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Amanda Root

Amanda Root

Actor · Born January 1, 1963 · Chelmsford, Essex, England

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Biography

Amanda Root (born 1963 in Chelmsford, Essex) is an English stage and screen actor and a former voice actor for children's programmes. Ms Root is possibly best known for her starring role in the 1995 BBC film adaptation of Jane Austen's Persuasion and the British TV comedy All About Me, as Miranda, alongside Richard Lumsden in 2004 and when she was a voice actor, best known for voicing Sophie in BFG. She trained for the stage at Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. Description above from the Wikipedia article Amanda Root, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Acted in 79

2000s

  1. 2009

    Starship Farragut - The Animated Episodes

    Lt Allison Bell · 1 episode

  2. Law & Order: UK

    Patricia Smith · 1 episode

    75
  3. 2008

    Fiona's Story

    Julie

  4. 2007

    Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall

    Mrs. Chart

  5. The Robber Bride

    Tony Fremont

  6. 2006

    The Impressionists

    Alice Hoschede · 3 episodes

  7. 2005

    Empire

    Noella · 3 episodes

    63

  8. The Robinsons

    Maggie Robinson · 6 episodes

  9. 2004

    Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder

    Vera Sidney · 1 episode

  10. New Tricks

    Eleanor · 1 episode

    78
  11. 2003

    The Adventure of English

    Anne Elliot · 1 episode

  12. Little Britain

    Baby's Mother · 1 episode

    75

  13. Love Again

    Maeve Brennan

  14. The Afternoon Play

    Andrea · 1 episode

  15. 2002

    Daniel Deronda

    Mrs Davilow · 4 episodes

    73

  16. Foyle's War

    Elizabeth Lewes · 1 episode

    84

  17. Rose and Maloney

    Marsha Campese · 2 episodes

  18. The Forsyte Saga

    Winifred Dartie · 10 episodes

    80

  19. All About Me

    Miranda · 8 episodes

  20. 2001

    Marion & Geoff: A Small Summer Party

    Karen

  21. Waking the Dead

    Lorna Gyles · 2 episodes

    77
  22. 2000

    Anna Karenina

    Dolly · 4 episodes

  23. Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?

    Margaret Robinson

1990s

  1. 1999

    Holby City

    Abbie Sawyer · 1 episode

    58
  2. 1997

    Midsomer Murders

    Ruth Scholey · 1 episode

    78

  3. Original Sin

    Frances Peverell · 3 episodes

  4. 1996

    Deep in the Heart

    Kate Markham

  5. Breaking the Code

    Patricia 'Pat' Green

  6. Silent Witness

    Olivia Walsh · 1 episode

    78

  7. Jane Eyre

    Miss Temple

    71
  8. 1995

    Persuasion

    Anne Elliott

    78

  9. Dangerfield

    Alice Stratton · 1 episode

  10. 1994

    The Taming of the Shrew

    Kate (voice)

  11. Harry Enfield and Chums

    Miss Hetherington · 1 episode

  12. Love on a Branch Line

    Miss Mounsey · 4 episodes

  13. Hildegard

    Ricardis

  14. 1993

    The Buddha of Suburbia

    1st TV Producer · 4 episodes

  15. The Man Who Cried

    Hilda Maxwell

  16. 1992

    A Touch of Frost

    Dolores Delmonte · 1 episode

    78

  17. Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

    Kate (voice) · 1 episode

    75
  18. 1991

    The House of Bernarda Alba

    Adela

  19. 1990

    The BFG

    Sophie (voice)

    66

1980s

  1. 1989

    Agatha Christie's Poirot

    Mrs Rendell · 1 episode

    85
  2. 1987

    Mary Rose

    Mary Rose

  3. 1986

    Worlds Beyond

    Julia · 1 episode

  4. Casualty

    Joyce Paice, Evelyn Winnell, Barb Edmonds, Heather Cross · 1 episode

    62
  5. 1985

    Time for Murder

    Sarah Penwarden · 1 episode

  6. 1983

    Storyboard

    Polly Swift · 1 episode

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