Is Miriam Margolyes a lesbian?
Miriam Margolyes 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 and portrayed Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter film series. Is Miriam Margolyes a lesbian?…
Miriam Margolyes 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 and portrayed Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter film series.
Is Miriam Margolyes a lesbian?
Margolyes is a lesbian. Margolyes came out as a lesbian in 1966, a time when homosexuality was illegal, and lived through the HIV crisis of the 1980s, during which she lost 34 friends. She has been with her partner, the academic Heather Sutherland, for 54 years.
Margolyes called herself a “dyke” live on national television and in front of the then Prime Minister, Julia Gillard. Since 1968, she has been in a relationship with Heather Sutherland, an Australian now-retired professor of Indonesian studies. They divide their time between homes in London and Kent in England, Robertson in Australia, and Montisi in Italy.
Margolyes has been accused on several occasions of making racist comments or jokes. During a 2012 The Graham Norton Show appearance, Margolyes said to Will.
I am just fascinated by you, because, unfortunately, I don’t know many black people in show business,” and stated that it was surprising that a rapper would be philanthropic.
