Miriam Margolyes
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Miriam Margolyes 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...
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For 11 years they must have had intercourse but never complete[ly], but in the air raid, in the heat of the terror, I was created.
Interviewed by Tanya Gold, as cited in "'I feel compelled to be disgraceful': Miriam Margolyes interviewed", The Spectator (7 March 2020)
The umbilical cord was never completely cut, metaphorically speaking, so I still feel massively connected to them long after their deaths.
Interviewed by Maureen Paton, as cited in "Miriam Margolyes: I had no secrets from my mother", The Guardian (2 June 2012)
[On mortality] If you are a Jew, and I am, it is not a subject that is ever far away. The Holocaust, in which I lost no one I knew, scarred me forever.
From an interview, as cited in "Miriam Margolyes: 'I'm still a naughty schoolgirl at heart'", The Telegraph (11 October 2009)
Filmography 40
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Mulan
Flushed Away
Happy Feet
Romeo + Juliet
Magnolia
Babe
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
End of Days
Little Shop of Horrors
Balto
Cats & Dogs
James and the Giant Peach
The Age of Innocence
Babe: Pig in the City
Early Man
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
The Guilt Trip
The Man Who Invented Christmas
Chasing Liberty
Dead Again
Pacific Heights
Reds
Immortal Beloved
I Love You to Death
Electric Dreams
Yentl
The Little Vampire 3D
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Maya the Bee Movie
The Butcher's Wife
Sunshine
Modigliani
Ladies in Lavender
The Thief and the Cobbler
Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears
Being Julia
Undertaking Betty
Harry Potter: A History Of Magic220 credits on file
Television 24
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Family Guy
Late Night with Seth Meyers
American Dad!
The Graham Norton Show
Rugrats
Call the Midwife
Agatha Christie's Marple
Merlin
Play for Today
Tales of the Unexpected
Wogan
Blackadder
The Last Leg
Screen Two
Dharma & Greg
Omnibus
Apple & Onion
The Sarah Jane Adventures
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries
Q&A
Theatre 625
Plebs
MonkeyAwards 2
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About this person
Miriam Margolyes 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.
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