What is Miriam Margolyes?
[[File:Miriam Margolyes speaking to journalists in January 2013.jpg|thumb|Margolyes in January 2013]] '''Miriam Margolyes''' {{small|[[Order of the British Empire|OBE]]}} (born 18 May 1941) is a British-[[Australians|Australian]] actress. She is best known for her role as Professor Sprout in the [[Harry Potter (movie series)|''Harry Potter'' movie series]]. She also appeared appeared in the movies ''[[The Age of Innocence (1993 movie)|The Age of Innocence]]'' (1993), which won her a [[BAFTA Award]], ''[[Babe (movie)|Babe]]'' (1995), and ''[[Babe: Pig in the City]]'' (1998). She has appeared in television series such as ''[[Merlin (2008 TV series)|Merlin]]'', ''[[Doc Martin]]'' and ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''. Margolyes was born in [[Oxford]], [[Oxfordshire]]. She was the daughter of Ruth (née Walters; 1905&ndash;1974), a property investor and developer, and Joseph Margolyes (1899&ndash;1996), a [[Scottish people|Scottish]] physician from [[Glasgow]]. She grew up in a [[Jewish]] family and her ancestors are from [[Poland]] and [[Belarus]]. She is a [[lesbian]] and has been with her partner Heather for over fifty three years. She has also been an Australian citizen since 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/movies/a-love-affair-now-strengthened-by-citizenship-20130125-2dc48.html|title=A love affair now strengthened by citizenship|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=26 January 2013|access-date=18 September 2015}}</ref> ==Filmography== ===Animated roles=== * ''[[American Dad!]]'' - Margaret Thatcher * ''[[Family Guy]]'' - Maggie Smith's Right Eye * ''[[The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship]]'' - Mother, Mrs. Forester * ''[[Tinga Tinga Tales]]'' - Giraffe and Squirrel ===Live action roles=== * ''[[The Water Margin]]'' - Hu San-niang ===Film roles=== * ''[[Babe (movie)|Babe]]'' - Fly * ''[[Babe: Pig in the City]]'' - Fly * ''[[Balto]]'' - Additional Voices * ''[[Early Man (movie)|Early Man]]'' - Queen Oofeefa * ''[[Electric Dreams (movie)|Electric Dreams]]'' - Ticket Girl * ''[