Amanda Root

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Amanda Root

Acting 63 January 1, 1963

Chelmsford, Essex, England

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 starr…

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Sherlock

Sherlock

8.5 2010 TV Show
The Iron Lady

The Iron Lady

6.3 2011 Movie
Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

7.5 1997 TV Show
Baby Reindeer

Baby Reindeer

7.6 2024 TV Show
Agatha Christie's Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot

8.2 1989 TV Show
Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise

7.4 2011 TV Show
Casualty

Casualty

6.2 1986 TV Show
Call the Midwife

Call the Midwife

7.6 2012 TV Show
Vera

Vera

7.4 2011 TV Show
Their Finest

Their Finest

6.6 2017 Movie
Patrick Melrose

Patrick Melrose

7.5 2018 TV Show
Foyle's War

Foyle's War

7.9 2002 TV Show

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    Life Goes On

    Movie Judith

  2. 2024
    Baby Reindeer

    TV show Elle Dunn

  3. 2023
    The Sixth Commandment

    TV show Sue Farquhar

  4. 2023
    Allelujah

    Movie Cynthia

  5. 2023
    You & Me

    TV show Richards

  6. 2022
    Remembers…

    TV show

  7. 2021
    Dalgliesh

    TV show Sister Brumfett

  8. 2020
    The Sister

    TV show June Fox

  9. 2020
    Summerland

    Movie Mrs. Lawrence

  10. 2018
    Patrick Melrose

    TV show Virginia Watson-Scott

  11. 2017
    The Black Prince

    Movie Queen Victoria

  12. 2017
    Their Finest

    Movie Cecy/Mrs Brown (Careless Talk Film)

  13. 2015
    Wolf Hall

    TV show Abbess Zouche

  14. 2012
    Call the Midwife

    TV show Florrie Watkins

  15. 2011
    The Iron Lady

    Movie Amanda

  16. 2011
    Death in Paradise

    TV show Teresa Gower

More credits
  1. 2011
    Vera

    TV show Deena Corbridge

  2. 2010
    Thorne

    TV show Teresa Maxwell

  3. 2010
    Sherlock

    TV show Emma Welsborough

  4. 2009
    Law & Order: UK

    TV show

  5. 2008
    Fiona's Story

    Movie Julie

  6. 2007
    Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall

    Movie Mrs. Chart

  7. 2007
    The Robber Bride

    Movie Tony Fremont

  8. 2006
    The Impressionists

    TV show Alice Hoschede

  9. 2005
    The Robinsons

    TV show Maggie Robinson

  10. 2004
    Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder

    TV show Vera Sidney

  11. 2004
    London

    TV show Charlotte Bronte

  12. 2003
    Little Britain

    TV show

  13. 2003
    Love Again

    Movie Maeve Brennan

  14. 2003
    The Afternoon Play

    TV show Andrea

  15. 2002
    Daniel Deronda

    TV show Mrs Davilow

  16. 2002
    Foyle's War

    TV show Elizabeth Lewes

  17. 2002
    Rose and Maloney

    TV show Marsha Campese

  18. 2002
    The Forsyte Saga

    TV show Winifred Dartie

  19. 2002
    All About Me

    TV show Miranda

  20. 2001
    Marion and Geoff: A Small Summer Party

    Movie Karen

  21. 2001
    Waking the Dead

    TV show Lorna Gyles

  22. 2000
    Anna Karenina

    TV show Dolly

  23. 2000
    Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?

    Movie Margaret Robinson

  24. 1998
    Big Cat

    Movie Alice