Miriam Margolyes' career highlights revisited as 'Harry Potter' actress says she "would ask to be put down"

Miriam Margolyes is opening up about her health and her preferences for her final days. Speaking to The Daily Mail, the Harry Potter actress said:

"I don’t want to go through a slowly diminishing period of pain and embarrassment. If a stroke meant I couldn’t speak, or I was doubly incontinent, or I lost my mind completely, I would ask to be put down. That’s because I want to be who I am. I don’t want to be less than I can be."

Miriam Margolyes is 84 years old. Margolyes also revealed in the interview that she doesn’t want to rely on Ozempic for weight loss, saying it’s a medication intended for people with diabetes.

Starting her career as a voice artist, she worked on projects like the Japanese series Monkey and the BBC Radio 2 comedy The Betty Witherspoon Show, which helped her get attention in the industry.

Miriam Margolyes plays the role of Professor Sprout in Harry Potter

Margolyes was loved for her character of Professor Sprout in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. The actress also talked about her character and experience working in the film in an interview reported by The Sunday Post, saying:

"I had a lovely character I enjoyed playing, but I’m only in two of the films. I should have been in all of them, but for some reason I wasn’t. And then it happened that I was asked to be on chat shows, and that somehow made me interesting and visible to people."

However, speaking to Vogue UK, in another interview, she said:

"For me, ‘Harry Potter’ wasn’t important. I was very glad I got the part and I enjoyed being in it and meeting all the people, but it’s not Charles Dickens."

She first appeared on television in the 1963 series Laramie. After doing multiple roles, she landed a big role in the TV series Words and Pictures in 1972.

Known for her talent, it didn't take Miriam much time to secure a role in major projects, including The Age of Innocence, Romeo + Juliet, and Balto. Additionally, she also worked on a movie titled End Of Days with Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Along with acting, she also worked as a voice artist in projects like Doctor Who, The Sandman, Family Guy, and Rugrats.

In 2023, Miriam Margolyes appeared on the cover of Vogue. Speaking of it in an interview reported by The Sunday Post, she said:

"Nobody ever thought I would be on Vogue. It never crossed my mind in my wildest dreams. It’s amazing. Amazing. I mean, a fat little Jew with no neck on the cover of Vogue is ridiculous. It’s a lovely thing to happen, but it’s a strange wallop to come in the middle of my age of growing old."

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If there's one person you can guarantee won't lie about getting old, it's Miriam Margolyes.

This year, she was cast in a TV series titled Badjelly and a short titled A Friend of Dorothy. She also gave her voice to a character named Soothsayer in Doctor Who: Classic Doctors New Monsters.

Her upcoming projects include Holy Days and Heart of Darkness, in which she will play the role of the aunt, according to IMDb.

Through her acting and talent, Miriam Margolyes also earned a BAFTA Award for best actress in a supporting role. She is also a winner of the Sony Radio Award and AudioFile's Earphones Award.

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