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Amanda Root
Born · January 1, 1963 (61 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Chelmsford, Essex, England
Bio
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.
Baby Reindeer
Elle Dunn · (2 episodes)
7.6
2024
Baby Reindeer
Elle Dunn (voice) · (1 episode)
7.6
2024
The Sixth Commandment
Sue Farquhar · (4 episodes)
6.6
2023
Allelujah
Cynthia
5.3
2023
You & Me
Richards · (2 episodes)
7.7
2023
Dalgliesh
Sister Brumfett · (2 episodes)
6.4
2021
The Sister
June Fox · (4 episodes)
6.3
2020
Summerland
Mrs. Lawrence
7.5
2020
Patrick Melrose
Virginia Watson-Scott · (1 episode)
7.5
2018
The Black Prince
Queen Victoria
4.9
2017
Their Finest
Cecy/Mrs Brown (Careless Talk Film)
6.7
2017
Call the Midwife
Florrie Watkins · (1 episode)
7.5
2012
Death in Paradise
Teresa Gower · (1 episode)
7.5
2011
Thorne
(1 episode)
6.2
2010
Sherlock
Emma Welsborough · (1 episode)
8.5
2010
Law & Order: UK
(1 episode)
6.8
2009
Fiona's Story
Julie
0.0
2008
Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall
Mrs. Chart
5.1
2007
The Robber Bride
Tony Fremont
4.8
2007
The Impressionists
Alice Hoschede · (3 episodes)
7.5
2006
The Robinsons
(6 episodes)
5.7
2005
Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder
Vera Sidney · (1 episode)
0.0
2004
London
Charlotte Bronte · (3 episodes)
0.0
2004
Little Britain
(1 episode)
7.1
2003
Love Again
Maeve Brennan
0.0
2003
Daniel Deronda
Mrs. Davilow · (4 episodes)
7.7
2002
Foyle's War
(1 episode)
7.8
2002
Rose and Maloney
(2 episodes)
6.0
2002
The Forsyte Saga
(10 episodes)
7.8
2002
All About Me
Miranda · (8 episodes)
0.0
2002
Marion and Geoff: A Small Summer Party
Karen
6.0
2001
Waking the Dead
Lorna Gyles · (2 episodes)
7.2
2001
Anna Karenina
Dolly · (4 episodes)
7.0
2000
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
Margaret Robinson
6.2
2000
Sunnyside Farm
(1 episode)
0.0
1997
Midsomer Murders
Ruth Scholey · (1 episode)
7.5
1997
Original Sin
Frances Peverell · (3 episodes)
7.0
1997
Deep in the Heart
Kate Markham
0.0
1996
Breaking the Code
Patricia 'Pat' Green
5.4
1996
Jane Eyre
Miss Temple
6.9
1996
Persuasion
Anne Elliott
7.1
1995
Love on a Branch Line
Miss Mounsey · (4 episodes)
5.0
1994
Hildegard
Ricardis
0.0
1994
The Buddha of Suburbia
1st TV Producer · (4 episodes)
6.1
1993
The Man Who Cried
Hilda Maxwell
5.5
1993
A Touch of Frost
Dolores Delmonte · (1 episode)
7.5
1992
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Kate (voice) · (1 episode)
6.8
1992
The BFG
Sophie (voice)
6.4
1989
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Mrs Rendell · (1 episode)
8.1
1989
Mary Rose
Mary Rose
0.0
1987
Casualty
Joyce Paice · (1 episode)
6.0
1986
Time for Murder
Sarah Penwarden · (1 episode)
4.0
1985
Natural World
Narrator · (1 episode)
7.0
1983