Miriam Margolyes

Miriam Margolyes  (born 18 May 1941) is a British-Australian actress. She is best known for her role as Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter movie series. She also appeared appeared in the movies The Age of Innocence (1993), which won her a BAFTA Award, Babe (1995), and Babe: Pig in the City (1998). She has appeared in television series such as Merlin, Doc Martin and The Sarah Jane Adventures.

Margolyes was born in Oxford, Oxfordshire. She was the daughter of Ruth (née Walters; 1905–1974), a property investor and developer, and Joseph Margolyes (1899–1996), a Scottish physician from Glasgow. She grew up in a Jewish family and her ancestors are from Poland and Belarus. She is a lesbian and has been with her partner Heather for over fifty three years. She has also been an Australian citizen since 2013.

Filmography
Animated roles
 American Dad! - Margaret Thatcher
 Family Guy - Maggie Smith's Right Eye
 The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship - Mother, Mrs. Forester
 Tinga Tinga Tales - Giraffe and Squirrel

Live action roles
 The Water Margin - Hu San-niang

Film roles
 Babe - Fly
 Babe: Pig in the City - Fly
 Balto - Additional Voices
 Early Man - Queen Oofeefa
 Electric Dreams - Ticket Girl
 Flushed Away - Rita's Grandma
 Happy Feet - Mrs. Astrakhan
 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets - Professor Pomona Sprout
 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 - Professor Pomona Sprout
 Immortal Beloved - Nanette Streicherová
 James and the Giant Peach - Glowworm (speaking)
 Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole - Mrs. Plithiver
 Little Shop of Horrors - Dental Nurse
 The Man Who Invented Christmas - Mrs. Fisk
 Maya the Bee Movie - Queen
 Mulan - Matchmaker
 Pacific Heights - Realtor
 Romeo + Juliet - The Nurse
 Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island - Mrs. Krepnick
 The Thief and the Cobbler - Maiden from Mombasa
 Valhalla - Elda, Mother, Sif
 Yentl - Sarah

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Category:Australian stage actors
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