Harry Potter star Miriam Margolyes earns £500K in new career

The actress, who was born and grew up in Oxford, is well known to audiences around the world after starring as Professor Sprout in several of the Harry Potter films.

Known for her character actor work across film, television, and stage, she received the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Mrs Mingott in Martin Scorsese’s 1993 film, The Age of Innocence.

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One of her other famed roles was as Mother Mildred in the long-running BBC drama programme, Call the Midwife.

However, despite her long career in acting, recently she revealed that she has earned over £500,000 in a separate career, that she only began doing a few years ago.

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Speaking on the Romesh Ranganathan Show earlier this month, Ms Margolyes said she had earned £570,000 in total by doing Cameo videos since 2020.

These are personalised videos from well-known figures – including footballers, actors and comedians – that anyone can pay for, with the former Harry Potter star charging £95.66 per video.

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The Independent reported on the exchange with Ms Margolyes saying she tries to only spend a couple of hours a day on it.

She said: “One of the things I notice is that the Cameos now are asking for advice and for what they call ‘pep talks’ rather than happy birthday or something like that.”

She added that she was “grateful” to Cameo for the extra income it has given her.