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British actress
Miriam Margolyes OBE is a British-Australian actress. Her earliest roles were in theatre; after several supporting roles in film and television, she won a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her role in Martin Scorsese's The Age of Innocence and was cast in the role of Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter film series.Wikipedia
| Born | May 18, 1941 |
| Hometown | Plaistow |
| Net worth | $6 million |
| Height | 5'1" (1.55m) |
| Spouse | Heather Sutherland (m 1968 - present) |
| Partner | Heather Sutherland |
| Parents | Joseph Margolyes , Ruth Margolyes |
Top Stories
Alan Cumming: ‘You’d be shocked by the messages Miriam Margolyes and I leave each other!’
- As he brings his one-man show about ‘rockstar’ poet Robert Burns to the Edinburgh festival, the star talks about desire, debauchery and dancing in his 50s
Videos
Phil and Holly crack up after guest breaks wind
Miriam Margolyes shocked This Morning hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby by breaking wind in front of them.The 80-year-old Harry Potter star appeared on the ITV show as a guest agony aunt, offering life advice to callers, and left the presenters struggling for words after she broke wind in the studio during an advert break.Schofield laughed: "Professionally I should pull myself together but Miriam's just done the most enormous fart!"
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AWARDS
| Year | Associations | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | British Academy of Film & Television Arts | Actress in a Supporting Role | The Age of Innocence (1993 film) | Winner |