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Miriam Margolyes
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Miriam Margolyes is a British-Australian actor, voice actor, comedian, and stage actor. Born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, in 1941, she began her work period in 1965. She is educated at Newnham College, University of Cambridge, and speaks English. Her notable awards include the Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
Margolyes is of Jewish ethnic background and identifies as lesbian. She holds citizenship in the United Kingdom and Australia. Her places of residence include London, Montisi, and Robertson.
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Oxford, Oxfordshire, England UK
Miriam Margolyes (born May 18, 1941) is a British-Australian actress, writer, political activist and television personality, most prominent as a character actor on stage and screen. Her earliest roles were in theatre and, following a transition to film and television, she won a BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Age of Innocence (1993).
Known for
- Holy Days — Sister Luke2026
- Miriam Margolyes Made Me Me — Self2026
- Miriam Margolyes Made Me Me — Self2026
- Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness2025
- A Friend of Dorothy — Dorothy2025
- Badjelly — Badjelly (voice)2025
- Miriam Margolyes Discovers New Zealand — Self - Presenter2025
- The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved — Narrator (voice)2024
- How To Make It In Comedy2024
- Alec Guinness: A Class Act — self2024
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1941-05-18 ) 18 May 1941 (age 85) , Oxford , England
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom Australia
- Education
- Oxford High School
- Alma mater
- University of Cambridge
- Occupations
- Actress comedian narrator author
- Years active
- 1963–present
- Known for
- The Age of Innocence Yentl Harry Potter End of Days
- Political party
- Labour
- Partner
- Heather Sutherland (1968–present)
- Awards
- BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Website
- miriammargolyes .com
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Miriam
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Australia
- Place of birth
- Oxford
- Occupation
- film actor
- Educated at
- University of Cambridge
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Official website
- www.miriammargolyes.com
- Image
- Miriam Margolyes 2008.jpg
- Height
- 155
- Residence
- Robertson
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- Jewish people
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Encyclopedic overview
Miriam Margolyes OBE (/ˈmɑːrɡəliːz/ MAR-gə-leez; born 18 May 1941) is a British and Australian comedian, writer, and actress. Known for her work as a character actor across film, television, and stage, she received the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mrs Mingott in Martin Scorsese's The Age of Innocence (1993), and achieved international prominence with her portrayal of Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter film series (2001–2011). Margolyes was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2002 New Year Honours for Services to Drama.
After starting her career in theatre, Margolyes made the transition to film with a small part in the British comedy A Nice Girl Like Me (1969). Subsequent credits include Yentl (1983), Little Shop of Horrors (1986), Little Dorrit (1988), I Love You to Death (1990), Immortal Beloved (1994), Balto (1995), Different for Girls, Romeo + Juliet (both 1996), Magnolia, End of Days (both 1999), Being Julia, and Ladies in Lavender (both 2004). She voiced roles in Babe (1995), James and the Giant Peach (1996), Mulan (1998), Happy Feet (2006), Flushed Away (2006), and Early Man (2018).
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