Miriam Margolis is a British-Australian film, television and voice actress. Officer of the Order of the British Empire, winner of the British Academy Award for her role in the film "The Age of Innocence".
The actress is known not only at home in England, but also far beyond its borders. Margolis is a veteran of stage and screen, winner of many awards and nominations, including: Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle, Olivier Award, Sony Radio Awards, Audiofile's Earphones Award, Theatergoer's Choice Awards, BAFTA, Prix Jeunesse Best Children's Program.
In the creative biography of Miriam, there are about 150 roles in television and film projects. Her voice is spoken by many characters of famous animated films, including: "The first fool in the world and a flying ship", "Babe", "Balto", "Mulan", "First Snow", "Family Guy", "American Dad", Happy Feet, Legends of the Night Watch, Maya the Bee, Little Vampire, Wild Ancestors.
For a long time, the actress actually lived in two countries. She had to constantly travel from England to Australia and back to work in theatrical productions and to act in films. Only in 2013, Margolis received a second citizenship (her first is British) and became a full-fledged resident of Australia.
Miriam also had a fairly long period of residence in the United States, where she spent more than 15 years working in the cinema.
Queen Elizabeth II in 2002 awarded the actress the Order of the British Empire for her contribution to the development of culture and for her services in drama.
Biography facts
Miriam was born in England in the spring of 1941 in a Jewish family. She was the only child of Ruth Walter and Joseph Margolis. Her ancestors emigrated to England from Poland and Belarus. The girl's father was a doctor, and her mother worked in real estate.
Miriam received her primary education at Oxford High School GDST. Then she continued her studies at Newnham College in Cambridge at the Department of English Language and Literature, and then at the university.
In her student years, the girl became interested in creativity and became part of the university comedy troupe Footlights comedy troupe.
Margolis represented the university on the popular British television quiz program, University Challenge. The program has been on the air since 1962. After a short break in 1987, the program resumed broadcasting on the BBC in 1994.
For a long time, there were rumors that Miriam was the first girl to utter an obscene expression on British television. She had to make excuses for a long time and say that she said the phrase with an upset because she was losing the competition.
After graduating from university, the girl decided to pursue a creative career. She went to television, where she got the opportunity to work as a dub and voice actor.
For some time, she mainly worked on dubbing and dubbing the characters of Japanese animated cartoons, which at that time began to be broadcast on the television screen.
In the 1960s, she first played a small role in a television movie and since then her life has been inextricably linked with cinema.
Margolis does not forget about the theater either. She has played dozens of roles in well-known classical and contemporary plays on the stages of many British, American and Australian theaters.
Selected filmography
Since 1965, the performer has played in many famous films and TV series, and has also been involved in dubbing characters in animated films.
Among her works on the screen, it is worth noting roles in projects: "Thirty Minutes of Theater", "Theater 625", "Dixon from Dog Green", "Play of the Day", "The Attending Physician", "Royal Court", "Fall of Eagles", " The Diamond of Seven Stars "," Electric Dreams "," Freud "," The Second Screen "," Muzzy "," Black Viper "," The Good Father "," Horror Shop "," Little Dorrit "," Mazzy Returns "," The Tenant "," Orpheus Goes Down to Hell "," The Butcher's Wife "," Stalin "," The Age of Innocence ",Immortal Sweetheart, Uncomfortable Farm, Romeo + Juliet, Dharma and Greg, Vanity Fair, End of the World, Cats Against Dogs, Four Funerals and One Wedding, Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets "," Dr. Martin "," Theater "," Modigliani "," Miss Marple of Agatha Christie "," The Adventures of Sarah Jane "," Marilyn "," Rake "," Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II "," Call the Midwife”,“Lady Detective Miss Phryne Fisher”,“Hebbern”,“The Plebeians”,“The Man Who Invented Christmas”.
Personal life
Miriam long ago announced her unconventional sexual orientation. She has been living with her partner Heather Sutherland since 1968.
The performer is engaged not only in an acting career, but also takes an active part in charity work. She constantly supports funds for disabled people and their caregivers, participates in various fundraising events to help the blind and deaf and dumb people, and in promotions that go to charity.
She is not rumored to know how much effort, time and money it takes to support and care for a disabled person. Miriam had to interrupt her career for a while when her mother fell ill and was bedridden for a long time. And after a while, the artist had to look after her sick father. Her mother passed away in 1974 and her father passed away in 1995.
Margolis has had dual citizenship (British and Australian) since 2013 and spends a lot of time in Australia. She has her own homes in England, USA, Italy and Australia.
The actress is actively involved in political activities. Miriam is a member of a British organization that seeks to improve relations between Israelis and Palestinians. She is also a member of the District Labor Party and a supporter of Jeremy Corbyn.
