2004)
- The Way of the World (Lady Wishfort) – Sydney Theatre Company (2003)
- The Vagina Monologues – Arts Theatre, London (2001)
- Romeo and Juliet (Nurse) – Ahmanson Theater, Los Angeles (2001)
- The Cherry Orchard (Madame Ranevskaya) – Theatre Royal, York (1999)
- The Killing of Sister George (June Buckridge) – Ambassadors' Theatre, London (1995)
- She Stoops to Conquer (Mrs Hardcastle) – Queen's Theatre, London (1993)
- Dickens' Women – Edinburgh Festival (1989)/Hampstead Theatre and Duke of York's Theatre, London (1991)
- Orpheus Descending (Vee Talbot) – Haymarket Theatre, London (1988)
- Man Equals Man (Widow Begbick) – Almeida Theatre, London (1987)
- Gertrude Stein and a Companion (Gertrude Stein) – International Tour (1986)
- 84 Charing Cross Road(Helen Hanff) – Colchester (1984)
- Flaming Bodies (Psychiatrist) – ICA (1979)
- Cloud Nine– Royal Court/Joint Stock Tour (1978)
- The White Devil – Old Vic Theatre, London (1976)
- Kennedy's Children – Arts Theatre, London (1975)
- Canterbury Tales (Wife of Bath) – Bristol Old Vic (1974)
- Threepenny Opera– Piccadilly Theatre, London (1972)
- Fiddler on the Roof (Matchmaker) – UK Tour (1970)
Awards and nominations
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for Services to Drama, 2002[37]
- Winner: Theatregoer's Choice Awards 2007 Best Supporting Actress in a Musical for Madam Morrible in Wicked
- Winner: Audiofile's Earphones Award 2001 for A Christmas Carol
- Winner: Prix Jeunesse Best Children's Programme (0–6 fiction) 2000 for The First Snow of Winter
- Winner: The Talkies Performer Of The Year 1997 for Oliver Twist
- Winner: Sony Radio Awards Best Actress On Radio 1993 for The Queen and I
- Winner: BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role 1993 for The Age of Innocence
- Nominated: Olivier Award for Best Entertainment 1991 for Dickens' Women
- Winner: Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle 1989 Best Supporting Actress for Little Dorrit (shared with Geneviève Bujold)
References
- ^ Margolyes, Miriam. "Miriam Margolyes » Bio". Miriam Margolyes' official website.
- ^ Empire. "Miriam Margolyes". Empire. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ Miriam Margolyes Biography (1941–). Filmreference.com. Retrieved 26 August 2011.
- ^ "Harry Potter actress Miriam Margolyes on her Gorbals roots, women in comedy and how Monty Python stars shunned her". The Daily Record. 2 November 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- ^ Farndale, Nigel (11 October 2009). "Miriam Margolyes: 'I'm still a naughty schoolgirl at heart'". The Daily Telegraph. London.
- ^ Chitra Ramaswamy (6 August 2012). "As Miriam Margolyes prepares to perform her one-woman show, dedicated to the women in the victorian novelist's fiction, she reflects on her own fascinating life story". The Scotsman.
- ^ Famous alumnae. Newn.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ Footlights Alumni Archived 14 August 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Footlights.org. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
- ^ "Enough Rope". Retrieved 5 January 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|airdate=ignored (help) - ^ Helen Sims (30 November 2007). "Miriam Margolyes on Dickens' Women". The Lumière Reader. Archived from the original on 23 April 2008. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Margolyes: Voice of a movie star" 31 December 2001, BBC News
- ^ a b Leah O'Brien (11 May 2010). "At home with Harry Potter star, Miriam Margolyes – Local News – News – Entertainment". Southern Highland News. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- ^ Margolyes to Join Broadway's Wicked Jan. 22. Playbill.com. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
- ^ Brief Encounter With … Miriam Margolyes – Endgame at Duchess Theatre – London – Interviews. Whatsonstage.com. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
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- ^ 02:10. "BBC Two - The Real Marigold Hotel". BBC. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
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External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Miriam Margolyes.
- Official website
- Miriam Margolyes at IMDb
- Miriam Margolyes at the BFI's Screenonline
- Dickens' Women tour site
- Miriam Margolyes at Women in Comedy
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