Professor Sprout actor Miriam Margolyes says being within the 'Harry Potter' motion pictures 'wasn't necessary': 'It's not Charles Dickens'

• British actor Miriam Margolyes performed Professor Sprout within the “Harry Potter” motion pictures.
• She stated it “wasn’t necessary” to be within the franchise.
• Nevertheless, Margolyes added that she “loved being in it.”

The “Harry Potter” franchise referred to as on just about each iconic British actor from the early 2000s to affix Daniel Radcliffe’s titular wizard on his adventures at Hogwarts.

The second movie, “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and techniques,” launched the likes of Kenneth Branagh and Julie Walters, in addition to “The Age of Innocence” star Miriam Margolyes.

Margolyes performed Professor Sprout in a quick, however very memorable, look as the college’s herbology trainer. She provides Harry and his classmates a lesson on the best way to accurately pot a screaming plant creature referred to as a Mandrake.

However chatting with Vogue in a brand new interview printed Tuesday, Margolyes stated that the function means extra to “Harry Potter” followers than it does to her.

“It does not imply as a lot to me because it does to them,” Margolyes stated. “For me, ‘Harry Potter’ wasn’t necessary. I used to be very glad I obtained the half and I loved being in it and assembly all of the individuals, however it’s not Charles Dickens.”

Other than “Chamber of Secrets and techniques,” Margolyes solely exhibits up once more within the last film within the collection, “Deathly Hallows: Half 2.”

The 82-year-old star beforehand admitted that she’s by no means learn the books by J.Ok. Rowling, and is not a fan of the movies.

Audiences may also know Margolyes for her work in initiatives like “Blackadder,” “Romeo + Juliet,” and “Babe.”

The actor beforehand opened up about working with Arnold Schwarzenegger on the apocalyptic film “Finish of Days,” claiming that the “Terminator” star “intentionally” farted in her face. 

Schwarzenegger feud apart, Margolyes is beloved within the UK, and stated it is “dazzling” that folks respect her work.

“Folks come as much as me and say ‘I simply love you’, and need to hug me,” she stated.

The star identified {that a} newspaper described her as “a nationwide trinket, which may be very witty and fairly chopping really.”

Margolyes added: “I would wish to be a nationwide treasure, however I do not know if I actually am.”