Amanda Root
Acting
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.
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Movies (21)
Life Goes On2026Judith
Allelujah2023Cynthia
Summerland2020Mrs. Lawrence
The Black Prince2017Queen Victoria
Their Finest2017Cecy/Mrs Brown (Careless Talk Film)
The Iron Lady2011Amanda
Fiona's Story2008Julie
Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall2007Mrs. Chart
The Robber Bride2007Tony Fremont
Love Again2003Maeve Brennan
Marion and Geoff: A Small Summer Party2001Karen
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?2000Margaret Robinson- Big Cat1998Alice
Deep in the Heart1996Kate Markham
Breaking the Code1996Patricia 'Pat' Green
Jane Eyre1996Miss Temple
Persuasion1995Anne Elliott
Hildegard1994Ricardis
The Man Who Cried1993Hilda Maxwell
The BFG1990Sophie (voice)
Mary Rose1987Mary Rose
Shows (41)
Baby Reindeer2024Elle Dunn
The Sixth Commandment2023Sue Farquhar
You & Me2023Richards
Remembers…2022
Dalgliesh2021Sister Brumfett
The Sister2020June Fox
Patrick Melrose2018Virginia Watson-Scott
Wolf Hall2015Abbess Zouche
Call the Midwife2012Florrie Watkins
Death in Paradise2011Teresa Gower
Vera2011Deena Corbridge
Thorne2010Teresa Maxwell
Sherlock2010Emma Welsborough
Law & Order: UK2009
The Impressionists2006Alice Hoschede
The Robinsons2005
Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder2004Vera Sidney- London2004Charlotte Bronte
Little Britain2003
The Afternoon Play2003Andrea
Daniel Deronda2002Mrs Davilow
Foyle's War2002Elizabeth Lewes
Rose and Maloney2002Marsha Campese
The Forsyte Saga2002Winifred Dartie
All About Me2002Miranda
Waking the Dead2001Lorna Gyles
Anna Karenina2000Dolly- Mortimer's Law1998Rachel Mortimer
- Sunnyside Farm1997
Midsomer Murders1997Ruth Scholey