Amanda Root
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
1 Jan 1963
Age
63 Years
Born In
Chelmsford, Essex, England
Total Projects
62
Years Active
43 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.9 ★
Overview
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...
Known For
Filmography
movie
Life Goes On
Life Goes On
as Judith
tv
Baby Reindeer
Baby Reindeer
as Elle Dunn
tv
Baby Reindeer
Baby Reindeer
as Elle Dunn (voice)
tv
The Sixth Commandment
The Sixth Commandment
as Sue Farquhar
movie
Allelujah
Allelujah
as Cynthia
tv
You & Me
You & Me
as Richards
tv
Remembers…
Remembers…
tv
Dalgliesh
Dalgliesh
as Sister Brumfett
tv
The Sister
The Sister
as June Fox
movie
Summerland
Summerland
as Mrs. Lawrence
tv
Patrick Melrose
Patrick Melrose
as Virginia Watson-Scott
movie
The Black Prince
The Black Prince
as Queen Victoria
movie
Their Finest
Their Finest
as Cecy/Mrs Brown (Careless Talk Film)
tv
Wolf Hall
Wolf Hall
as Abbess Zouche
tv
Call the Midwife
Call the Midwife
as Florrie Watkins
movie
The Iron Lady
The Iron Lady
as Amanda
tv
Death in Paradise
Death in Paradise
as Teresa Gower
tv
Vera
Vera
as Deena Corbridge
tv
Thorne
Thorne
as Teresa Maxwell
tv
Sherlock
Sherlock
as Emma Welsborough
tv
Law & Order: UK
Law & Order: UK
movie
Fiona's Story
Fiona's Story
as Julie
movie
Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall
Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall
as Mrs. Chart
movie
The Robber Bride
The Robber Bride
as Tony Fremont
tv
The Impressionists
The Impressionists
as Alice Hoschede
tv
The Robinsons
The Robinsons
tv
Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder
Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder
as Vera Sidney
tv
London
London
as Charlotte Bronte
tv
Little Britain
Little Britain
movie
Love Again
Love Again
as Maeve Brennan
tv
The Afternoon Play
The Afternoon Play
as Andrea
tv
Daniel Deronda
Daniel Deronda
as Mrs Davilow
tv
Foyle's War
Foyle's War
as Elizabeth Lewes
tv
Rose and Maloney
Rose and Maloney
tv
The Forsyte Saga
The Forsyte Saga
as Winifred Dartie
tv
All About Me
All About Me
as Miranda
movie
Marion and Geoff: A Small Summer Party
Marion and Geoff: A Small Summer Party
as Karen
tv
Waking the Dead
Waking the Dead
as Lorna Gyles
tv
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina
as Dolly
movie
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
as Margaret Robinson
movie
Big Cat
Big Cat
as Alice
tv
Sunnyside Farm
Sunnyside Farm
tv
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
as Ruth Scholey
tv
Original Sin
Original Sin
as Frances Peverell
movie
Deep in the Heart
Deep in the Heart
as Kate Markham
movie
Breaking the Code
Breaking the Code
as Patricia 'Pat' Green
movie
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
as Miss Temple
movie
Persuasion
Persuasion
as Anne Elliott
tv
Harry Enfield and Chums
Harry Enfield and Chums
as Miss Hetherington
tv
Love on a Branch Line
Love on a Branch Line
as Miss Mounsey
movie
Hildegard
Hildegard
as Ricardis
tv
The Buddha of Suburbia
The Buddha of Suburbia
as 1st TV Producer
movie
The Man Who Cried
The Man Who Cried
as Hilda Maxwell
tv
A Touch of Frost
A Touch of Frost
as Dolores Delmonte
tv
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
as Kate (voice)
movie
The BFG
The BFG
as Sophie (voice)
tv
Agatha Christie's Poirot
Agatha Christie's Poirot
as Mrs Rendell
movie
Mary Rose
Mary Rose
as Mary Rose
tv
Worlds Beyond
Worlds Beyond
as Julia
tv
Casualty
Casualty
as Joyce Paice
tv
Time for Murder
Time for Murder
as Sarah Penwarden
tv
Natural World
Natural World
as Narrator