Miriam Margolyes

Professor Sprout

Full name: Miriam Margolyes
DOB: 18 May 1941
Birth place: Oxford, England
Short biography: Born in Oxford to a Jewish family of Belarusian origin, Margolyes attended the local Oxford High School. She then attended Cambridge University, where she began acting in her 20s in productions by the Gay Sweatshop company. The grey-haired, heavy-set actress is one of Britain's most sought-after supporting players, and has appeared in a number of successful feature films.

Filmography:

1. The Dukes (2006) (post-production) .... Aunt Vee
2. Wallis & Edward (2005) (TV) .... Aunt Bessie
3. "Inconceivable" - Balls in Your Court (????) TV Episode .... Malva
4. Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage (2004) (TV) .... Mrs. Price-Ridley
5. Being Julia (2004) .... Dolly de Vries ... aka Csodálatos Júlia (Hungary)
6. Ladies in Lavender. (2004) .... Dorcas
7. The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) .... Peg Sellers
8. Modigliani (2004) .... Gertrude Stein
9. End of the Line (2004) .... Bag Lady
10. Chasing Liberty (2004) .... Maria
11. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) .... Professor Pomona Sprout ... aka Harry Potter und die Kammer des Schreckens (Germany)
12. Plots with a View (2002) .... Thelma & Selma ... aka Grabgeflüster (Germany: video title) ... aka Grabgeflüster - Liebe kann Särge versetzen (Germany) ... aka Grabgeflüster - Liebe versetzt Särge (Germany) ... aka Plotz with a View (UK) ... aka Undertaking Betty (USA)
13. Dickens (2002) (TV) .... Catherine Dickens
14. Alone (2002) .... Caseworker
15. Cats & Dogs (2001) .... Sophie the Castle Maid
16. Not Afraid, Not Afraid (2001)
17. "Dharma & Greg" - Midwife Crisis (2000) TV Episode .... Chloe
18. House! (2000) .... Beth
19. Magnolia (1999) (uncredited) .... Faye Barringer ... aka mag-no'li-a (USA: promotional title)
20. End of Days (1999) .... Mabel
21. Dreaming of Joseph Lees (1999) .... Signora Caldoni
22. Sunshine (1999) .... Rose Sonnenschein ... aka A Napfény íze (Hungary) ... aka Sunshine - Ein Hauch von Sonnenschein (Germany)
23. Babe: Pig in the City (1998) (voice) .... Fly the Female Sheepdog
24. "Vanity Fair" (1998) (mini) TV Series .... Miss Crawley
25. Mulan (1998) (voice) .... Matchmaker