82 YEAR OLD ACTRESS GOES TOPLESS FOR BRITISH VOGUE,JULY ISSUE. (PHOTOS).

- June 13, 2023

Miriam Margolyes OBE born 18 May 1941) is a British-Australian actress. She has gained prominence as a character actor on stage and screen. She received a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her role in Martin Scorsese's The Age of Innocence (1993) and portrayed Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter film series (2002–2011). Margolyes was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2002 New Year Honours for Services to Drama.

According to the magazine " And yet here she is – on the cover of Vogue. In truth, Margolyes – actor, author, chat-show legend and living embodiment of British eccentricity – is everything you’d hope she would be, which is to say: hilarious. Although she’s a cultural fixture now, for much of her career she was seen as distinctly other, a proud, unapologetic Jewish lesbian, part illustrious thespian, part raunchy raconteur. Her currency is laughter by any means possible: outrage, obscenity, the occasional fart. “I’m still a bit of a child,” she says. “I can’t resist naughtiness.”

Margolyes is thriving in her late career. For every person who admired her past performances (Queen Victoria in Blackadder springs to mind) and voice work (be it as a sheepdog in the Oscar-winning Babe or her turn as the Caramel Bunny in the Cadbury adverts), it feels like a dozen more have now discovered her via her pottymouthed chat-show appearances and TV documentaries. “I’m lucky enough to still be interesting, I suppose,” she says.

It helps that Margolyes enjoys speaking frankly on topics others baulk at: sex (her memoir is littered with her escapades), money, nudity, her own insecurities. “It’s a strong position if you’re not afraid to be who you are,” she says. “We’re all so insecure. People are frightened such a lot of the time and what I’ve always tried to do is to make people feel more relaxed, make people feel good about themselves, and just try and lessen the torture for people a bit.”

“I’m still a bit of a child,” says Miriam Margolyes. “I can’t resist naughtiness.” In British Vogue’s July 2023 issue, the actor is at her very best – cheeky, wonderfully candid, and an absolute breath of fresh air.

Read the full interview at British Vogue.

More photos below.