Miriam Margolyes

May 18, 1941 (age 85) Oxford, Oxfordshire, England UK
IMDb

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).

Their titles like Mulan, Babe, and Romeo + Juliet - their biggest roles first.
Last updated: June 14, 2026

70 titles
Community avg: 7.72 /10
  • 1
    1
    Mulan
    1998June 1998 by Tony Bancroft
    Animation, Family, Adventure
    Animation, Family, Adventure
    8.83 Masterpiece-
  • 2
    2
    Babe
    1995July 1995 by Chris Noonan
    Fantasy, Drama, Comedy
    Fantasy, Drama, Comedy
    7.23 Good+
  • 3
    3
    Romeo + Juliet
    1996November 1996 by Baz Luhrmann
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.71 Excellent-
  • 4
    4
    Happy Feet
    2006November 2006 by George Miller
    Animation, Comedy, Family
    Animation, Comedy, Family
    7.18 Good+
  • 5
    5
    Flushed Away
    2006October 2006 by David Bowers
    Adventure, Animation, Comedy
    Adventure, Animation, Comedy
    7.28 Good+
  • 6
    6
    James and the Giant Peach
    1996April 1996 by Henry Selick
    Family, Animation, Adventure
    Family, Animation, Adventure
    7.53 Excellent--
  • 7
    7
    Cats & Dogs
    2001July 2001 by Lawrence Guterman
    Family, Comedy, Action
    Family, Comedy, Action
    6.41 Decent++
  • 8
    8
    Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
    2010July 2010 by Zack Snyder
    Animation, Adventure, Family
    Animation, Adventure, Family
    7.76 Excellent-
  • 9
    9
    End of Days
    1999November 1999 by Peter Hyams
    Action, Horror, Fantasy
    Action, Horror, Fantasy
    7.07 Good
  • 10
    10
    Balto
    1995December 1995 by Simon Wells
    Adventure, Animation, Drama
    Adventure, Animation, Drama
    8.23 Excellent+
  • 11
    11
    Early Man
    2018January 2018 by Nick Park
    Family, Comedy, Animation
    Family, Comedy, Animation
    7.13 Good+
  • 12
    12
    The Age of Innocence
    1993September 1993 by Martin Scorsese
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.93 Excellent
  • 13
    13
    The Man Who Invented Christmas
    2017October 2017 by Bharat Nalluri
    Drama, History, Comedy
    Drama, History, Comedy
    7.78 Excellent-
  • 14
    14
    How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
    2008October 2008 by Robert B. Weide
    Comedy, Romance, Drama
    Comedy, Romance, Drama
    7.01 Good
  • 15
    15
    The Guilt Trip
    2012December 2012 by Anne Fletcher
    Comedy
    Comedy
    6.65 Good--
  • 16
    16
    Immortal Beloved
    1994December 1994 by Bernard Rose
    Drama, Music, Romance
    Drama, Music, Romance
    8.01 Excellent
  • 17
    17
    Dead Again
    1991August 1991 by Kenneth Branagh
    Mystery, Thriller, Romance
    Mystery, Thriller, Romance
    7.42 Good++
  • 18
    18
    Pacific Heights
    1990September 1990 by John Schlesinger
    Thriller, Drama, Mystery
    Thriller, Drama, Mystery
    7.30 Good+
  • 19
    19
    The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
    2004October 2004 by Stephen Hopkins
    Drama, Comedy, Romance
    Drama, Comedy, Romance
    7.59 Excellent--
  • 20
    20
    I Love You to Death
    1990April 1990 by Lawrence Kasdan
    Comedy, Crime, Romance
    Comedy, Crime, Romance
    7.42 Good++
  • 21
    21
    Modigliani
    2004May 2004 by Mick Davis
    Drama
    Drama
    7.95 Excellent
  • 22
    22
    Maya the Bee Movie
    2014September 2014 by Alexs Stadermann
    Family, Animation
    Family, Animation
    7.30 Good++
  • 23
    23
    Yentl
    1983November 1983 by Barbra Streisand
    Music, Drama, Romance
    Music, Drama, Romance
    7.67 Excellent--
  • 24
    24
    Electric Dreams
    1984July 1984 by Steve Barron
    Romance, Science Fiction, Comedy
    Romance, Science Fiction, Comedy
    7.37 Good++
  • 25
    25
    The Butcher's Wife
    1991October 1991 by Terry Hughes
    Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
    Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
    6.92 Good
  • 26
    26
    Ladies in Lavender
    2004November 2004 by Charles Dance
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.52 Excellent--
  • 27
    27
    The Little Vampire 3D
    2017October 2017 by Richard Claus
    Comedy, Animation, Family
    Comedy, Animation, Family
    7.24 Good+
  • 28
    28
    The Thief and the Cobbler
    1993September 1993 by Richard Williams
    Animation, Family, Fantasy
    Animation, Family, Fantasy
    7.99 Excellent
  • 29
    29
    Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears
    2020February 2020 by Tony Tilse
    Drama, Adventure, Mystery
    Drama, Adventure, Mystery
    7.30 Good++
  • 30
    30
    Sunshine
    1999September 1999 by István Szabó
    Drama, History, Romance
    Drama, History, Romance
    7.50 Excellent--
  • 31
    31
    Harry Potter: A History Of Magic
    2017October 2017 by Jude Ho
    Documentary
    Documentary
    8.11 Excellent+
  • 32
    32
    Undertaking Betty
    2002December 2002 by Nick Hurran
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    7.32 Good++
  • 33
    33
    Cold Comfort Farm
    1995January 1995 by John Schlesinger
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    7.79 Excellent-
  • 34
    34
    The Awakening
    1980July 1980 by Mike Newell
    Horror
    Horror
    7.01 Good
  • 35
    35
    Ed and His Dead Mother
    1993June 1993 by Jonathan Wacks
    Comedy, Horror
    Comedy, Horror
    7.17 Good+
  • 36
    36
    Different for Girls
    1996October 1996 by Richard Spence
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    7.97 Excellent
  • 37
    37
    The Apple
    1980November 1980 by Menahem Golan
    Fantasy, Comedy, Science Fiction
    Fantasy, Comedy, Science Fiction
    6.57 Good--
  • 38
    38
    My Happy Ending
    2023February 2023 by Sharon Maymon
    Drama, Comedy
    Drama, Comedy
    7.75 Excellent-
  • 39
    39
    The First Snow of Winter
    1998December 1998 by Graham Ralph
    Animation, Family
    Animation, Family
    7.76 Excellent-
  • 40
    40
    Stalin
    1992November 1992 by Ivan Passer
    Drama, History, War
    Drama, History, War
    7.17 Good+
  • 41
    41
    Morons from Outer Space
    1985March 1985 by Mike Hodges
    Comedy, Science Fiction
    Comedy, Science Fiction
    6.89 Good-
  • 42
    42
    A Little Princess
    1987 by Jeremy Burnham
    Drama
    Drama
    8.12 Excellent+
  • 43
    43
    Sir Billi
    2012April 2012 by Sascha Hartmann
    Animation, Adventure, Comedy
    Animation, Adventure, Comedy
    6.87 Good-
  • 44
    44
    Blackadder's Christmas Carol
    1988December 1988 by Richard Boden
    Comedy
    Comedy
    8.06 Excellent
  • 45
    45
    Blackadder: A Cunning Story
    2023June 2023 by Clyde Holcroft
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.97 Excellent
  • 46
    46
    The Good Father
    1985November 1985 by Mike Newell
    Drama
    Drama
    7.55 Excellent--
  • 47
    47
    House!
    2000May 2000 by Julian Kemp
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.83 Excellent-
  • 48
    48
    Miriam and Alan: Lost in Scotland
    2021–2022
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.93 Excellent
  • 49
    49
    Bucket
    2017 by Frog Stone
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.79 Excellent-
  • 50
    50
    Big Muzzy
    1987 by Richard Taylor
    Animation
    Animation
    8.04 Excellent
  • 51
    51
    The Legend of Longwood
    2014November 2014 by Lisa Mulcahy
    Family, Adventure, Drama
    Family, Adventure, Drama
    7.55 Excellent--
  • 52
    52
    Little Dorrit
    1987December 1987 by Christine Edzard
    Drama
    Drama
    7.75 Excellent-
  • 53
    53
    The Girls of Slender Means
    1975 by Ken Taylor
    Drama
    Drama
    7.70 Excellent--
  • 54
    54
    A Kick Up the Eighties
    1981–1984
    no additional tags
    no additional tags
    7.84 Excellent-
  • 55
    55
    Badjelly
    Airing since 2025 by Mukpuddy
    Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
    Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
    Needs more reviews
  • 56
    56
    Take a Letter, Mr Jones
    1981 by Ronald Chesney
    Comedy
    Comedy
    7.77 Excellent-
  • 57
    57
    When Harry Left Hogwarts
    2011November 2011 by Morgan Matthews
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.92 Excellent
  • 58
    58
    Holy Days
    2026February 2026 by Nathalie Boltt
    Comedy, Adventure, Drama
    Comedy, Adventure, Drama
    7.84 Excellent-
  • 59
    59
    Supply and Demand
    1998 by Lynda La Plante
    Crime, Drama
    Crime, Drama
    Needs more reviews
  • 60
    60
    Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
    1989 by C. David Heymann
    Drama
    Drama
    7.74 Excellent-
  • 61
    61
    Frannie's Turn
    1992 by Chuck Lorre
    Comedy
    Comedy
    Needs more reviews
  • 62
    62
    Los cuentos de Tinga Tinga
    2010–2011
    Animation, Kids
    Animation, Kids
    Needs more reviews
  • 63
    63
    The Real Marigold on Tour
    2016–2019
    Documentary, Reality
    Documentary, Reality
    Needs more reviews
  • 64
    64
    Dickens
    2002 by Peter Ackroyd
    Documentary, Drama
    Documentary, Drama
    Needs more reviews
  • 65
    65
    Dickens in America
    Airing since 2005
    Documentary
    Documentary
    Needs more reviews
  • 66
    66
    The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
    2007February 2007 by Toby Dye
    Documentary
    Documentary
    Needs more reviews
  • 67
    67
    Moonacre
    1994 by Robin Crichton
    Family, Mystery
    Family, Mystery
    Needs more reviews
  • 68
    68
    Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
    2021March 2021
    Documentary
    Documentary
    Needs more reviews
  • 69
    69
    Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book
    2016September 2016 by Marcus Liversedge
    Documentary
    Documentary
    Needs more reviews
  • 70
    70
    Ken Dodd's World of Laughter
    1974–1976
    no additional tags
    no additional tags
    Needs more reviews