Miriam Margolyes OBE is British-Australian actress renowned for her prolific career in film, television and theatre. Over Margolyes decade long career in the film industry, she has won a BAFTA Award for Best supporting actress for her role Mrs. Mingott in Martin Scorsese’s “The Age of Innocence” (1993) and received the LA Critics Circle Award for her role in “Little Dorrit” (1988).  Margolyes is perhaps best known for her roles in “Blackadder,” “The Life and Loves of a She-Devil,” and as Professor Sprout in the “Harry Potter” series. She has also made memorable appearances in “Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries,” “Call the Midwife,” and “The Real Marigold Hotel”​. Margolyes was appointed OBE in the 2022 New year Honours for Services to Drama. 

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Uncut and Uncensored: Join veteran BBC correspondent Jim Naughtie as he takes on the irrepressible Miriam Margolyes OBE, as she recounts more details about her extraordinary life and her new one woman show, Dickens’ Women. (2024)