The Sugar Plum fairy is one outspoken sprite. It was her starring role in the British film, Little Dorrit, that first brought this popular British character actress to the attention of Hollywood producers. Children know her as the voice of the dog in Babe, one of the wicked aunts in James and the Giant Peach and the kindly mother in the live-action sequences of Balto. Now she's Sugar Plum in one of the most beloved children's Christmas stories of all time, The Nutcracker. I'm an actress.
Children are nice and sweet but they're born scene-stealers.
I consider them competition. Margolyes speaks from experience. She's been acting since she was four years old. I was a precocious child with this lovely, clear voice. I could charm the birds off the trees.