Get the latest gossip

Harry Potter star Miriam Margolyes, 84, admits she 'doesn't have long to live' after major heart operation


Miriam Margolyes has said she 'doesn't have long to live' after undergoing a major heart operation. The actress, 83, she underwent the procedure to avoid having open heart surgery in 2023.

The actress, 83, known for playing Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter films, explained that she underwent the procedure to avoid having even more serious open heart surgery in 2023. The star told The Times: 'When you know that you haven't got long to live – and I'm probably going to die within the next five or six years, if not before, I'm loath to leave behind performing. The British actress has suffered from several health problems over the years including spinal stenosis, arthritis and rheumatism.

Get the Android app

Or read this on Daily Mail

Read more on:

Photo of Miriam Margolyes

Miriam Margolyes

Related news:

News photo

Actor Julian Holloway dies aged 80 as Miriam Margolyes shares her grief: ‘So very sad’

News photo

Harry Potter star Miriam Margolyes takes a swipe at Australia and reveals the one thing she doesn't like about the country

News photo

Judy Davis, Miriam Margolyes and Jacki Weaver to Play Quirky Nuns in Nat Boltt’s Comic Adventure ‘Holy Days’ (EXCLUSIVE)