Highest rated as cast or director
Miriam Margolyes's 5 titles from the 1990s have a median Balasaur Score of 69, led by Babe (77) and James and the Giant Peach (74), against 56 for those from the 2010s.
Biography
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).
Acted in 155
2020s
- 2026
1 in 2
Movie
- 2025
Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness
Movie
Badjelly
Badjelly (voice) · 13 episodes
- 2023
Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials
The Meep (voice) (archive footage)
Mog's Christmas
Aunt One (voice)
Next to You
Granny Vera
- 2022
Dog Squad
Sylvie (voice) · 36 episodes
- 2021
Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall
Movie
- 2020
Wings
Audrey
2010s
- 2018
Postcards from the 48%
Movie
- 2017
Bucket
Mim · 4 episodes
- 2015
The Importance of Being Miriam
Movie
- 2014
The Seventeenth Kind
Mrs. Mark
- 2013
- 2012
The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas
Mme Daniels / Mme Rat / Judith (voice)
- 2011
The Itch of the Golden Nit
Mummy Socks (voice)
- 2010
Los cuentos de Tinga Tinga
TV
2000s
- 2009
The Project
TV
- 2008
- 2007
The Dukes
Aunt Vee
- 2006
- 2005
Wallis & Edward
Aunt Bessie
Inconceivable
Malva · 1 episode
- 2004
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
Peg Sellers
Being Julia
Dolly de Vries
The Phoenix and the Carpet
Cook
- 2002
Dickens
Catherine Dickens · 3 episodes
Alone
Caseworker
- 2001
In Search of Peace
Ester Cailingold (voice)
Not Afraid, Not Afraid
Movie
- 2000
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
The First Snow of Winter
Sean McDuck (voice)
Supply and Demand
CS Edna Colley · 6 episodes
Left Luggage
Mrs. Goldman
- 1997
The IMAX Nutcracker
Sugar Plum
The Phoenix and the Carpet
Cook · 6 episodes
- 1996
- 1995
Cold Comfort Farm
Mrs. Beetle
- 1994
- 1993
Demonella
Mother
- 1992
Stalin
Krupskaya
As You Like It
Audrey
Frannie's Turn
Frannie Escobar · 6 episodes
- 1991
Tonight at 8.30
Mrs. Wadhurst, Nanny · 1 episode
- 1990
The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship
Mother / Mrs. Woodcutter
Orpheus Descending
Vee Talbot
Old Flames
Nellie
1980s
- 1989
Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story
Elsa Maxwell · 6 episodes
Unexplained Laughter
Laughter (voice)
Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story
Mrs. Rajzman
- 1988
- 1987
Body Contact
Tony's Mother
A Little Princess
Miss Amelia Minchin · 6 episodes
- 1986
Scotch & Wry
Movie
The Secret Diaries of the Film Censors
Miss N. Shortt
- 1985
The Good Father
Jane Powell
Oliver Twist
Mrs Bumble, Mrs Corney · 3 episodes
- 1984
- 1983
- 1982
Scrubbers
Jones
Crystal Gazing
Newsreader
- 1981
A Kick Up the Eighties
TV
The History Man
Melissa Tordoroff · 3 episodes
- 1980
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
On a Paving Stone Mounted
Movie
- 1977
The Thin End of the Wedge
Veronica
Confessions from a Holiday Camp
Blackbird (voice) (uncredited)
Stand up, Virgin Soldiers
Elephant Ethel
- 1976
The Lifeswappers
Miriam/Miss Babberton
Plays for Britain
Miriam / Miss Babberton · 1 episode
Kizzy
Mrs Doe · 2 episodes
The Battle of Billy's Pond
Tour Guide
- 1975
Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Movie
The Girls of Slender Means
Jane Wright · 3 episodes
- 1974
Ken Dodd's World of Laughter
TV
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
A Nice Girl Like Me
Pensione
- 1967
Boy Meets Girl
Maria · 1 episode
- 1965
- 1964
No release date
Heart of Darkness
The Aunt
Nightling
Mad Marti (voice)
Created 1
2020s
- 2021
Queen Victoria: Love, Lust And Leadership
Creator
Appearances53
2020s
- 2026
They Call Us The Wrong Kind of Jew
Self
Miriam Margolyes Made Me Me
Self
- 2025
Miriam Margolyes Discovers New Zealand
Self - Presenter · 2 episodes
- 2024
Alec Guinness: A Class Act
self
The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved
Narrator (voice)
Miriam Margolyes Impossibly Australian
Self · 3 episodes
- 2023
Irish Road Trip with Miriam Margolyes
Self · 2 episodes
Blackadder: A Cunning Story
Self - Narrator (voice)
Lady Gregory: Ireland's First Social Influencer
Self · 2 episodes
- 2022
Miriam's Dickensian Christmas
Self
David Baddiel: Jews Don't Count
Self
The Fringe, Fame and Me
Self
The Marvellous Maggie Smith: A Celebration
Self
Judi Dench: Our National Treasure
Self
imagine... Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs
Self
- 2021
Miriam and Alan: Lost in Scotland
Self · 7 episodes
Queen Victoria: Love, Lust And Leadership
Narrator · 3 episodes
- 2020
Miriam Margolyes: Almost Australian
Self - Host · 3 episodes
Miriam's Big Fat Adventure
Self - Presenter · 2 episodes
2010s
- 2019
Miriam's Dead Good Adventure
Herself - Presenter · 2 episodes
Let's Talk About Sex
Self · 3 episodes
- 2018
Miriam’s Big American Adventure
Herself · 3 episodes
- 2017
Harry Potter: A History Of Magic
Herself
Tate Britain's Great Art Walks
Self · 1 episode
Peter and the Wolf
Narrator
- 2016
The Real Marigold on Tour
Self - Host · 10 episodes
Roald Dahl's Most Marvellous Book
Self
John Bishop: In Conversation with...
Self · 1 episode
The Real Marigold Hotel
Self · 3 episodes
- 2015
- 2014
- 2013
- 2011
When Harry Left Hogwarts
Self
2000s
- 2008
We Are Most Amused
Self
Blackadder's Most Cunning Moments
Self
- 2007
Flames of Passion: The Other Side of British Cinema
Narrator
The 50 Greatest Television Dramas
Narrator (voice)
What the Pythons Did Next...
Narrator
- 2005
Dickens in America
Host · 10 episodes
- 2002
Dawn French's Girls Who Do Comedy
Self · 3 episodes
1990s
- 1994
- 1991
Echoes That Remain
Narrator (voice)
1980s
- 1983
Frida Kahlo & Tina Modotti
Narrator (voice)
- 1982
1970s
- 1978
- 1974
On the Game
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
No release date
Gods of Tennis
Herself