Professor Sprout actor Miriam Margolyes says being in the 'Harry Potter' movies 'wasn't important': 'It's not Charles Dickens'

• British actor Miriam Margolyes played Professor Sprout in the "Harry Potter" movies.
• She said it "wasn't important" to be in the franchise.

The "Harry Potter" franchise called on pretty much every iconic British actor from the early 2000s to join Daniel Radcliffe's titular wizard on his adventures at Hogwarts.

The second film, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets," introduced the likes of Kenneth Branagh and Julie Walters, as well as "The Age of Innocence" star Miriam Margolyes.

Margolyes played Professor Sprout in a brief, but very memorable, appearance as the school's herbology teacher. She gives Harry and his classmates a lesson on how to correctly pot a screaming plant creature called a Mandrake.

But speaking to Vogue in a new interview published Tuesday, Margolyes said that the role means more to "Harry Potter" fans than it does to her.

"It doesn't mean as much to me as it does to them," Margolyes said. "For me, 'Harry Potter' wasn't important. I was very glad I got the part and I enjoyed being in it and meeting all the people, but it's not Charles Dickens."

Aside from "Chamber of Secrets," Margolyes only shows up again in the final movie in the series, "Deathly Hallows: Part 2."

The 82-year-old star previously admitted that she's never read the books by J.K. Rowling, and isn't a fan of the films.

Audiences will also know Margolyes for her work in projects like "Blackadder," "Romeo + Juliet," and "Babe."

The actor previously opened up about working with Arnold Schwarzenegger on the apocalyptic movie "End of Days," claiming that the "Terminator" star "deliberately" farted in her face.

Schwarzenegger feud aside, Margolyes is beloved in the UK, and said it's "dazzling" that people appreciate her work.

"People come up to me and say 'I just love you', and want to hug me," she said.

The star pointed out that a newspaper described her as "a national trinket, which is very witty and rather cutting actually."

Margolyes added: "I'd like to be a national treasure, but I don't know if I really am."