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 (1993) and was cast in the role of Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter film series (2002–2011).
Margolyes has spent many years dividing her time between the United Kingdom, Australia and Italy.
She has starred in productions in both the United Kingdom and Australia, including her 1989 one-woman show Dickens’ Women and the Australian premiere of the 2013 play, I’ll Eat You Last. She became an Australian citizen in 2013.
Margolyes was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2002 New Year Honours for Services to Drama.
How many houses does Miriam Margolyes own?
She maintains properties in Kent and Tuscany and also has a place in the large village of Robertson in New South Wales, which she shares with Australian retired academic Heather Sutherland, her partner of more than 50 years.
The country certainly means a lot to her. She’s been a regular visitor for decades and in 2013 became an Australian citizen during a ceremony she describes as one of the most meaningful events of her life. However, Margolyes admits to knowing little about what goes on outside her own little circle.