Miriam Margolyes

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

Her titles like Mulan, Babe, and Romeo + Juliet - her biggest roles first.
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Watched: 0/96
Weighted avg: 6.34 /10
  • 1
    1
    Mulan
    1998June 1998 by Tony Bancroft
    Minor role as The Matchmaker (voice)
    Minor role as The Matchmaker (voice)
    7.59 Excellent-
  • 2
    2
    Babe
    1995July 1995 by Chris Noonan
    Starring as Fly (voice)
    Starring as Fly (voice)
    5.83 Okay+
  • 3
    3
    Romeo + Juliet
    1996November 1996 by Baz Luhrmann
    Supporting as Nurse
    Supporting as Nurse
    6.34 Good-
  • 4
    4
    Happy Feet
    2006November 2006 by George Miller
    Minor role as Mrs. Astrakhan (voice)
    Minor role as Mrs. Astrakhan (voice)
    5.75 Okay+
  • 5
    5
    Flushed Away
    2006October 2006 by David Bowers
    Minor role as Rita's Grandma (voice)
    Minor role as Rita's Grandma (voice)
    5.87 Okay+
  • 6
    6
    James and the Giant Peach
    1996April 1996 by Henry Selick
    Starring as Aunt Sponge / Glowworm (voice)
    Starring as Aunt Sponge / Glowworm (voice)
    6.14 Good--
  • 7
    7
    Cats & Dogs
    2001July 2001 by Lawrence Guterman
    Supporting as Sophie the Castle Maid
    Supporting as Sophie the Castle Maid
    4.89 Mediocre++
  • 8
    8
    Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
    2010July 2010 by Zack Snyder
    Minor role as Mrs. Plithiver (voice)
    Minor role as Mrs. Plithiver (voice)
    6.40 Good-
  • 9
    9
    End of Days
    1999November 1999 by Peter Hyams
    Minor role as Mabel
    Minor role as Mabel
    5.61 Okay
  • 10
    10
    Balto
    1995December 1995 by Simon Wells
    Minor role as Grandma Rosy
    Minor role as Grandma Rosy
    6.94 Good+
  • 11
    11
    Early Man
    2018January 2018 by Nick Park
    Supporting as Queen Oofeefa (voice)
    Supporting as Queen Oofeefa (voice)
    5.63 Okay
  • 12
    12
    The Age of Innocence
    1993September 1993 by Martin Scorsese
    Minor role as Mrs. Catherine Mingott
    Minor role as Mrs. Catherine Mingott
    6.52 Good-
  • 13
    13
    The Man Who Invented Christmas
    2017October 2017 by Bharat Nalluri
    Minor role as Mrs. Fisk
    Minor role as Mrs. Fisk
    6.35 Good-
  • 14
    14
    How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
    2008October 2008 by Robert B. Weide
    Minor role as Mrs. Kowalski
    Minor role as Mrs. Kowalski
    5.54 Okay
  • 15
    15
    The Guilt Trip
    2012December 2012 by Anne Fletcher
    Minor role as Anita
    Minor role as Anita
    5.14 Okay--
  • 16
    16
    Immortal Beloved
    1994December 1994 by Bernard Rose
    Supporting as Nanette Streicherová
    Supporting as Nanette Streicherová
    6.63 Good
  • 17
    17
    Pacific Heights
    1990September 1990 by John Schlesinger
    Minor role as Realtor
    Minor role as Realtor
    5.84 Okay+
  • 18
    18
    The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
    2004October 2004 by Stephen Hopkins
    Supporting as Peg Sellers
    Supporting as Peg Sellers
    6.12 Good--
  • 19
    19
    I Love You to Death
    1990April 1990 by Lawrence Kasdan
    Minor role as Joey's Mother
    Minor role as Joey's Mother
    5.94 Okay++
  • 20
    20
    Modigliani
    2004May 2004 by Mick Davis
    Supporting as Gertrude Stein
    Supporting as Gertrude Stein
    6.48 Good-
  • 21
    21
    Maya the Bee Movie
    2014September 2014 by Alexs Stadermann
    Supporting as Queen (voice)
    Supporting as Queen (voice)
    5.77 Okay+
  • 22
    22
    Yentl
    1983November 1983 by Barbra Streisand
    Minor role as Sarah
    Minor role as Sarah
    6.20 Good--
  • 23
    23
    Electric Dreams
    1984July 1984 by Steve Barron
    Minor role as Ticket Girl
    Minor role as Ticket Girl
    5.95 Okay++
  • 24
    24
    The Butcher's Wife
    1991October 1991 by Terry Hughes
    Supporting as Gina
    Supporting as Gina
    5.34 Okay-
  • 25
    25
    Ladies in Lavender
    2004November 2004 by Charles Dance
    Supporting as Dorcas
    Supporting as Dorcas
    5.99 Okay++
  • 26
    26
    The Little Vampire 3D
    2017October 2017 by Richard Claus
    Minor role as Wulftrud (voice)
    Minor role as Wulftrud (voice)
    5.73 Okay+
  • 27
    27
    Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears
    2020February 2020 by Tony Tilse
    Supporting as Prudence Stanley
    Supporting as Prudence Stanley
    5.72 Okay+
  • 28
    28
    The Thief and the Cobbler
    1993September 1993 by Richard Williams
    Minor role as Maiden from Mombassa (voice)
    Minor role as Maiden from Mombassa (voice)
    6.55 Good-
  • 29
    29
    Sunshine
    1999September 1999 by István Szabó
    Minor role as Rose Sonnenschein
    Minor role as Rose Sonnenschein
    5.95 Okay++
  • 30
    30
    Harry Potter: A History Of Magic
    2017October 2017 by Jude Ho
    Supporting as Herself
    Supporting as Herself
    6.60 Good
  • 31
    31
    A Friend of Dorothy
    2025May 2025 by Lee Knight
    Lead role as Dorothy
    Lead role as Dorothy
    6.28 Good--
  • 32
    32
    Undertaking Betty
    2002December 2002 by Nick Hurran
    Minor role as Thelma & Selma
    Minor role as Thelma & Selma
    5.74 Okay+
  • 33
    33
    The Awakening
    1980July 1980 by Mike Newell
    Minor role as Dr. Kadira
    Minor role as Dr. Kadira
    5.30 Okay-
  • 34
    34
    Cold Comfort Farm
    1995January 1995 by John Schlesinger
    Supporting as Mrs. Beetle
    Supporting as Mrs. Beetle
    6.23 Good--
  • 35
    35
    Ed and His Dead Mother
    1993June 1993 by Jonathan Wacks
    Supporting as Mabel Chilton
    Supporting as Mabel Chilton
    5.49 Okay
  • 36
    36
    Different for Girls
    1996October 1996 by Richard Spence
    Starring as Pamela
    Starring as Pamela
    6.36 Good-
  • 37
    37
    The Apple
    1980November 1980 by Menahem Golan
    Supporting as Landlady
    Supporting as Landlady
    4.87 Mediocre++
  • 38
    38
    My Happy Ending
    2023February 2023 by Sharon Maymon
    Starring as Judy
    Starring as Judy
    6.06 Okay++
  • 39
    39
    The Wedding Video
    2012August 2012 by Nigel Cole
    Supporting as Patricia
    Supporting as Patricia
    5.52 Okay
  • 40
    40
    The First Snow of Winter
    1998December 1998 by Graham Ralph
    Starring as Sean McDuck (voice)
    Starring as Sean McDuck (voice)
    6.05 Okay++
  • 41
    41
    A Closed Book
    2012July 2012 by Raúl Ruiz
    Starring as Mrs. Kilbride
    Starring as Mrs. Kilbride
    5.64 Okay
  • 42
    42
    Stalin
    1992November 1992 by Ivan Passer
    Supporting as Krupskaya
    Supporting as Krupskaya
    5.46 Okay
  • 43
    43
    Morons from Outer Space
    1985March 1985 by Mike Hodges
    Minor role as Doctor Wallace
    Minor role as Doctor Wallace
    5.17 Okay--
  • 44
    44
    A Little Princess
    1987 by Jeremy Burnham
    Starring as Miss Amelia Minchin
    Starring as Miss Amelia Minchin
    6.30 Good--
  • 45
    45
    Sir Billi
    2012April 2012 by Sascha Hartmann
    Starring as Baroness Chantal McToff (voice)
    Starring as Baroness Chantal McToff (voice)
    5.04 Okay--
  • 46
    46
    Blackadder's Christmas Carol
    1988December 1988 by Richard Boden
    Supporting as Queen Victoria
    Supporting as Queen Victoria
    6.41 Good-
  • 47
    47
    Alone
    2002April 2002 by Phil Claydon
    Lead role as Caseworker
    Lead role as Caseworker
    Needs more reviews
  • 48
    48
    Left Luggage
    1998March 1998 by Jeroen Krabbé
    Minor role as Mrs. Goldman
    Minor role as Mrs. Goldman
    5.92 Okay++
  • 49
    49
    Blackadder: A Cunning Story
    2023June 2023 by Clyde Holcroft
    Lead role as Self - Narrator (voice)
    Lead role as Self - Narrator (voice)
    Needs more reviews
  • 50
    50
    The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
    1990September 1990 by Francis Vose
    Starring as Mother / Mrs. Woodcutter
    Starring as Mother / Mrs. Woodcutter
    6.36 Good-
  • 51
    51
    Mog's Christmas
    2023December 2023 by Robin Shaw
    Supporting as Aunt One (voice)
    Supporting as Aunt One (voice)
    6.21 Good--
  • 52
    52
    H Is for Happiness
    2021June 2021 by John Sheedy
    Supporting as Miss Bamford
    Supporting as Miss Bamford
    6.01 Okay++
  • 53
    53
    The Good Father
    1985November 1985 by Mike Newell
    Supporting as Jane Powell
    Supporting as Jane Powell
    5.77 Okay+
  • 54
    54
    House!
    2000May 2000 by Julian Kemp
    Starring as Auntie Beth
    Starring as Auntie Beth
    6.05 Okay++
  • 55
    55
    The Long Way Home
    1997September 1997 by Mark Jonathan Harris
    Supporting as (voice)
    Supporting as (voice)
    6.15 Good--
  • 56
    56
    Holy Days
    2026February 2026 by Nathalie Boltt
    Starring as Sister Luke
    Starring as Sister Luke
    Needs more reviews
  • 57
    57
    Miriam Margolyes Impossibly Australian
    2024
    Lead role as Self
    Lead role as Self
    Needs more reviews
  • 58
    58
    Miriam Margolyes: Almost Australian
    2020
    Lead role as Self - Host
    Lead role as Self - Host
    Needs more reviews
  • 59
    59
    Miriam Margolyes: Australia Unmasked
    2022
    Lead role as Self - Host
    Lead role as Self - Host
    Needs more reviews
  • 60
    60
    Scrubbers
    1982September 1982 by Mai Zetterling
    Minor role as Jones
    Minor role as Jones
    5.56 Okay
  • 61
    61
    Miriam and Alan: Lost in Scotland
    2021–2022
    Starring as Self
    Starring as Self
    Needs more reviews
  • 62
    62
    Bucket
    2017 by Frog Stone
    Lead role as Mim
    Lead role as Mim
    Needs more reviews
  • 63
    63
    Frida Kahlo & Tina Modotti
    1983January 1983 by Laura Mulvey
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    Lead role as Narrator (voice)
    Needs more reviews
  • 64
    64
    Miriam Margolyes Discovers New Zealand
    Airing since 2025
    Lead role as Self - Presenter
    Lead role as Self - Presenter
    Needs more reviews
  • 65
    65
    Big Muzzy
    1987 by Richard Taylor
    Starring as The Queen (voice)
    Starring as The Queen (voice)
    Needs more reviews
  • 66
    66
    The Legend of Longwood
    2014November 2014 by Lisa Mulcahy
    Minor role as Lady Thyrza
    Minor role as Lady Thyrza
    5.75 Okay+
  • 67
    67
    Little Dorrit
    1987December 1987 by Christine Edzard
    Minor role as Flora Finching
    Minor role as Flora Finching
    5.99 Okay++
  • 68
    68
    Liberation
    1994January 1994 by Arnold Schwartzman
    Supporting as Narrator
    Supporting as Narrator
    Needs more reviews
  • 69
    69
    Miriam's Dead Good Adventure
    2019
    Lead role as Herself - Presenter
    Lead role as Herself - Presenter
    Needs more reviews
  • 70
    70
    The Girls of Slender Means
    1975 by Ken Taylor
    Lead role as Jane Wright
    Lead role as Jane Wright
    Needs more reviews
  • 71
    71
    Wallis & Edward
    2005December 2005 by David Moore
    Supporting as Aunt Bessie
    Supporting as Aunt Bessie
    Needs more reviews
  • 72
    72
    Dreaming of Joseph Lees
    1999October 1999 by Eric Styles
    Minor role as Signora Caldoni
    Minor role as Signora Caldoni
    5.99 Okay++
  • 73
    73
    A Kick Up the Eighties
    1981–1984
    Starring
    Starring
    Needs more reviews
  • 74
    74
    Orpheus Descending
    1990June 1990 by Peter Hall
    Starring as Vee Talbot
    Starring as Vee Talbot
    Needs more reviews
  • 75
    75
    Badjelly
    Airing since 2025 by Mukpuddy
    Lead role as Badjelly (voice)
    Lead role as Badjelly (voice)
    Needs more reviews
  • 76
    76
    Miriam's Big Fat Adventure
    2020
    Lead role as Self - Presenter
    Lead role as Self - Presenter
    Needs more reviews
  • 77
    77
    Miriam’s Big American Adventure
    2018
    Lead role as Herself
    Lead role as Herself
    Needs more reviews
  • 78
    78
    Queen Victoria: Love, Lust And Leadership
    2021 by Miriam Margolyes
    Lead role as Narrator
    Lead role as Narrator
    Needs more reviews
  • 79
    79
    Take a Letter, Mr Jones
    1981 by Ronald Chesney
    Starring as Maria
    Starring as Maria
    Needs more reviews
  • 80
    80
    When Harry Left Hogwarts
    2011November 2011 by Morgan Matthews
    Minor role as Self
    Minor role as Self
    6.14 Good--
  • 81
    81
    The Dukes
    2007April 2007 by Robert Davi
    Minor role as Aunt Vee
    Minor role as Aunt Vee
    Needs more reviews
  • 82
    82
    Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
    1977April 1977 by Norman Cohen
    Minor role as Elephant Ethel
    Minor role as Elephant Ethel
    Needs more reviews
  • 83
    83
    David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count
    2022November 2022 by James Routh
    Starring as Self
    Starring as Self
    Needs more reviews
  • 84
    84
    The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas
    2012December 2012 by Tim Searle
    Starring as Mme Daniels / Mme Rat / Judith (voice)
    Starring as Mme Daniels / Mme Rat / Judith (voice)
    Needs more reviews
  • 85
    85
    The Battle of Billy's Pond
    1976January 1976 by Harley Cokeliss
    Supporting as Tour Guide
    Supporting as Tour Guide
    Needs more reviews
  • 86
    86
    Let's Talk About Sex
    2019
    Lead role as Self
    Lead role as Self
    Needs more reviews
  • 87
    87
    Supply and Demand
    1998 by Lynda La Plante
    Lead role as CS Edna Colley
    Lead role as CS Edna Colley
    Needs more reviews
  • 88
    88
    Body Contact
    1987December 1987 by Bernard Rose
    Supporting as Tony's Mother
    Supporting as Tony's Mother
    Needs more reviews
  • 89
    89
    Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
    1989 by C. David Heymann
    Minor role as Elsa Maxwell
    Minor role as Elsa Maxwell
    Needs more reviews
  • 90
    90
    Frannie's Turn
    1992 by Chuck Lorre
    Supporting as Frannie Escobar
    Supporting as Frannie Escobar
    Needs more reviews
  • 91
    91
    Los cuentos de Tinga Tinga
    2010–2011
    Supporting
    Supporting
    Needs more reviews
  • 92
    92
    As You Like It
    1992October 1992 by Christine Edzard
    Minor role as Audrey
    Minor role as Audrey
    Needs more reviews
  • 93
    93
    The Itch of the Golden Nit
    2011June 2011 by Sarah Cox
    Minor role as Mummy Socks (voice)
    Minor role as Mummy Socks (voice)
    Needs more reviews
  • 94
    94
    The Real Marigold on Tour
    2016–2019
    Supporting as Self - Host
    Supporting as Self - Host
    Needs more reviews
  • 95
    95
    Dickens
    2002 by Peter Ackroyd
    Starring as Catherine Dickens
    Starring as Catherine Dickens
    Needs more reviews
  • 96
    96
    Moonacre
    1994 by Robin Crichton
    Supporting as Old Elspeth
    Supporting as Old Elspeth
    Needs more reviews
Co-starring with:
Stephen Fry 7 titles
Alan Cumming 2 titles
Rowan Atkinson 2 titles
Rupert Graves 2 titles
Jim Broadbent 3 titles
Freddie Jones 3 titles
Andie MacDowell 1 title
Dan Butler 1 title
Anton Lesser 1 title