Question 1

True or false: Margolyes famously hates working with child actors and refuses to do so.

Accepted Answer

False. She has stated she dislikes working with children, but she still does it when required (e.g., 'Harry Potter'). It's a preference, not a rule.

Question 2

True or false: Miriam Margolyes was a close friend of the late Queen Elizabeth II and visited Buckingham Palace often.

Accepted Answer

False. Margolyes is a republican who has openly criticized the monarchy. She never had a close friendship with the Queen.

Question 3

True or false: Miriam Margolyes publicly came out as a lesbian at the age of 67.

Accepted Answer

False. She publicly came out in 2013 at age 72, not 67, in an interview where she revealed her long-term relationship with Heather Sutherland.

Question 4

True or false: Miriam Margolyes is a trained opera singer who performed at La Scala.

Accepted Answer

False. She studied acting at Cambridge, not opera. While she sings occasionally on screen, she never performed professionally at La Scala.

Question 5

True or false: Miriam Margolyes was born in Australia, not the UK.

Accepted Answer

False. She was born in Oxford, England, in 1941. Her parents were Scottish and Jewish, but she is English through and through.

Question 6

True or false: Miriam Margolyes was the first actress to win a BAFTA for playing a character under four feet tall.

Accepted Answer

False. False. Her BAFTA-winning role in 'The Age of Innocence' was Mrs. Mingott, a character not noted for being under four feet tall. There is no record of such a height distinction in BAFTA history.

Question 7

True or false: Miriam Margolyes voiced the character of Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter film series.

Accepted Answer

True. Miriam Margolyes portrayed Professor Pomona Sprout, Head of Hufflepuff House, in 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets' (2002) and later films.

Question 8

True or false: Miriam Margolyes turned down the role of Professor McGonagall in 'Harry Potter' because she preferred to play a more comedic character.

Accepted Answer

True. She felt the stern McGonagall was too close to her own personality and asked instead to play the sweet, bumbling Professor Sprout.

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