Amanda Root
Acting
Born: January 1, 1963 (age 63) · Chelmsford, Essex, England
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Sherlock
2010
The Iron Lady
2011
Baby Reindeer
2024
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989
Their Finest
2017
Midsomer Murders
1997
Death in Paradise
2011
Patrick Melrose
2018
Call the Midwife
2012
Little Britain
2003
Jane Eyre
1996
Summerland
2020
Photos (1)
Movies (20)
The Iron Lady
Amanda
Jane Eyre
Miss Temple
Their Finest
Cecy/Mrs Brown (Careless Talk Film)
Persuasion
Anne Elliott
Summerland
Mrs. Lawrence
Allelujah
Cynthia
The BFG
Sophie (voice)
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
Margaret Robinson
Life Goes On
Judith
The Black Prince
Queen Victoria
Hildegard
Ricardis
The Robber Bride
Tony Fremont
The Man Who Cried
Hilda Maxwell
Fiona's Story
Julie
Breaking the Code
Patricia 'Pat' Green
Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall
Mrs. Chart
Marion and Geoff: A Small Summer Party
Karen
Mary Rose
Mary Rose
Deep in the Heart
Kate Markham
Love Again
Maeve Brennan
TV Shows (39)
Midsomer Murders
Ruth Scholey · 1 eps
Death in Paradise
Teresa Gower · 1 eps
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Mrs Rendell · 1 eps
Casualty
Joyce Paice · 1 eps
Call the Midwife
Florrie Watkins · 1 eps
Vera
Deena Corbridge · 1 eps
Foyle's War
Elizabeth Lewes · 1 eps
Sherlock
Emma Welsborough · 1 eps
A Touch of Frost
Dolores Delmonte · 1 eps
Natural World
Narrator · 1 eps
Waking the Dead
Lorna Gyles · 2 eps
Remembers…
1 eps
Dalgliesh
Sister Brumfett · 2 eps
Law & Order: UK
1 eps
Little Britain
1 eps
Wolf Hall
Abbess Zouche · 4 eps
Baby Reindeer
Elle Dunn · 2 eps
Baby Reindeer
Elle Dunn (voice) · 1 eps
Patrick Melrose
Virginia Watson-Scott · 1 eps
The Forsyte Saga
Winifred Dartie · 10 eps
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Kate (voice) · 1 eps
Rose and Maloney
Marsha Campese · 2 eps
The Afternoon Play
Andrea · 1 eps
Harry Enfield and Chums
Miss Hetherington · 1 eps
Thorne
Teresa Maxwell · 1 eps
The Sister
June Fox · 4 eps
The Impressionists
Alice Hoschede · 3 eps
The Sixth Commandment
Sue Farquhar · 4 eps
Time for Murder
Sarah Penwarden · 1 eps
Daniel Deronda
Mrs Davilow · 4 eps
The Buddha of Suburbia
1st TV Producer · 4 eps
The Robinsons
Maggie Robinson · 6 eps
You & Me
Richards · 2 eps
Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder
Vera Sidney · 1 eps
All About Me
Miranda · 8 eps
Worlds Beyond
Julia · 1 eps
Anna Karenina
Dolly · 4 eps
Original Sin
Frances Peverell · 3 eps
Love on a Branch Line
Miss Mounsey · 4 eps