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Miriam Margolyes

Miriam Margolyes

Actor · Born May 18, 1941 (85) · Oxford, Oxfordshire, England UK

BAFTA Award winner

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).

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Born
May 18, 1941 (85)
From
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England UK
Works as
Actor
Titles
88 on MovieCove · 179 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 11% in 30 days

What are Miriam Margolyes' films like?

Across their 63 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Animation11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 60th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Documentary9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 72nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Biography6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 78th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Drama6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 51st percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 24th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
32%
Self
18%
Society
18%
Morality
12%
Power
8%
Ideas
7%
Survival
5%
Family bonds18 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love12 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity16 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity13 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship9 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 54 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 33 · Serious 5 · Dark 16

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 19 · Stylized 26 · Heightened 9

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 22 · Charged 23 · Intense 9

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 31 · Shifting 20 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 16 · Some laughs 25 · Funny 13

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 26 · Even-paced 25 · Relentless 3

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 33 · Engaged 19 · Full focus 2

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 49 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

20 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 6 of 20 analyzed roles.

Mentor
6 of 20
Threshold guardian
5 of 20
Herald
2 of 20
Hero
2 of 20
Trickster
2 of 20
Shapeshifter
1 of 20
Shadow
1 of 20
Ally
1 of 20
Show the 20 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
26
Warm
22
Melancholic
17
Hopeful
18
Tense
14
Other
67

How their films linger

Feel-good32 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful25 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 9 with a twist

  • Happy33
  • Bittersweet18
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous7
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Miriam Margolyes' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 56 of their 88 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (27).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Miriam Margolyes' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

179 credits, 88 with a MovieCove page; 43 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Holy Days(2026)

    as Sister Luke

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • A Friend of Dorothy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Dorothy

  • Ken Dodd: A Legacy of Happiness (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Badjelly (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 13 episodes · as Badjelly (voice)

  • The Real Ken Dodd: The Man I Loved (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Doctor Who: 60th Anniversary Specials (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as The Meep (voice) (archive footage)

  • Mog's Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Aunt One (voice)

  • Next to You (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    as Granny Vera

  • My Happy Ending(2023)

    as Judy

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Dog Squad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 36 episodes · as Sylvie (voice)

  • H is for Happiness(2019)

    as Miss Bamford

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Letters Live from the Archive: Freemasons’ Hall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Queen Victoria: Love, Lust And Leadership (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 3 episodes · Creator · as Narrator

  • Wings (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Audrey

  • Miss Fisher & the Crypt of Tears(2020)

    as Prudence Stanley

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • The Last Artifact (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as Narrator (UK version)

  • Postcards from the 48% (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Apple & Onion(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Queen Victoria Sponge (voice)

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows

  • Early Man(2018)

    as Queen Oofeefa (voice)

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Man Who Invented Christmas(2017)

    as Mrs. Fisk

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • The Little Vampire 3D(2017)

    as Wulftrud (voice)

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Bucket (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 4 episodes · as Mim

  • Peter and the Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Narrator

  • The Importance of Being Miriam(2015)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Spirit-ED (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Headmistress - Ms Ursula Gressup

  • Bottersnikes & Gumbles(2015)

    Show as Weathersnike

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Mother (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Maria Aponte

  • The Legend of Longwood(2014)

    as Lady Thyrza

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • Outlier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Odamee Marshall

  • Maya the Bee Movie(2014)

    as Queen (voice)

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Seventeenth Kind (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Mrs. Mark

  • Honeysuckle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Patricia

  • Nina Needs to Go(2014)

    Show as Nana Sheila

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Plebs(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Iona

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows

  • The Cow That Almost Missed Christmas(2012)

    as Mme Daniels / Mme Rat / Judith (voice)

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Guilt Trip(2012)

    as Anita

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Wedding Video (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Patricia

  • Blind Revenge(2009)

    as Mrs. Kilbride

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Sir Billi(2012)

    as Baroness Chantal McToff (voice)

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries(2012)

    Show 12 episodes · as Aunt Prudence

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Call the Midwife(2012)

    Show 4 episodes · as Mother Mildred

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Trollied (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2(2011)

    as Pomona Sprout

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Itch of the Golden Nit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Mummy Socks (voice)

  • Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole(2010)

    as Mrs. Plithiver (voice)

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Los cuentos de Tinga Tinga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 52 episodes · Actor

  • The Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • How to Lose Friends & Alienate People(2008)

    as Mrs. Kowalski

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Merlin(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Grunhilda

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Sarah Jane Adventures(2007)

    Show 2 episodes · as Leaf Blathereen (voice)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Flames of Passion: The Other Side of British Cinema (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Narrator

  • The Dukes (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Aunt Vee

  • Kingdom(2007)

    Show 1 episode · as Henny Leach

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The 50 Greatest Television Dramas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • What the Pythons Did Next...(2007)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Clatterford(2006)

    Show 1 episode · as Joyce Midge · as Mrs. Joyce Midge

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • Happy Feet(2006)

    as Mrs. Astrakhan (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Flushed Away(2006)

    as Rita's Grandma (voice)

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Wallis & Edward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    as Aunt Bessie

  • Inconceivable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Malva

  • Dickens in America (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 10 episodes · as Host

  • American Dad!(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Margaret Hilda Thatcher (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Agatha Christie's Marple(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Price-Ridley

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Ladies in Lavender(2004)

    as Dorcas

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Life and Death of Peter Sellers(2004)

    as Peg Sellers

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Being Julia(2004)

    as Dolly de Vries

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Phoenix and the Carpet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Cook

  • Modigliani(2004)

    as Gertrude Stein

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Chasing Liberty(2004)

    as Maria

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Undertaking Betty(2002)

    as Thelma & Selma

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets(2002)

    as Pomona Sprout

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Dickens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 3 episodes · as Catherine Dickens

  • Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Caseworker

  • In Search of Peace(2001)

    as Ester Cailingold (voice)

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Cats & Dogs(2001)

    as Sophie the Castle Maid

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Not Afraid, Not Afraid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Actor

  • House!(2000)

    as Auntie Beth

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Magnolia(1999)

    as Faye Barringer (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • End of Days(1999)

    as Mabel

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Dreaming of Joseph Lees(1999)

    as Signora Caldoni

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Sunshine(1999)

    as Rose Sonnenschein

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Family Guy(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Right Eyeball (voice)

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • The First Snow of Winter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Sean McDuck (voice)

  • Babe: Pig in the City(1998)

    as Fly (voice)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Vanity Fair (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 3 episodes · as Miss Crawley

  • Supply & Demand(1998)

    Show 6 episodes · as CS Edna Colley

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Mulan(1998)

    as The Matchmaker (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • Left Luggage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Mrs. Goldman

  • The IMAX Nutcracker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    as Sugar Plum

  • The Phoenix and the Carpet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 6 episodes · as Cook

  • Dharma & Greg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Chloe

  • The Long Way Home(1997)

    as (voice)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Romeo + Juliet(1996)

    as Nurse

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Different for Girls(1996)

    as Pamela

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • James and the Giant Peach(1996)

    as Aunt Sponge / Glowworm (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Balto(1995)

    as Grandma Rosy

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Babe(1995)

    as Fly (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Cold Comfort Farm(1995)

    as Mrs. Beetle

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • Immortal Beloved(1994)

    as Nanette Streicherová

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Moonacre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 6 episodes · as Old Elspeth

  • Liberation(1994)

    as Narrator

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Thief and the Cobbler(1993)

    as Maiden from Mombassa (voice)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Age of Innocence(1993)

    as Mrs. Catherine Mingott

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Ed and His Dead Mother(1993)

    as Mabel Chilton

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Demonella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Mother

  • Magic Grandad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 3 episodes · as Grandma

  • Stalin(1992)

    as Krupskaya

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • As You Like It(1992)

    as Audrey

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • Frannie's Turn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 6 episodes · as Frannie Escobar

  • The Butcher's Wife(1991)

    as Gina

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Dead Again(1991)

    as Mrs. Tupper (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Rugrats(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Shirley Finster (voice)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all shows

  • Echoes That Remain(1991)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Tonight at 8.30 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Show 1 episode · as Mrs. Wadhurst · as Nanny

  • The Fool (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Mrs. Bowring

  • Pacific Heights(1990)

    as Realtor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Mother / Mrs. Woodcutter

  • Orpheus Descending(1990)

    as Vee Talbot

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • I Love You to Death(1990)

    as Joey's Mother

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Old Flames (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Nellie

  • Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Show 6 episodes · as Elsa Maxwell

  • Unexplained Laughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Laughter (voice)

  • Murderers Among Us: The Simon Wiesenthal Story(1989)

    as Mrs. Rajzman

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Blackadder's Christmas Carol(1988)

    as Queen Victoria

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Play on One (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Show 1 episode · as Laughter (voice)

  • Little Dorrit(1987)

    as Flora Finching

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films

  • Body Contact (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    as Tony's Mother

  • Big Muzzy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Show 6 episodes · as The Queen (voice)

  • A Little Princess(1986)

    Show 6 episodes · as Miss Amelia Minchin

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Little Shop of Horrors(1986)

    as Dental Nurse

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Scotch & Wry (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Actor

  • The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 2 episodes · as Nurse Hopkins

  • Fifties Features - The Women behind the Pictures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    Show 3 episodes · Actor

  • The Secret Diaries of the Film Censors (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Miss N. Shortt

  • The Good Father(1985)

    as Jane Powell

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Oliver Twist(1985)

    Show 3 episodes · as Mrs Bumble · as Mrs Corney

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all shows

  • Morons from Outer Space(1985)

    as Doctor Wallace

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Screen Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 1 episode · as Nellie

  • Freud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 3 episodes · as Baroness von Lieben

  • Electric Dreams(1984)

    as Ticket Girl

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Yentl(1983)

    as Sarah

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Black Adder(1983)

    Show 1 episode · as Infanta Maria Escalosa of Spain · as Lady Whiteadder

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Frida Kahlo & Tina Modotti (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Scrubbers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Jones

  • Crystal Gazing (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as Newsreader

  • Reds(1981)

    as Woman with Notebook (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • A Kick Up the Eighties (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • Take a Letter, Mr Jones (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 6 episodes · as Maria

  • The History Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 3 episodes · as Melissa Tordoroff

  • The Apple(1980)

    as Landlady

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • The Awakening(1980)

    as Dr. Kadira

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • Tales of the Unexpected(1979)

    Show 1 episode · as Mary Burge

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows

  • On a Paving Stone Mounted (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Actor

  • Monkey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Show 26 episodes · as Demon (voice) · as Narator

  • The Thin End of the Wedge (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Veronica

  • Confessions from a Holiday Camp(1977)

    as Blackbird (voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Stand up, Virgin Soldiers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Elephant Ethel

  • Childhood (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Show 1 episode · as Mademoiselle

  • The Lifeswappers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Miriam/Miss Babberton

  • Plays for Britain (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 1 episode · as Miriam / Miss Babberton

  • Kizzy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Show 2 episodes · as Mrs Doe

  • The Battle of Billy's Pond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    as Tour Guide

  • Naughty Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    as Voice

  • Angels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Rime of the Ancient Mariner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Actor

  • The Girls of Slender Means (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Show 3 episodes · as Jane Wright

  • Ken Dodd's World of Laughter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 19 episodes · Actor

  • Fall of Eagles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · as Anna Vyrubova

  • On the Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

  • Play for Today (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Show 1 episode · as Veronica

  • A Nice Girl Like Me(1969)

    as Pensione

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Ha-Ha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1969)

    as Kathie

  • At the Eleventh Hour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • Omnibus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • ITV Playhouse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Kathie

  • Boy Meets Girl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Show 1 episode · as Maria

  • Thirty-Minute Theatre (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    Show 1 episode · as Voice

  • Theatre 625 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1964)

    Show 1 episode · as Rita

  • Angels in the Asylum (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 177 titles, 176 of them dated from 1964 to 2026; peak year 1995.

Biggest box office

Happy Feet (2006)

$384M worldwide

Highest rated

Mulan (1998)

Midcredits 97th

Most popular right now

The Graham Norton Show (2007)

Film career

MilestoneAward win
19642026

Peak 1995 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 9 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting177 of 177: 176 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score67thOther crew1 of 177: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

1960s8 · acting1970s19 · acting1980s31 · acting1990s43 · acting2000s31 · acting2010s28 · acting2020s16 · 16 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 2% of 50 roles
808595000515

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

Won a BAFTA Award in 1994, Best Actress in a Supporting Role.

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Miriam Margolyes' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 69; across their 54 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 59th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

59thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 54

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 54

Reach · how many have seen their films

75thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 54

Midcredits score across 88 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up34
  • 50th to 74th23
  • 25th to 49th17
  • Below 25th14

Shape of the crowd

40 of their 88 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved12
  • Divisive5
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser40
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed26

Most divisive · actor

The Importance of Being Miriam (2015)

98th percentile spread · 50% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 68/100 in their films, across 43 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Miriam Margolyes' work okay for kids?

Across up to 24 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore15 titles22–63 · median 32 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity24 titles12–55 · median 24 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity19 titles10–63 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs16 titles2–50 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense16 titles13–61 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Miriam Margolyes work with?

People who share at least 2 of Miriam Margolyes' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Stephen Fry shares the most, 5.

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