Miriam Margolyes

English and Australian actress

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2024 Upcoming documentaries include 'Impossibly Australian' for ABC TV and 'Miriam Margolyes: A New Australian Adventure' for BBC TV.
2024 Margolyes sparked controversy among Harry Potter fans by suggesting they should 'be over' the franchise, stating it was for children and was from 25 years ago, leading to backlash on social media platform X.
2024 Upcoming documentaries include 'Impossibly Australian' for ABC TV and 'Miriam Margolyes: A New Australian Adventure' for BBC TV.
2024 Margolyes sparked controversy among Harry Potter fans by suggesting they should 'be over' the franchise, stating it was for children and was from 25 years ago, leading to backlash on social media platform X.
April 6 2024 Published a video for The Jewish Council of Australia criticising the Israeli government's invasion of Gaza Strip and calling for a ceasefire.
April 6 2024 Published a video for The Jewish Council of Australia criticising the Israeli government's invasion of Gaza Strip and calling for a ceasefire.
2023 Margolyes publicly discussed her negative experience filming Little Shop of Horrors with Steve Martin, which Martin publicly disputed.
2023 Published her second memoir 'Oh Miriam!' and appeared in 'Doctor Who'
2023 Appeared in two films: 'My Happy Ending' as Judy and 'Pored tebe' as Vera
2023 Margolyes hosts 'Irish Road Trip with Miriam Margolyes', a documentary series on SBS TV exploring Ireland.
2023 Margolyes hosts 'Irish Road Trip with Miriam Margolyes', a documentary series on SBS TV exploring Ireland.
2023 Appeared in two films: 'My Happy Ending' as Judy and 'Pored tebe' as Vera
2023 Margolyes publicly discussed her negative experience filming Little Shop of Horrors with Steve Martin, which Martin publicly disputed.
2023 Published her second memoir 'Oh Miriam!' and appeared in 'Doctor Who'
November 2023 Voiced The Meep character in 'The Star Beast', the first of three Doctor Who 60th anniversary special episodes, marking her contribution to the iconic science fiction series.
November 2023 Revealed on The Graham Norton Show that she and Sutherland had never lived together, expressing a desire to do so in their later years.
November 2023 Changed her position on transgender issues after a discussion with trans actor Zoe Terakes, supporting the use of preferred pronouns.
November 2023 Changed her position on transgender issues after a discussion with trans actor Zoe Terakes, supporting the use of preferred pronouns.
November 2023 Revealed on The Graham Norton Show that she and Sutherland had never lived together, expressing a desire to do so in their later years.
November 2023 Voiced The Meep character in 'The Star Beast', the first of three Doctor Who 60th anniversary special episodes, marking her contribution to the iconic science fiction series.
February 2023 Appeared on BBC Radio 4's The Museum of Curiosity, donating 'Charles Dickens and all his works' to the imaginary museum.
February 2023 Appeared on BBC Radio 4's The Museum of Curiosity, donating 'Charles Dickens and all his works' to the imaginary museum.
2022 During an appearance on This Morning, Margolyes made controversial comments to callers, telling one to 'lose weight' and another 'not to mix with other cripples'.
2022 Commented in an interview defending J.K. Rowling's stance on transgender issues.
2022 Voiced Sylvie in Dog Squad
2022 Voiced Sylvie in Dog Squad
2022 During an appearance on This Morning, Margolyes made controversial comments to callers, telling one to 'lose weight' and another 'not to mix with other cripples'.
2022 Commented in an interview defending J.K. Rowling's stance on transgender issues.
October 15 2022 During a BBC Radio 4 interview, made a controversial live on-air comment about Chancellor Jeremy Hunt.
October 15 2022 During a BBC Radio 4 interview, made a controversial live on-air comment about Chancellor Jeremy Hunt.
April 2022 Featured in the BBC documentary 'Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs' in the Imagine... series, where she was interviewed by Alan Yentob.
April 2022 Featured in the BBC documentary 'Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs' in the Imagine... series, where she was interviewed by Alan Yentob.
2021 Voiced Queen Victoria Sponge in Apple & Onion
2021 Voiced Queen Victoria Sponge in Apple & Onion
November 5 2021 Appeared on BBC One's The Graham Norton Show to discuss her autobiography, revealing she wrote the book because she 'was paid an enormous amount of money'.
November 5 2021 Appeared on BBC One's The Graham Norton Show to discuss her autobiography, revealing she wrote the book because she 'was paid an enormous amount of money'.
October 2021 Margolyes played the character Lillian opposite Helen Monks in the BBC Radio 4 sitcom 'Charlotte and Lillian', where she also introduced her autobiography 'This Much Is True'.
October 2021 Margolyes played the character Lillian opposite Helen Monks in the BBC Radio 4 sitcom 'Charlotte and Lillian', where she also introduced her autobiography 'This Much Is True'.
September 16 2021 Her autobiography 'This Much Is True' was published by Hachette Books.
September 16 2021 Her autobiography 'This Much Is True' was published by Hachette Books.
2020 Margolyes appears in two documentary series: 'Miriam's Big Fat Adventure' for BBC and 'Miriam Margolyes: Almost Australian' for ABC TV.
2020 Appeared as Queen Victoria in The Windsors
2020 Portrayed Prudence Stanley in 'Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears'
2020 Margolyes appears in two documentary series: 'Miriam's Big Fat Adventure' for BBC and 'Miriam Margolyes: Almost Australian' for ABC TV.
2020 Appeared as Queen Victoria in The Windsors
2020 Portrayed Prudence Stanley in 'Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears'
2019 Played Miss Bamford in the film 'H Is for Happiness'
2019 Miriam Margolyes performed in a production of 'The Lady in the Van' for the Melbourne Theatre Company in Melbourne, Australia, playing the role of Miss Shepherd.

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