Miriam Margolyes
Actor · Creator
Born May 18, 1941 · Oxford, Oxfordshire, England UK
Active 1964–present · 5′1″ (155 cm)
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.
Filmography
Holy Days (2026) — Sister LukeA Friend of Dorothy (2025) — DorothyHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011) — Pomona SproutHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) — Pomona SproutMulan (1998) — The Matchmaker (voice)Magnolia (1999) — Faye Barringer (uncredited)Family Guy (1999) — Right Eyeball (voice)Romeo + Juliet (1996) — NurseBalto (1995) — Grandma RosyMerlin (2008) — GrunhildaAmerican Dad! (2005) — Margaret Hilda Thatcher (voice)Happy Feet (2006) — Mrs. Astrakhan (voice)Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010) — Mrs. Plithiver (voice)Flushed Away (2006) — Rita's Grandma (voice)Little Shop of Horrors (1986) — Dental NurseBabe (1995) — Fly (voice)Blackadder (1983) — Infanta Maria Escalosa of Spain · Lady WhiteadderRugrats (1991) — Shirley Finster (voice)The Age of Innocence (1993) — Mrs. Catherine MingottJames and the Giant Peach (1996) — Aunt Sponge / Glowworm (voice)End of Days (1999) — MabelThe Man Who Invented Christmas (2017) — Mrs. FiskImmortal Beloved (1994) — Nanette StreicherováCall the Midwife (2012) — Mother Mildred