Miriam Margolyes
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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).
Filmography
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
as Pomona Sprout
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
as Pomona Sprout
Mulan
as The Matchmaker (voice)
Happy Feet
as Mrs. Astrakhan (voice)
Romeo + Juliet
as Nurse
Flushed Away
as Rita's Grandma (voice)
Magnolia
as Faye Barringer (uncredited)
Babe
as Fly (voice)
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
as Mrs. Plithiver (voice)
Balto
as Grandma Rosy
End of Days
as Mabel
Cats & Dogs
as Sophie the Castle Maid
Little Shop of Horrors
as Dental Nurse
James and the Giant Peach
as Aunt Sponge / Glowworm (voice)
Babe: Pig in the City
as Fly (voice)
The Age of Innocence
as Mrs. Catherine Mingott
Early Man
as Queen Oofeefa (voice)
The Man Who Invented Christmas
as Mrs. Fisk
How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
as Mrs. Kowalski
The Guilt Trip
as Anita