1963Born, Chelmsford
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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.
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SherlockEmma Welsborough
The Iron LadyAmanda
Baby ReindeerElle Dunn
Agatha Christie's PoirotMrs Rendell
Their FinestCecy/Mrs Brown (Careless Talk Film)2026The BlamePauline Chadwick · 1 episodeShow
2026Life Goes OnJudithMovie
2025Harlan Coben's LazarusMargot Macintyre · 6 episodesShow
2025Britain Under the Nazis: The Forgotten OccupationWinifred Harvey · 2 episodesShow
2024Baby ReindeerElle Dunn, Elle Dunn (voice) · 2 episodesShow
2023The Sixth CommandmentSue Farquhar · 4 episodesShow
2023AllelujahCynthiaMovie
2023You & MeRichards · 2 episodesShow
2021DalglieshSister Brumfett · 2 episodesShow
2021Professor TEmily Maclean · 1 episodeShow
2020The SisterJune Fox · 4 episodesShow
2020SummerlandMrs. LawrenceMovie
2019The CaptureMargaret · 1 episodeShow
2019MotherFatherSonInterviewer · 1 episodeShow
2018Patrick MelroseVirginia Watson-Scott · 1 episodeShow
2017The Black PrinceQueen VictoriaMovie
2017Their FinestCecy/Mrs Brown (Careless Talk Film)Movie
2015UnforgottenCarol Finch · 6 episodesShow
2015Wolf HallAbbess Zouche · 4 episodesShow
2013The TunnelDr Cross · 1 episodeShow
2013Count Arthur StrongKaren · 1 episodeShow
2012Call the MidwifeFlorrie Watkins · 1 episodeShow
2011The Iron LadyAmandaMovie
2011DCI BanksMary Rothwell · 2 episodesShow
2011VeraDeena Corbridge · 1 episodeShow
2010ThorneTeresa Maxwell · 1 episodeShow
2009Starship Farragut - The Animated EpisodesLt Allison Bell · 1 episodeShow
2009Law & Order: UKPatricia Smith · 1 episodeShow
2008Fiona's StoryJulieMovie
2007Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music HallMrs. ChartMovie
2007The Robber BrideTony FremontMovie
2006Brief EncountersJune Makenzie · 1 episodeShow
2006The ImpressionistsAlice Hoschede · 3 episodesShow
2005EmpireNoella · 3 episodesShow
2005The RobinsonsMaggie Robinson · 6 episodesShow
2004Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious MurderVera Sidney · 1 episodeShow
2004LondonCharlotte Bronte · 3 episodesShow
2004New TricksEleanor · 1 episodeShow
2003The Adventure of EnglishAnne Elliot · 1 episodeShow
2003Little BritainBaby's Mother · 1 episodeShow
2003Love AgainMaeve BrennanMovie
2003The Afternoon PlayAndrea · 1 episodeShow
2002Daniel DerondaMrs Davilow · 4 episodesShow
2002Foyle's WarElizabeth Lewes · 1 episodeShow
2002Rose and MaloneyMarsha Campese · 2 episodesShow
2002The Forsyte SagaWinifred Dartie · 10 episodesShow
2002All About MeMiranda · 8 episodesShow
2001Marion & Geoff: A Small Summer PartyKarenMovie
2001Waking the DeadLorna Gyles · 2 episodesShow
2000Anna KareninaDolly · 4 episodesShow
2000Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?Margaret RobinsonMovie
1999Holby CityAbbie Sawyer · 1 episodeShow
1998Big CatAliceMovie
1998Mortimer's LawRachel Mortimer · 6 episodesShow
1997Sunnyside FarmDawn · 1 episodeShow
1997Original SinFrances Peverell · 3 episodesShow
1997Turning WorldEvelyn Sharples · 3 episodesShow
1996Deep in the HeartKate MarkhamMovie
1996Breaking the CodePatricia 'Pat' GreenMovie
1996Silent WitnessOlivia Walsh · 1 episodeShow
1996Jane EyreMiss TempleMovie
1995PersuasionAnne ElliottMovie
1995DangerfieldAlice Stratton · 1 episodeShow
1994The Taming of the ShrewKate (voice)Movie
1994Harry Enfield and ChumsMiss Hetherington · 1 episodeShow
1994Love on a Branch LineMiss Mounsey · 4 episodesShow
1994HildegardRicardisMovie
1993The Buddha of Suburbia1st TV Producer · 4 episodesShow
1993The Man Who CriedHilda MaxwellMovie
1992A Touch of FrostDolores Delmonte · 1 episodeShow
1992Shakespeare: The Animated TalesKate (voice) · 1 episodeShow
1991The House of Bernarda AlbaAdelaMovie
1990The BFGSophie (voice)Movie
1987Mary RoseMary RoseMovie
1986Worlds BeyondJulia · 1 episodeShow
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