Acting
Amanda Root
Born 1 January 1963 in Chelmsford, Essex, England
62 credits
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
Acting 62
- 2026Life Goes OnFilmJudith
- 2024Baby ReindeerSeriesElle Dunn, Elle Dunn (voice)
- 2023The Sixth CommandmentSeriesSue Farquhar
- 2023AllelujahFilmCynthia
- 2023You & MeSeriesRichards
- 2021DalglieshSeriesSister Brumfett
- 2020SummerlandFilmMrs. Lawrence
- 2020The SisterSeriesJune Fox
- 2018Patrick MelroseSeriesVirginia Watson-Scott
- 2017Their FinestFilmCecy/Mrs Brown (Careless Talk Film)
- 2017The Black PrinceFilmQueen Victoria
- 2015Wolf HallSeriesAbbess Zouche
- 2012Call the MidwifeSeriesFlorrie Watkins
- 2011Death in ParadiseSeriesTeresa Gower
- 2011VeraSeriesDeena Corbridge
- 2011The Iron LadyFilmAmanda
- 2010SherlockSeriesEmma Welsborough
- 2010ThorneSeriesTeresa Maxwell
- 2009Law & Order: UKSeries
- 2008Fiona's StoryFilmJulie
- 2007Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music HallFilmMrs. Chart
- 2007The Robber BrideFilmTony Fremont
- 2006The ImpressionistsSeriesAlice Hoschede
- 2005The RobinsonsSeriesMaggie Robinson
- 2004LondonSeriesCharlotte Bronte
- 2004Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious MurderSeriesVera Sidney
- 2003Little BritainSeries
- 2003The Afternoon PlaySeriesAndrea
- 2003Love AgainFilmMaeve Brennan
- 2002Foyle's WarSeriesElizabeth Lewes
- 2002The Forsyte SagaSeriesWinifred Dartie
- 2002Daniel DerondaSeriesMrs Davilow
- 2002Rose and MaloneySeriesMarsha Campese
- 2002All About MeSeriesMiranda
- 2001Waking the DeadSeriesLorna Gyles
- 2001Marion & Geoff: A Small Summer PartyFilmKaren
- 2000Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?FilmMargaret Robinson
- 2000Anna KareninaSeriesDolly
- 1998Mortimer's LawSeriesRachel Mortimer
- 1998Big CatFilmAlice
- 1997Midsomer MurdersSeriesRuth Scholey
- 1997Original SinSeriesFrances Peverell
- 1997Sunnyside FarmSeries
- 1997Turning WorldSeriesEvelyn Sharples
- 1996Jane EyreFilmMiss Temple
- 1996Breaking the CodeFilmPatricia 'Pat' Green
- 1996Deep in the HeartFilmKate Markham
- 1995PersuasionFilmAnne Elliott
- 1994Harry Enfield and ChumsSeriesMiss Hetherington
- 1994Love on a Branch LineSeriesMiss Mounsey
- 1994HildegardFilmRicardis
- 1994The Taming of the ShrewFilmKate (voice)
- 1993The Buddha of SuburbiaSeries1st TV Producer
- 1993The Man Who CriedFilmHilda Maxwell
- 1992A Touch of FrostSeriesDolores Delmonte
- 1992Shakespeare: The Animated TalesSeriesKate (voice)
- 1990The BFGFilmSophie (voice)
- 1989Agatha Christie's PoirotSeriesMrs Rendell
- 1987Mary RoseFilmMary Rose
- 1986Worlds BeyondSeriesJulia
- 1985Time for MurderSeriesSarah Penwarden
- 1983Natural WorldSeriesNarrator
Filmography from TMDB.