Miriam Margolyes is a British-Australian actress who portrayed Aunt Sponge and voiced Glowworm in James and the Giant Peach.
Biography[]
Filmography[]
Film[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | High and Low | Jessie | |
| The Birds | Mrs. Star | ||
| Irma la Douce | Shirley | ||
| Cleopatra | Emmy Anderson | ||
| The Great Escape | Aisha | ||
| 1964 | Seven Days in May | Ugga | |
| My Fair Lady | Mrs. Glady | ||
| 1965 | The Greatest Story Ever Told | Bessie Robinson | |
| The Cincinnati Kid | Dell Payton | ||
| Doctor Zhivago | Meg Wheeler | ||
| 1966 | Fantastic Voyage | Sharon Kensington | |
| The Bible: In the Beginning... | Susan Hammarlee | ||
| El Dorado | Simone Pistache | ||
| Blowup | Irene Molloy | ||
| 1967 | In the Heat of the Night | Louisa May Foster | |
| Bonnie and Clyde | Nicole Chang | ||
| Valley of the Dolls | Lucy Berman | ||
| The Graduate | Amy Anderson | ||
| 1968 | Planet of the Apes | Elsa Mitty | |
| Bullitt | Iris | ||
| The Stalking Moon | Endora | ||
| 1969 | Midnight Cowboy | Aurora Thomas | |
| The Wild Bunch | Coco Chanel | ||
| A Nice Girl Like Me | Shirley Gesner | ||
| Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | Pensione 'Mama' | ||
| 1970 | M*A*S*H | Princess Norah | |
| Patton | Deedee Rodgers | ||
| The Hawaiians | Sara Blossom | ||
| Kelly's Heroes | Jeanne Winterbourne | ||
| 1971 | McCabe & Mrs. Miller | Ginnie Kubelik | |
| Dirty Harry | Tipsy Dell | ||
| 1972 | Deliverance | Madeline Robinson | |
| The Poseidon Adventure | Eve Land | ||
| 1973 | Soylent Green | Mrs. Ridgeway | |
| Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid | Sharon Spencer | ||
| O Lucky Man! | Eep Anderson | ||
| Westworld | Regan Thomas | ||
| Mean Streets | Linda Winn | ||
| 1974 | Blazing Saddles | Princess Regan | |
| Chinatown | Mrs. Karras | ||
| The Towering Inferno | Mary Anne | ||
| 1975 | Rime of the Ancient Mariner | Dorothy Wordsworth | |
| Nashville | Mrs. Raven | ||
| 1976 | The Battle of Billy's Pond | Tour Guide | |
| 1977 | Stand Up, Virgin Soldiers | Elephant Ethel | |
| 1978 | On a Paving Stone Mounted | Performer | |
| 1979 | Mad Max | Franzie Salzman | |
| Star Trek: The Motion Picture | Sally | ||
| 1980 | Cruising | Mrs. Elizabeth | |
| The Ninth Configuration | Katherine Girl | ||
| Caddyshack | Molly McGee | ||
| The Apple | Landlady | ||
| The Awakening | Dr. Kadira | ||
| Altered States | Hamma | ||
| 1981 | Excalibur | Claire Darling | |
| Outland | Dee Dee | ||
| Time Bandits | Jenny Ullman | ||
| Reds | Woman writing in notebook | Uncredited role | |
| Mad Max 2 | Franzie Salzman | ||
| 1982 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Veronica Robinson | |
| Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | Sally | ||
| Crystal Gazing | Newsreader | ||
| Airplane II: The Sequel | Tootie | ||
| 1983 | Yentl | Sarah | |
| Scrubbers | Jones | ||
| 1984 | This Is Spinal Tap | Norah Hill | |
| Once Upon a Time in America | Sam Anderson | ||
| Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | Sally | ||
| Electric Dreams | Ticket Girl | ||
| The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension | Soyen Chen | ||
| The Killing Fields | Maid Thomas | ||
| 1985 | Ladyhawke | Prudence Girl | |
| Return to Oz | Dorothy's Mother | ||
| Silverado | Dr. Ariel | ||
| Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome | Franzie Salzman | ||
| Morons from Outer Space | Doctor Wallace | ||
| The Good Father | Jane Powell | ||
| 1986 | Wildcats | Dr. Hannah | |
| Howard the Duck | Bea Girl | ||
| Night of the Creeps | Sally Thomas Anderson | ||
| Sid and Nancy | Mrs. Helen Robinson | ||
| Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | Sally | ||
| Little Shop of Horrors | Dental Nurse | ||
| 1987 | Spaceballs | Anne's Mother | |
| Dragnet | Claire Thomas | ||
| Body Contact | Mrs. Zulu | ||
| Empire of the Sun | Mrs. British | ||
| 1988 | Little Dorrit | Flora Finching | |
| Willow | Betsey Trotwood | ||
| Killer Klowns from Outer Space | Maggie Wyczenski | ||
| A Fish Called Wanda | Olga | ||
| Mac and Me | Beatnik Girl | ||
| They Live | Penelope Squires | ||
| Rain Man | Advert Woman | ||
| Dangerous Liaisons | Cora Ryan | ||
| 1989 | Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure | Carol Bell | |
| Dead Calm | Mary Ellen | ||
| Star Trek V: The Final Frontier | Sally | ||
| Driving Miss Daisy | Amy Post | ||
| 1990 | The Fool | Mrs. Bowring | |
| Pacific Heights | Realtor | ||
| I Love You to Death | Mrs. Boca | ||
| 1991 | The Doors | Norma Rae Webster | |
| Class Action | Celeste Whitman | ||
| Out for Justice | Megan Carter | ||
| Thelma & Louise | Kay Villano | ||
| Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves | Edna Spalding | ||
| Point Break | Emma Moriarty | ||
| Dead Again | Lady | Uncredited role | |
| The Butcher's Wife | Gina | ||
| Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country | Sally | ||
| The Last Boy Scout | Marina Lemke | ||
| 1992 | Wayne's World | Noma Alexander | |
| Sister Act | Fay Larkin | ||
| Honeymoon in Vegas | Mary Callahan | ||
| The Last of the Mohicans | Miss Stella | ||
| As You Like It | Audrey | ||
| 1993 | Benny & Joon | Marie Tustine | |
| Once Upon a Forest | The Little Girl | Voice role | |
| Son of the Pink Panther | Horton's Daughter | ||
| The Age of Innocence | Mrs. Mingott | ||
| Ed and His Dead Mother | Mabel Chilton | ||
| Tombstone | Selina Peake | ||
| 1994 | Wyatt Earp | Sarah Tipton | |
| Blown Away | Vivian Revere | ||
| The Client | Princess Anastasia | ||
| Airheads | Mary Lou | ||
| Natural Born Killers | Flower Girl | ||
| Timecop | Catherine Fogarty | ||
| Star Trek Generations | Sally | ||
| Immortal Beloved | Nanette Streicherová | ||
| 1995 | French Kiss | Anne Shirley | |
| Die Hard with a Vengeance | Jeanne Alexandre | ||
| Babe | Fly the Female Sheepdog | Voice role | |
| Heat | Fleety Belle | ||
| Balto | Grandma Rosy | ||
| 1996 | Different for Girls | Pamela | |
| Broken Arrow | Jenny Yates | ||
| James and the Giant Peach | Aunt Sponge/Glowworm | Voice role | |
| A Time to Kill | M'liss Smith | ||
| The Long Kiss Goodnight | Betty Jackson | ||
| Romeo + Juliet | The Nurse | ||
| 1997 | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | Louise Foster | |
| Conspiracy Theory | Laurel Dallas | ||
| The Full Monty | Millie Anson | ||
| L.A. Confidential | Annabelle Portor | ||
| Kiss the Girls | Nancy Carey | ||
| The Postman | Natalie Freeman | ||
| 1998 | City of Angels | Jean Johnson | |
| Hope Floats | Alice Fisher | ||
| Mulan | The Matchmaker | Voice role | |
| Practical Magic | Sylvia Bartholomew | ||
| Soldier | Lucy Lee | ||
| The Siege | Kathleen Brown | ||
| Babe: Pig in the City | Fly the Female Sheepdog | Voice role; cameo | |
| The First Snow of Winter | Sean the duck | Voice role | |
| Left Luggage | Mrs. Goldman | ||
| Candy | Gisella | ||
| 1999 | Entrapment | Nancy Hull | |
| Wild Wild West | Mary Stone | ||
| Deep Blue Sea | Jessey Lee | ||
| Sunshine | Rose Sonnenschein | ||
| Fight Club | Karaina 'Nina' Novak | ||
| End of Days | Mabel | ||
| Dreaming of Joseph Lees | Signora Caldoni | ||
| Magnolia | Faye Barringer | Uncredited role | |
| 2000 | House! | Beth | |
| Gladiator | A.C. Baker | ||
| The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle | Ellen Evans | ||
| Space Cowboys | Burton Hughes | ||
| Proof of Life | Diana Kennedy | ||
| Dude, Where's My Car? | May Harness Blake | ||
| 2001 | Not Afraid, Not Afraid | Performer | |
| Sweet November | Frankie Foster | ||
| Monkeybone | Anne Grayle | ||
| Exit Wounds | Judy Halloway | ||
| Josie and the Pussycats | Myrtle Burns | ||
| Swordfish | Sally Johnson | ||
| Cats & Dogs | Sophie the Castle Maid | ||
| Original Sin | Jane Lee | ||
| 2002 | Showtime | Patricia Carter | |
| Minority Report | Elinor Norton | ||
| Plots with a View | Thelma & Selma | ||
| Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Professor Pomona Sprout | ||
| Alone | Caseworker | ||
| 2003 | X2 | Kay Ellison | |
| Lara Croft: Tomb Rider – The Cradle of Life | Anne Cornwall | ||
| Matchstick Men | Tonie Bellamy | ||
| The Rundown | Tonie Bellamy | ||
| Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World | Betty Ingals | ||
| 2004 | Chasing Liberty | Maria | |
| Troy | Jeanette Foster | ||
| The Day After Tomorrow | Carol Burton | ||
| Paparazzi | Vicky Blake | ||
| Howl's Moving Castle | Betty McWade | Voice role; English dub | |
| Modigliani | Gertrude Stein | ||
| Being Julia | Dolly de Vries | ||
| Ladies in Lavender | Dorcas | ||
| National Treasure | Carroll Aiken | ||
| The Aviator | Kitty Brant | ||
| Flight of the Phoenix | Bonnie Brewster | ||
| End of the Line | Bag Lady | Short Film | |
| 2005 | Elektra | Julia Carroll | |
| Constantine | Fay Loring | ||
| The Amityvile Horror | Jane Martin | ||
| Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Lucy 'Tex' Warren | ||
| V for Vendetta | Dixie Moore | ||
| 2006 | Little Miss Sunshine | Barbara Blanchard | |
| Firewall | Christine Nelson | ||
| The Wild | Joan Bradley | Voice role | |
| Over the Hedge | Laura Benson | ||
| X-Men: The Last Stand | Kay Ellison | ||
| Children of Men | Alice Grimes | ||
| The Departed | Jo Keller | ||
| Flushed Away | Rita's Grandma | Voice role | |
| Happy Feet | Mrs. Astrakhan | ||
| The Fountain | Janie MacDougall | ||
| Blood Diamond | Miss Mary Cloud | ||
| The Good Shepherd | Kathryn Phillips | ||
| Sir Billi the Vet | Baroness Chantal McToff | Voice role | |
| 2007 | Reno 911!: Miami | Dallas | |
| 300 | Connie Dawson | ||
| The Dukes | Aunt Vee | ||
| Juno | Michelle Allaine | ||
| The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford | Ruth Jones | ||
| American Gangster | Countess Maletta | ||
| Lions for Lambs | Mrs. Helen Grayle | ||
| Beowulf | Cynthia | Voice role | |
| The Golden Compass | Terry Cordell | ||
| I Am Legend | Helen Trent | ||
| 2008 | Fool's Gold | Pat Cameron | |
| Speed Racer | Marian Webster | ||
| Wanted | Consueia Fairanks | ||
| Meet Dave | Claire Ruth | ||
| Mirrors | Gaye Dawn | ||
| Appaloosa | Marguerite Seaton | ||
| How To Lose Friends and Alienate People | Mrs. Kowalski | ||
| The Day the Earth Stood Still | Madeleine Haley | ||
| 2009 | Watchmen | Lily | |
| A Closed Book | Mrs. Kilbride | ||
| Public Enemies | Millie Farley | ||
| All About Steve | Nora Marko | ||
| Fame | Mrs. Ansel Ames | ||
| Whip It | Connie Williams | ||
| Where the Wild Things Are | Josie Williams | Voice role | |
| Ninja Assassin | May Holst | ||
| Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva | Sheila | Voice role; English dub | |
| 2010 | The Book of Eli | Idonee | |
| Edge of Darkness | Lady MacBeth | ||
| Shutter Island | Marie | ||
| Cop Out | Rose Morgenstern | ||
| Date Night | Clara Kruger | ||
| Robin Hood | Laura Nash | ||
| Jonah Hex | Helen Baird | ||
| Knight and Day | Edna | ||
| Predators | Sam Williams | ||
| Inception | Charlotte Banning | ||
| Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | Mrs. Plithiver | Voice role | |
| Gulliver's Travels | Felicia Crandell | ||
| 2011 | Unknown | Ellen Creed | |
| Paul | Cora Leslie | ||
| Sucker Punch | Mary Scott | ||
| X-Men: First Class | Kay Ellison | ||
| Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 | Professor Pomona Sprout | ||
| Cowboys & Aliens | Mary Hunter | ||
| The Help | Fran Dodsworth | ||
| 2012 | This Means War | Mary Prescott | |
| Battleship | Elizabeth Owen | ||
| Ted | Savannah Brown | ||
| Savages | C.L. Harding | ||
| The Watch | Kate Clark 'Ma' Barker | ||
| The Bourne Legacy | Kitty Harper | ||
| The Wedding Video | Patricia | ||
| Argo | Mrs. Meade | ||
| Lincoln | Veronica Johnson | ||
| The Guilt Trip | Anita | ||
| 2013 | Broken City | Nancy Fairchild | |
| Identity Thief | Judith Harlan | ||
| Jack the Giant Slayer | Grace Porter | ||
| The Intership | Aunt Amarilla | ||
| The Way, Way Back | Amelia Newcobe | ||
| R.I.P.D. | Nurse Caroline Braddock | ||
| Riddick | Abby Allshard | ||
| Rush | Mrs. Mebane | ||
| 2014 | The Monuments Men | The Widow Sarah Tillane | |
| Non-Stop | Molvina MacGregor | ||
| A Million Ways to Die in the West | Miss Ivy Gravley | ||
| X-Men: Days of Future Past | Kay Ellison | ||
| Edge of Tomorrow | Griselda | ||
| If I Stay | Grace Hewitt | ||
| Maya the Bee | The Queen | Voice role | |
| The Legend of Longwood | Lady Thyrza | ||
| Birdman | Aunt Renie | ||
| Kingsman: The Secret Service | Ethel Banks | ||
| 2015 | Hot Pursuit | Jenny Grant | |
| San Andreas | Miss Miller | ||
| Ted 2 | Savannah Brown | ||
| Everest | Mrs. Costello | ||
| Bridge of Spies | Mabel Pritchard | ||
| Creed | Mrs. Reilly | ||
| The Revenant | Madame de Rosemonde | ||
| 2017 | The Little Vampire 3D | Wulftrud | Voice role |
| The Man Who Invented Christmas | Mrs. Fisk | ||
| The Post | Madame Arcati | ||
| 2018 | Early Man | Queen Oofeefa | Voice role |
| 2019 | H Is for Happiness | Miss Bamford | |
| 2020 | Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears | Prudence Stanley | |
| 2023 | My Happy Ending | Judy |
Television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Laramie | Nora Walker | Episode: "No Place to Run" |
| Z-Cars | Elsie Engelfield | Episode: "The Listeners" | |
| Ghost Squad | Samantha Ryder-Ross | Episode: "Gertrude" | |
| Going My Way | Trudy Cooper | Episode: "Hear No Evil" | |
| Alcoa Premiere | Junie Harper | Episode 28, Season 2: "Million Dollar Hospital" | |
| Wagon Train | Beth Barber | Episode: "The Jim Whitlow Story" | |
| Vacation Playhouse | Sybil Dorsett | Episode: "The Big Brain" | |
| The Lieutenant | Mrs. Fanny | Episode: "The Proud and the Angry" | |
| Route 66 | Sally Burton | Episode: "Build Your Houses with Their Backs to the Sea" | |
| East Side/West Side | Cristine Morgan | Episode: "Who Do You Kill?" | |
| 1964 | Suspense Theater | Eula Purcell | Episode: "The Deep End" |
| Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Lenore Karadyne | Episode: "Runaway" | |
| The Greatest Show on Earth | Miss Brady | Episode: "Big Man from Nairobi" | |
| Death Valley Days | Mrs. Newswoman | Episode: "Hastings Cut-off" | |
| The Outer Limits | Bridget Leander | Episode: "Cold Hands, Warm Heart" | |
| Mr. Magoo in Sherwood Forest | Claire Reid | Voice; Television film | |
| Burke's Law | Aunt Clara | Episode: "Who Killed Carrie Cornell?" | |
| Karen | Kitty Anderson | Episode: "Karen's Simplicity Complex" | |
| The Man from U.N.C.L.E. | The Grandmother | Episode: "The Project Strigas Affair" | |
| Combat! | Mrs. Clark | Episode: "A Gift of Hope" | |
| 1965 | Peyton Place | The Queen | Episode: 1/94 |
| Theatre 625 | Rita | Episode: "Enter Solly Gold" | |
| 1966 | Gidget | Agnes Morrison | Episode: "Ego-a-Go-Go" |
| Bewitched | Elizabeth Grace | Episode: "Man's Best Friend" | |
| 1966-1969 | Star Trek: The Original Series | Sally | 80 episodes |
| 1966-1967 | The Three Musketeers | Bunty | Miniseries |
| 1967 | The Big Valley | Wanda Anderson | Episode: "Boy Into Man" |
| That Girl | Princess Melina | Episode: "Paper Hats and Everything" | |
| 1967–1969 | The Avengers | Ann Walters | 2 episodes |
| 1967 | The Three Musketeers | Bunty | Miniseries |
| Crossroads | Mrs. Perkins | 3 episodes | |
| ITV Play of the Week | Heidi | Episode: "The English Climate" | |
| Boy Meets Girl | Maria | Episode: "Flight of the Kingfisher" | |
| Sat'day While Sunday | Suzanne Davis | 13 episodes | |
| Dixon of Dock Green | Ida Coyle | Episode: "Zandra" | |
| The Newcomers | Keechie | 6 episodes | |
| 1968 | The Troubleshooters | Anne Garner | Episode: "Stop It, You're Breaking My Heart" |
| Cold Comfort Farm | Wandra Drake | 3 episodes | |
| Jackanory | Storyteller | 5 episodes | |
| Judd, for the Defense | Grandma Bud | Episode: "Weep the Hunter Home" | |
| Dixon of Dock Green | Anna | Episode: "An Ordinary Man" | |
| 1969 | Thirty-Minute Theatre | Voice | Episode: "The Boat to Addis Ababa" |
| Barrister at Law | Betty Benson | Television film | |
| ITV Playhouse | Kathie | Episode: "The Ha Ha" | |
| Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) | Sandra Keene | Episode: "The Ghost Who Saved the Bank at Monte Carlo" | |
| 1969–1970 | The Wednesday Play | Emmy Mae | 2 episodes |
| 1970 | Crime of Passion | Rose Maxon | Episode: "Pierre" |
| Whom God Hath Joined | Polly Mims | Television film | |
| 1971 | The Expert | Amy Waters | Episode: "A Clear and Easy Duty" |
| Owen, M.D. | Phyllis Dunning | 2 episodes | |
| Shirley's World | Donna Whittaker | Episode: "Knightmare" | |
| 1972 | A Place in the Sun | Maid | Episode: "Achilles Heel" |
| The Venturers | Dorothy Carter | Television film | |
| 1972–1973 | Words and Pictures | Various Voices | 20 episodes |
| 1972 | Jackanory Playhouse | The Witch | Episode: "The Wily Wizard and the Wicked Witch" |
| 1972–1973 | Arthur of the Britons | Hilda Wesley | 7 episodes |
| 1973 | Public Eye | Margaret Whitlow | Episode: "Egg and Cress Sandwiches" |
| Justice | Eva Laurelton | Episode: "The Whole Truth?" | |
| Gunsmoke | Aunt Granny | Episode: "This Golden Land" | |
| Love Story | Susan Mason | Episode: "Reflections" | |
| A Touch of Grace | Lex | Episode: "The Accident" | |
| ITV Sunday Night Theatre | Kate Bartok | Episode: "Lorna and Ted" | |
| Hadleigh | Maria Haviland | Episode: "The Last Rent Dinner" | |
| Doctor in Charge | Doris | Episode: "Men without Women" | |
| BBC Play of the Month | Julie Parsons | Episode: "The Recruiting Officer" | |
| 1974 | NBC Children's Theater | Himself | Episode: "Super Plastic Elastic Goggles" |
| Boy Dominic | Sister Jacob | Miniseries | |
| Fall of Eagles | Anna Vyrubova | Episode: "Tell the King the Sky is Falling" | |
| The Cay | Sally Robinson | Television film | |
| World of Laughter | Various parts | 6 episodes | |
| 1975 | Notorious Woman | Kate Bürden | Miniseries |
| The Sweeney | Rachel Lambert | Episode: "Ringer" | |
| The Girls of Slender Means | Jane Wright | 3 episodes | |
| Betty and Barney Hill abduction | Marcia Peach | Television film | |
| Wayne and Shuster | Grandma Anderson | Episode: "1975 Show #2" | |
| 1975–1976 | Space: 1999 | Lynne Evers | 2 episodes |
| 1976 | Great Performances | L.A. Joan | Episode: "The Collection" |
| The Day After Tomorrow | Jean Harris | Television film | |
| Christmas Box | Mrs. Kaplan | ||
| Angels | June Morris | 2 episodes | |
| Kizzy | Mrs. Doe | ||
| The Glittering Prizes | Olive Wise | TV serial | |
| Thriller | Detective Sargeant Briggs | Episode: "A Midsummer Nightmare" | |
| I, Claudius | Augustus | 5 episodes | |
| 1976, 1982 | Crown Court | Marilyn Munro; Mrs. King | 2 episodes |
| 1976 | The Water Margin | Voice | English dub of Japanese series |
| 1977 | Survivors | WREN | Episode: "Law of the Jungle" |
| Play for Today | Veronica | Episode: "The Thin Edge of the Wedge" | |
| Spasms | Rose Finn | Television film | |
| 1978 | Blake's 7 | Gwendolen | Episode: "Cygnus Alpha" |
| She Fell Among Thieves | Mrs. Grover Cleveland | Television film | |
| The Devil's Crown | Jenny | 7 episodes | |
| Out | Rosie | 3 episodes | |
| Monkey | Voice | English dub of Japanese series Saiyûki 52 episodes | |
| Witch's Night Out | Catherine Reid | Voice; Television film | |
| 1979 | Intergalactic Thanksgiving | Ma Spademinder | |
| 1980 | Look Back in Anger | Mildred Lammoreaux | Television film |
| Therese Raquin | Aurora | 3 episodes | |
| Easter Fever | Jeri Brown | Voice; Television film | |
| Tales of the Unexpected | Mary Burge | Episode: "Fat Chance" | |
| Hammer House of Horror | Sheila | Episode: "The Silent Scream" | |
| The Lost Tribe | Queenie | TV serial | |
| You've Come a Long Way, Katie | Chris Dougherty | 3 episodes | |
| 1981 | The Little World of Don Camillo | Ella | 13 episodes |
| The Steve Allen Comedy Hour | Mary Riley | Episode: "May 29, 1981" | |
| Take a Letter, Mr. Jones | Maria | 6 episodes | |
| A Kick Up the Eighties | Various roles | 3 episodes | |
| The History Man | Melissa Tordoroff | 3 episodes | |
| 1982 | McClain's Law | Mrs. Aunt Frany | Episode: "Takeover" |
| Minder | Claire | Episode: "In" | |
| Seven Brides for Seven Brothers | Grammy | Episode: "The Man in the White Hat" | |
| Quincy, M.E. | Officer Girl | Episode: "Sleeping Dogs" | |
| Cagney & Lacey | Claire Judge | Episode: "Hot Line" | |
| T. J. Hooker | Mrs. Lina | Episode: "A Cry for Help" | |
| Games Mother Never Taught You | Mrs. Lady Robison | Television film | |
| 1984 | The Black Adder | Infanta Maria Escalosa of Spain | Episode: "The Queen of Spain's Beard" |
| The Master of Ballantrae | Ursula Mossbank | Television film | |
| Pope John Paul II | Mother Stella | ||
| The Last Days of Pompeii | Lady Pamela More | Miniseries | |
| Freud | Baroness | TV serial | |
| Miami Vice | Stella | Episode: "Heart of Darkness" | |
| 1985 | V | Melina | Episode: "The Return" |
| Merlin and the Sword | Pam | Television film | |
| Florence Nightingale | Miss Finch | ||
| Honour, Profit and Pleasure | Elephant and Castle | ||
| George Burns Comedy Week | Gwen James | Episode: "The Dynamite Girl" | |
| Oliver Twist | Mrs. Corney | TV serial | |
| 1986 | Cathedral | Hayden | Voice; Television film |
| The Life and Loves of a She-Devil | Nurse Hopkins | 2 episodes | |
| Blackadder II | Lady Whiteadder | Episode: "Beer" | |
| Return to Treasure Island | Mrs. Ogmore-Pritchard | 10 episodes | |
| Monte Carlo | Laura Burroughs | 2 episodes | |
| A Little Princess | Miss Amelia | 6 episodes | |
| Scotch and Wry | Various | Television film | |
| 1987 | Screenplay | Meg | Episode: "Road" |
| Snorks | The Old Queen Woman | Voice; Episode: "Junior's Empire" | |
| My Family and Other Animals | Lady Ripon | Miniseries | |
| Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story | Elsa Maxwell | Television film | |
| Trying Times | Celia Sayers | Episode: "Get a Job" | |
| 1988 | Mr Majeika | Wilhelmina Worlock | 2 episodes |
| War and Remembrance | Annabella Rock | Miniseries | |
| Blackadder's Christmas Carol | Queen Victoria | Television Special | |
| Pyramid | Grand Vizier Ankhaf | Voice; Television film | |
| 1989 | Minder | Madame de Volanges | Episode: "The Last Video Show" |
| Murderers Among Us | Mrs. Rajzman | Television film | |
| Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers | Mrs. Judge | Voice; Episode: "The Carpetsnaggers" | |
| 1990 | Secret Weapon | Mrs. Rosie | Television film |
| The Castle of Adventure | Mrs. Archer | 8 episodes | |
| Matlock | Mrs. Gadget | Episode: "The Mother" | |
| Bagdad Cafe | Irma | Episode: "555-HELL" | |
| Orpheus Descending | Vee Talbot | Television film | |
| Bagdad Cafe | Mrs. Bird | Episode: "This Bird Has Flown" | |
| The Finding | Poll | Television film | |
| Screen Two | Nellie | Episode: "Old Flames" | |
| 1991 | Married... With Children | Isobel Scannell | Episode: "Look Who's Barking" |
| Lovejoy | Mam | Episode: "The Black Virgin of Vladimir" | |
| Tonight at 8.30 | Mrs. Wadhurst | 2 episodes | |
| Morton & Hayes | Sylvia Grombach | Episode: "Daffy Dicks" | |
| Darkwing Duck | Amelia Glahn | Voice; Episode: "Raiders of the Lost Shark: Part 1 & 2" | |
| Prisoner of Honor | Baroness James | Television film | |
| 1992 | Frannie's Turn | Frannie Escobar | 6 episodes |
| The Big Battalions | Claire von Morgan | 5 episodes | |
| Stalin | Nadezhda Krupskaya | Television film | |
| A Different World | Mrs. Randall | Episode: "White Christmas" | |
| Inspector Morse | Mrs. Fink | Episode: "Deadly Slumber" | |
| 1993 | The Comic Strip Presents... | Mother | Episode: "Demonella" |
| Lady Chatterley | Sarah Walker | Episode: "Episode #1.4" | |
| The Hidden Room | Dr. Roxanne Keloid | Episode: "The First Battle" | |
| Batman: The Animated Series | Edith Butros | Voice; Episode: "Mudslide" | |
| The Addams Family | Gabby | Voice; Episode: "Sweetheart of a Brother" | |
| Captain Planet and the Planeteers | Dixie | Voice; Episode: "Talkin' Trash" | |
| 1994 | Roman City | Renee Lassiter | Voice; Television film |
| Grushko | Mrs. Crump | 3 episodes | |
| Moonacre | Old Elspeth | 6 episodes Countess Gemini | |
| The Man Who Wouldn't Die | Jenny Wilcox | Television film | |
| MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis | Atticus | ||
| Seasons of the Heart | Nurse | ||
| Aladdin | Sister Agatha | Voice; Episode: "Raiders of the Lost Shark" | |
| Tales from the Crypt | Mrs. Enright | Episode: "Let the Punishment Fit the Crime" | |
| Just William | Miss Polliter | Episode: "William's Busy Day" | |
| 1995 | Cold Comfort Farm | Mrs. Beetle | Television film |
| Johnny and the Dead | Alice Blackwell | Miniseries | |
| The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Mrs. Toadette | Episode: "Get a Job" | |
| Kidnapped | Countess Else von Dietlof | Television film | |
| 1997 | The Place of Lions | Miss Cole | |
| Red Dwarf | Shelia | Episode: "Stoke Me a Clipper" | |
| Adventures from the Book of Virtues | Nellie | Voice; Episode: "Loyality" | |
| Seinfeld | Aunt | Episode: "The Yada Yada" | |
| The Outer Limits | Corinne Lawrence | Episode: "The Revelations of Becka Paulson" | |
| Lexx | Detective Dubrinski | Episode: "Giga Shadow" | |
| The History of Tom Jones: a Foundling | Carole Blair | Miniseries | |
| The Phoenix and the Carpet | Cook | BBC TV serial | |
| The Magic School Bus | Liz Christie | Voice; Episode: "Gets Programmed" | |
| The IMAX Nutcracker | Sugar Plum | Short film | |
| Sooty & Co | Beth Morgan | Episode: "Fun in the Snow" | |
| 1998 | Dennis the Menace | Livia | Episode: "Skull and Crossbones" |
| Spin City | Elsa Robinson | Episode: "Single White Male" | |
| 1998, 2001 | Rugrats | Shirley Finster | Voice; 3 episodes |
| 1998–1999 | Fantasy Island] | Bonnie Lee | 13 episodes |
| 1998 | I Am Weasel | Martha Stewart | Voice; Episode: "Driver's Sped" |
| Supply & Demand | Chief Superintendent Edna Colley | TV serial | |
| The Angry Beavers]] | Mrs. Stein | Voice; Episode: "If You In-Sisters" | |
| Vanity Fair | Miss Crawley | TV serial | |
| The First Snow of Winter | Sean McDuck | Voice; UK version | |
| 1999 | Adam's Family Tree | Lina Van Elyn | Episode: "A Cavalier Spirit" |
| Oh Baby | Bejewelled Woman | Episode: "Discrimination" | |
| Can of Worms | Aggie | Voice; Television film | |
| 1999-2000 | The Big Knights | Mrs. Dalgleish | Voice; 13 episodes |
| 1999 | The Greatest Store in the World | Ann Smiley | Television film |
| The Nearly Complete and Utter History of Everything | Clementine Churchill | ||
| 2000 | The David Cassidy Story | Bernice | |
| St. Patrick: The Irish Legend | Annie Anderson | ||
| MAD TV | Judge Morton | Episode: "24" | |
| Island of the Dead | Margo Stanton | Television film | |
| Nuremberg | Julie Gainbourg | 2 episodes Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie | |
| Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse | Ticket Woman | Voice; Episode: "Eddy Learns to Dance" | |
| Dharma & Greg | Chloe | Episode: "Midwife Crisis" | |
| South Park | Caroline | Voice; Episode: "Pip" | |
| Sooty Heights | Charal | Episode: "You Must Be Joking" | |
| 2001 | Fun at the Funeral Parlour | Isobel Makepeace | Episode: "The Mountains of Doom" |
| Princess of Thieves | Jenny Wren | Television film | |
| Frasier | Mrs. Heather | 2 episodes Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series | |
| Oswald | Edna | Voice; Episode: "Rollerskating" | |
| Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat | Daisy | Voice; Episode: "Sagwa's Swan Song" | |
| 2002 | Firestarter: Rekindled | Mrs. Cary | 2 episodes |
| 24 | Margeaux Pyne | Voice; Episode: "8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m." | |
| SpongeBob SquarePants | Eve Allen | Voice; Episode: "Party Pooper Pants" | |
| The Simpsons | Jennifer Rose | Voice; Episode: "Poppa’s Got a Brand New Badge" | |
| Night Visions | Cathleen O'Brien | Episode: "Patterns" | |
| 2002-2003 | Dexter's Laboratory | Trixie Robinson | Voice; Episodes: "Beau Tie" "School Girl Crushed" "Babe Sitter" |
| 2003 | Odd Job Jack | Grace Gibson | Voice; Episode: "Broke & Broker" |
| The Fairly OddParents | Claire Freeman | Voice; Episode: "Information Stupor Highway" | |
| Sonic X | Sally Loud | Voice; Episode: "Chaos Emerald Chaos" | |
| The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy | Joanna Thomas | Voice; Episode: "Billy & Mandy's Jacked-Up Halloween" | |
| Winter Solstice | Nain | Television film | |
| 2004 | The Legend of the Tamworth Two | Red Queen | |
| The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | Peg Sellers | Television film, HBO | |
| The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius | The Girl | Voice; Episode: "The N-Men" | |
| Agatha Christie's Marple | Mrs. Price-Ridley | Episode: "The Murder at the Vicarage" | |
| 2005 | Jacob Two-Two | Iris Robinson | Voice; Episode: "Jacob Two Two and the Dangerous Debut" |
| 2005-2009 | My Life as a Teenage Robot | Claire Anderson | Voice; Episodes: "Humiliation 101" "Killgore" "Crash Pad Crash" "Victim of Fashion" "Mama Drama" "Toying with Jenny" "Girl of Steal" "Stage Fright" "Queen Bee" "Weapons of Mass Distraction" |
| 2005 | Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi | Natasha | Voice; Episode: "Visiting Hours" |
| Danny Phantom | Amy Robinson | Voice; Episode: "Pirate Radio" | |
| Camp Lazlo | Emily Kessner | Voice; Episode: "The Weakest Link" | |
| 2005–2011 | Entourage | Linda Beech | 11 episodes |
| 2005 | Danger Rangers | Mrs. MacKenzie | Voice; Episode: "Fires and Liars" |
| Justice League Unlimited | Mrs. Goodwin | Voice; Episode: "Chaos at the Earth's Core" | |
| Inconceivable | Malva | Episode: "Balls in Your Court" | |
| Wallis & Edward | Bessie Merryman | Television film | |
| 2006 | Monk | Gail Stanley | Episode: "Mr. Monk Goes to a Fashion Show" |
| The Zula Patrol | Zira | Voice; Episode: "Look to the Rainbow" | |
| The Buzz on Maggie | Emmy Mary | Voice; Episode: "Scout of Order" | |
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Baroness Helene Rafitte | Episode: "Proud Flesh" | |
| The Curse of King Tut's Tomb | Mrs. Collins | Television film | |
| Invader Zim | Emily Converse | Voice; Episode: "The Girl Who Cried Gnome" | |
| Deadwood | Mrs. Flint | 9 episodes Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series | |
| Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! | Mrs. Lady | Voice; Episode: "A Little Help From Your Friends" | |
| Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy | Frau Sesemann | Television film | |
| 2006–2007 | Heroes | Dr. Monica Anderson | 10 episodes |
| 2007 | Wayside | Claudia | Voice; Episode: "Age of Aquarium" |
| Between the Lions | Gran Woman | Episode: "The Problem With Chickens; An Egg Is Quiet" | |
| 2007–2011 | Doctors | Mrs. Driver | 2 episodes |
| 2007 | My Friend Rabbit | The Queen Girl | Voice; Episode: "A Gift at Last" |
| 2008 | Kika & Bob | Duchess | |
| Jam & Jerusalem | Mrs. Midge | Season 2, Episode 6 | |
| Kingdom | Henny | Episode 2.04 | |
| Yin Yang Yo! | Aunt Field | Voice; Episodes: "The Manotaur" "Dance Dance Devastation" "Game Over" | |
| Have I Got News for You | Marie Strickland | Episodes: "Episode #35.3" "Episode #36.10" | |
| Chowder | Liane Latour | Voice; Episode: "Brain Grub" | |
| 2008-2010 | The Mighty B! | Mrs. Hardy | Voice; Episodes: "Bat Mitzvah Crashers" "Super Secret Weakness" "Grumpy Old Bees" |
| 2008 | Paws & Tales: The Animated Series | Mrs. Julie | Voice; Episode: "Hullabaloo at Hunker Hill" |
| The Wrong Door | Consuela Dunphy | 2 episodes | |
| Willa's Wild Life | Mary Jane Robinson | Voice; Episode: "Willa Sets the Stage" | |
| Turbo Dogs | Elinor Edison | Voice; Episode: "Race for Treasure" | |
| The Royal | Vera Dulciman | Episode: "Pastures New" | |
| 2009-2015 | WordGirl | Aunt Julie | Voice; Episodes: "Slumber Party Pooper" "Line Lessons With Lady Redundant Woman" "The Birthday Girl's Monstrous Gift" "Hal the Haggler" "My Dad, My Teacher, My Dad, My Teacher" "The Power of Whamship" "Royally Framed" "WordGirl vs. Tobey vs. the Dentist" |
| 2009 | Jimmy Two-Shoes | Mrs. Dolores | Voice; Episode: "I've Totally Shredded My Cheese" |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm | Elizabeth Troughton | Episode: "Funkhouser's Crazy Sister" | |
| Back at the Barnyard | Connie Antonelli | Voice; Episode: "Everett's Treasure" | |
| The Sarah Jane Adventures | Leef Slitheen-Blathereen | Voice; 2 episodes | |
| Henry 8.0 | Lady Annabel Butler | ||
| The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack | Sophie | Voice; Episode: "Low Tidings" | |
| 2010 | Tinga Tinga Tales | Giraffe and Squirrel | Voice; Recurring Role |
| 2010-2012 | Team Umizoomi | 1 Princess | Voice; Episodes: "Ready for Take Off" "Race Around Umi City" "Chicks in the City" "Umi Egg Hunt" "Buster the Lost Dog" "Cuckoo Bears" "DoorMouse in Space" "Doctor Bot" |
| 2010 | Pearlie | Violet Girl | Voice; Episode: "Rose Petal Pearlie" |
| 2010-2013 | T.U.F.F. Puppy | Sally Anderson | Voice; Episodes: "Doom-mates" "Toast of T.U.F.F." "Mutts and Bolts" "Rat Trap" "Subliminal Criminal" "Acting T.U.F.F." |
| 2010 | Fish Hooks | Madame Pig | Voice; Episode: "Bea Becomes an Adult Fish" |
| Merlin | Grunhilda | Episode: "The Changeling" | |
| 2011-2012 | The Amazing World of Gumball | The Queen Cleo | Voice; Episodes: "The Spoon" "The Microwave" |
| 2011 | Doc Martin | Shirley | Episode: "Born with a Shotgun" |
| 2012–2015 | Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries | Prudence Elizabeth Stanley | 12 episodes |
| 2012 | Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness | Queen Amy Rose | Voice, Episode: "Father Crime" |
| 2012-2013 | Scaredy Squirrel | Amy Brooks | Voice; Episodes: "Talented Mr. Peacock" "Stash N' Hoarder" |
| 2012 | 30 Rock | Mrs. Hathaway | Episode: "Governor Dunston" |
| 2013-2018 | My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic | Jennifer Parker | Voice; Episodes: "Games Ponies Play" "Stranger Than Fan Fiction" "To Where and Back Again Pt. 2" "School Daze Pt. 1" |
| 2013 | Monsters vs. Aliens | Hannah Anderson | Voice; Episode: "Night of the Living Dog" |
| Camp Lakebottom | Mrs. Sue | Voice; Episode: "Escape From Camp Lakebottom" | |
| Hebburn | Millie | Christmas special | |
| 2014 | Nina Needs to Go! | Nana Sheila | Voice; 15 episodes |
| 2014-2021 | Teen Titans Go! | Mrs. Spider | Voice; Episodes: "Real Magic" "Man Person" "Pirates" "I See You" "Garage Sale" "Pyramid Scheme" "Beast Boy's St. Patrick's Day Luck, and It's Bad" "Operation Dude Rescue: Pt. 1" "History Lesson" "TV Knight" "TV Knight 2" "Flashback: Pt. 1" "Flashback: Pt. 2" "Justice League's Next Top Talent Idol Star: Dance Crew Edition: Pt. 2" |
| 2014 | Turbo Fast | Jo Ann Hinckley | Voice; Episode: "Gypsy Moth Prophecies" |
| Breadwinners | Kitty | Voice; Episode: "Driver's Breaducation" | |
| Mixels | Claire Raven | Voice; Episode: "Fang Gang Log Toss" | |
| Trollied | Rose | Series 4 | |
| Over the Garden Wall | Heather Robinson | Voice; 10 episodes | |
| Wander Over Yonder | Mrs. Sheila | Voice; Episode: "The Rider" | |
| 2014-2015 | Doki | Mrs. Rosie | Voice; Episode: "The Treasure Hunters" "The Amazing Maze" |
| 2015 | Star vs. the Forces of Evil | Jenny Foley | Voice; Episode: "Star Comes to Earth" |
| Gravity Falls | Ticket Granny | Voice; Episode: "Northwest Mansion Mystery" | |
| Harvey Beaks | Jane Anderson | Voice; Episodes: "The Finger" "Nightclub Night" | |
| The Day My Butt Went Psycho! | Mrs. Atta | Voice; Episode: "Runnin' on Empty" | |
| Steven Universe | Helen | Voice; Episode: "Keystone Motel" | |
| Clarence | Sally Jackson | Voice; Episode: "Tuckered Boys" | |
| Jake and the Never Land Pirates | Lady Aurora | Voice, Episode: "The Great Never Sea Conquest" | |
| 2015-2019 | Supernoobs | Mrs. Lady | Voice; Episodes: "A Noob Hope" "Noobies vs. Smoothies" "Noob Kids on the Block" "Who, What, Where and Noob" "Shake Your Noobie" "How to Noob the Science Fair" "Happy Noob-o-ween" "The Noobiest Place on Earth!" "To Noob or Not to Noob" "Noob of the Round Table" "The Noob Kids at School" "Pool Party Noob" "One Noob Wonder" "Noob Dunnit!" |
| 2015 | Nature Cat | Fauna | Voice; Episode: "Astronauts" |
| Fungus the Bogeyman | Helen Haniff | Miniseries | |
| 2016 | Sofia the First | Amanda | Voice; Episode: "Gone with the Wind" |
| Plebs | Iona | Episode: "The Cupid" | |
| 2016–2018 | Rake | Huntley-Brown | 3 episodes |
| 2016–2017 | Bottersnikes and Gumbles | Weathersnike | 3 episodes |
| The Loud House | Joanna Anderson | Voice; Episodes: "Sound of Silence" "Space Invader" "Roughin' It" "Patching Things Up" "Cheater by the Dozen" "Lock 'n' Loud" "The Whole Picture" "ARGGH! You For Real?" | |
| 2016 | Skylanders Academy | Camilla Haller | Voice; Episode: "Pop Rocks" |
| 2017 | Bucket | Mim | 4 episodes |
| The Mr. Peabody and Sherman Show | Alva Leacock | Voice; Episode: "P-Bro/First Canie Police Force" | |
| Chuck's Choice | The Queen Mother | Voice; Episode: "Cool Hand Norm" | |
| ToonMarty | Madame Pig | Voice; Episode: "Candy Cute" | |
| Billy Dilley's Super-Duper Subterranean Summer | Aunt Girl | Voice; Episode: "Zartran" | |
| Family Guy | Right Eyeball | Voice; Episode: "Emmy-Winning Episode" | |
| 2017–2018 | We Bare Bears | Mrs. Queen Girl | Voice, 2 episodes |
| 2018 | The Magic School Bus Rides Again | Principal Beatty | Voice; Episode: "Ralphie and the Flying Tennellis" |
| Big City Greens | Mrs. Joanna | Voice; Episode: "Photo Op" | |
| 2018–2021 | Call the Midwife | Sister Mildred/Mother Mildred | 7 episodes |
| 2019 | The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle | The Old Woman | Voice; Episode: "The Legends of the Power Gems" |
| Amphibia | Granny Teacher | Voice; Episode: "Anne of the Year" | |
| Let's Go Luna | Sonia | Voice; Episode: "C'est Cheese" | |
| 101 Dalmatian Street | Bessie | Voice; Episode: "A Summer to Remember" | |
| 2020 | The Windsors | Queen Victoria | Episode #3.01 |
| The Owl House | Mother Fox | Voice; Episode: "Young Blood, Old Souls" | |
| 2021, 2022 | The Ghost and Molly McGee | Claire Foley | Voice; Episodes: "The Curse" "The Jig is Up" |
| 2022 | Bubble Guppies | The Mrs. Queen Judy Mother | Voice; Episode: "Search for the Great Silverback" |
| Dog Squad | Sylvie | Voice; 3 episodes[1] | |
| 2023 | Doctor Who | Beep the Meep | 60th Anniversary Special |
Non-fiction television[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Dickens in America | Herself | 10 episodes |
| 2016 | The Real Marigold Hotel | BBC TV documentary series | |
| 2018 | Miriam's Big American Adventure | BBC TV documentary series | |
| 2019 | Miriam's Dead Good Adventure | BBC TV documentary series | |
| 2020 | Miriam's Big Fat Adventure | BBC TV documentary series | |
| Miriam Margolyes: Almost Australian | ABC TV documentary series | ||
| 2021, 2022 | Miriam and Alan: Lost in Scotland | C4 TV documentary series[2] | |
| 2022 | Miriam Margolyes: Up for Grabs | An Alan Yentob Imagine (TV series)[3][4] documentary for BBC TV[5] | |
| Miriam Margolyes Australia Unmasked | ABC TV documentary series[6] | ||
| Miriam's Dickensian Christmas | C4 TV documentary[7] |
Notes
- The Thief and the Cobbler (1993) – the voice of the Maiden from Mombasa (original version only; the character was not heard at all in the re-edited versions and another actor was never available in all the re-edited versions)
- The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) – Peg Sellers – note this film was shown in cinemas in the UK, Ireland, and Australia – it aired on cable television on the HBO network in the US.
Stage[]
| Year | Title | Role | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Fiddler on the Roof | Matchmaker | UK Tour |
| 1972 | Threepenny Opera | Nelly | Piccadilly Theatre, London |
| 1974 | Canterbury Tales | Wife of Bath | Bristol Old Vic |
| 1975 | Kennedy's Children | Performer | Arts Theatre, London |
| 1976 | The White Devil | Zanche the Moor | Old Vic Theatre, London |
| 1978 | Cloud Nine | Performer | Joint Stock/Royal Court Tour |
| 1979 | Flaming Bodies | Psychiatrist | ICA |
| 1984 | 84 Charing Cross Road | Helen Hanff | Colchester |
| 1985-87 | Gertrude Stein and a Companion | Gertrude Stein | Edinburgh Festival Hampstead Theatre Australian Tour |
| 1986 | Man Equals Man | Widow Begbick | Almeida Theatre, London |
| 1988 | Orpheus Descending | Vee Talbot | Theatre Royal Haymarket, London |
| 1989–91 | Dickens' Women | Performer | Edinburgh Festival Hampstead Theatre Duke of York's Theatre, London |
| 1993 | She Stoops to Conquer | Mrs. Hardcastle | Queen's Theatre, London |
| 1995 | The Killing of Sister George | June Buckridge | Ambassadors Theatre, London |
| 1999 | The Cherry Orchard | Madame Ranevskaya | Theatre Royal, York |
| 2001 | Romeo and Juliet | Nurse | Ahmanson Theater, Los Angeles |
| 2001 | The Vagina Monologues | Performer | Arts Theatre, London |
| 2003 | The Way of the World | Lady Wishfort | Sydney Theatre Company |
| 2004 | Blithe Spirit | Madame Arcati | Melbourne Theatre Company |
| 2006 | The Importance of Being Earnest | Miss Prism | Ahmanson Theater, Los Angeles Brooklyn Academy of Music, New York |
| 2006 | Wicked | Madame Morrible | Apollo Victoria Theatre, London |
| 2008 | George Gershwin Theater, New York | ||
| 2009 | Realism | Performer | Melbourne Theatre Company |
| 2009 | Endgame | Nell | Duchess Theatre, London |
| 2010 | Me and My Girl | The Duchess | Crucible Theatre, Sheffield |
| 2011 | A Day in the Death of Joe Egg | Grace | Citizens' Theatre, Glasgow |
| 2012 | Dickens' Women | Performer | World Tour |
| 2014 | Neighbourhood Watch | Ana | Adelaide State Theatre |
| 2014 | I'll Eat You Last | Sue Mengers | Melbourne Theatre Company |
| 2015 | The Importance of Being Miriam | Performer | Australian Tour |
| 2017 | Madame Rubinstein | Helena Rubinstein | Park Theatre, London |
| 2019 | The Lady in the Van | Miss Shepherd | Melbourne Theatre Company |
| 2019 | Sydney & The Old Girl | Nell Stock | Park Theatre, London |
Commercials[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-1999 | Cadbury | Caramel Bunny |