Miriam Margolyes
English and Australian actress
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| 2024 | Miriam Margolyes performs in 'White Rabbit Red Rabbit' at @sohoplace in London |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| February 2023 | Appeared on BBC Radio 4's The Museum of Curiosity, donating 'Charles Dickens and all his works' to the imaginary museum. |
| 2022 | Appeared in Doctor Who episode 'The Star Beast', voicing the character The Meep. |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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'. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 2019 | Voiced Bessie in 101 Dalmatian Street |
| 2019 | She stars in 'Miriam's Dead Good Adventure', another BBC TV documentary series. |
| November 2019 | Endorsed the Labour Party in the UK general election and signed a letter supporting Jeremy Corbyn, describing him as a 'beacon of hope' against far-right nationalism. |
| 2018 | Began portraying Mother Mildred in the BBC One drama series Call The Midwife, a role she has continued to play since this year. |
| 2018 | Margolyes received the Audiofile's Earphones Award for her work on 'Bleak House' |
| 2018 | Voiced the character Queen Oofeefa in the animated film 'Early Man'. |
| January 2018 | Hosted a three-part BBC series called 'Miriam's Big American Adventure', exploring the citizens and issues in the United States. |
| 2017 | Performed in two films: voiced Wulftrud in 'The Little Vampire 3D' and played Mrs. Fisk in 'The Man Who Invented Christmas' |
| 2017 | Appeared in Bucket and voiced a character in Family Guy |
| 2017 | Participated in the first episode of the third series of The Real Marigold On Tour, traveling to St Petersburg with Bobby George, Sheila Ferguson, and Stanley Johnson |
| 2017 | Played Helena Rubinstein in 'Madame Rubinstein' at Park Theatre, London |
| December 2017 | Appeared in the second season of The Real Marigold On Tour, traveling to Chengdu and Havana |
| 2016 | Margolyes was accused of making a racist joke that reportedly 'humiliated' a black man at the London Film Convention. |
| 2016 | Appeared in an episode of Plebs and began recurring roles in Bottersnikes and Gumbles and Rake |
| 2016 | Narrated an ITV documentary about Lady Colin Campbell titled Lady C and the Castle |
| 2016 | Appeared in multiple television roles including Iona in Plebs and Weathersnike in Bottersnikes and Gumbles |
| January 2016 | Appeared in The Real Marigold Hotel, a travel documentary where eight celebrities explored potential retirement options in India |
| 2015 | Performed in her one-woman show 'The Importance of Being Miriam' on an Australian Tour |
| 2015 | Concluded her role as Prudence Stanley in Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries. |
| August 2015 | Signed a letter criticising The Jewish Chronicle's reporting of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn's alleged associations with antisemites. |
| 2014 | Appeared in two films: 'The Legend of Longwood' as Lady Thyrza and voiced The Queen in 'Maya the Bee' |
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