英国演员。他父亲在英国航空部门工作，母亲是学校秘书。他在哈罗盖特的阿诗维尔学院学习，成绩优异。之后他在萨塞克斯大学研习法律，同时也是学校戏剧协会的领军人物，并出演了第一个学生自制剧。两年后他从大学辍学参加了布莱顿的一个边缘剧院。20世纪70年代，他开始自己的专业表演生...
演员，曾出演《霹雳雷神》、《避难所》、《玻璃人》等。
The First Lady of Carry On, was born Irene Joan Marion Sims on 9 May 1930. The daughter of an Essex railway station master, Joan was interested in pursuing show-business, and soon became a familiar face in a growing number of amateur productions. In 1946, Joan first applied to RADA, her audition was unsuccessful. She did succeed in being admitted to PARADA, the academy's preparatory school, and finally, on her fourth attempt, Joan graduated and trained at RADA. Joan graduated from RADA in 1950 at the age of nineteen.
米兰达·理查森出生于利物浦的邻近市镇。念书时已参加校内戏剧演出，表现了演员的天份。17岁离开学校，转往志维克剧院修读戏剧，三年后毕业加入戏剧圈，首次成为舞台经理的助理。两年后才有机会在伦敦的皇后剧院登台演出。80年代活跃于英国的舞台，电视和电影界，也逐渐打开了国际知名度，演出了不少欧洲片，间中也在一些好莱坞电影中亮相。首部代表作是《与陌生人共舞》。
A veteran of stage and screen, award-winning actress Miriam Margolyes has achieved success on both sides of the Atlantic. Winner of the BAFTA Best Supporting Actress award in 1993 for The Age of Innocence (1993) she also received Best Supporting Actress at the 1989 LA Critics Circle Awards for her role in Little Dorrit (1987) and a Sony Radio Award for Best Actress on "Radio" in 1993. She was the voice of Fly the dog in Babe (1995).
