Miriam Margolyes

Miriam Margolyes

English and Australian actress, born 1941
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Miriam Margolyes, OBE (; born 18 May 1941) is a British-Australian character actress. Her earliest roles were in theatre; after several supporting roles in film and television, she won a BAFTA Award for her role in Martin Scorsese's The Age of Innocence (1993) and was cast in the role of Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter film series.

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Miriam Margolyes was born on Sunday, 18 May 1941 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK. Her full name at birth was Miriam Margolyes. She is best known as an actress. Margolyes' country of citizenship (nationality) is British. Miriam attended high school at Oxford High School. For university, she studied at Newnham College, Cambridge. Politically, she is affiliated with the Labour Party (UK). Her religion is listed as Jewish. She is 5' 1" (155 cm) tall with an average build. She has hazel eyes and grey hair (color). Her net worth is reported to be $6,000,000 US dollars. Miriam Margolyes is 83 years old and her zodiac star sign is Taurus.

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Full name at birth
Miriam Margolyes
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Claim to fame
Professor Pomona Sprout in Harry Potter
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Date of birth
18 May 1941
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Place of birth
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK
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Actress, Voice Artist
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5' 1" (155 cm)
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Residence
  • London, England, United Kingdom
  • Kent, England, United Kingdom
  • Tuscany, Italy
  • Robertson, New South Wales, Australia
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Net worth
$6,000,000 USD
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Oxford High School
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Newnham College, Cambridge
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  • United Agents (London)
  • Innovative Artists (NYC)
  • Shanahan Talent (NSW)
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I'm an actress and I am a scholar of English literature. And I never know which part of that is more important to me. I think it obviously must be the acting part because otherwise I would have become an academic, which I didn't do. But I've always had a love of English literature and particularly of Charles Dickens.
  • Is of Belarussian descent.
  • In the Independent on Sunday [UK] 2006 Pink List - a list of the most influential gay men and women - Margolyes came no. 93, down from last year's no. 29.
  • She was awarded O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) on 30 December 2001.
  • Works and has homes in the US, UK and Australia.

Miriam Margolyes is known for her role in the TV series The Windsors (2016) as Queen Victoria.

She is also known for her role in the film Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010) as Mrs. Plithiver (voice).

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