Amanda Root

Amanda Root

Acting

Born:
1963-01-01
Place of birth:
Chelmsford, Essex, England

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

Filmography

Love of Your Life

Love of Your Life

6.72026Grief Therapist
Movie
The Blame

The Blame

7.62026Pauline Chadwick
TV
Life Goes On

Life Goes On

2026Judith
Movie
Harlan Coben's Lazarus

Harlan Coben's Lazarus

6.32025Margot Macintyre
TV
Britain Under the Nazis: The Forgotten Occupation

Britain Under the Nazis: The Forgotten Occupation

2025Winifred Harvey
TV
Baby Reindeer

Baby Reindeer

7.52024Elle Dunn (voice)
TV
The Sixth Commandment

The Sixth Commandment

6.82023Sue Farquhar
TV
Allelujah

Allelujah

5.42023Cynthia
Movie
You & Me

You & Me

5.42023Richards
TV
Remembers…

Remembers…

7.52022
TV
Dalgliesh

Dalgliesh

6.72021Sister Brumfett
TV
Professor T

Professor T

7.32021Emily Maclean
TV
The Sister

The Sister

6.12020June Fox
TV
Summerland

Summerland

7.52020Mrs. Lawrence
Movie
The Capture

The Capture

7.62019Margaret
TV
MotherFatherSon

MotherFatherSon

6.82019Interviewer
TV
Patrick Melrose

Patrick Melrose

7.52018Virginia Watson-Scott
TV
The Black Prince

The Black Prince

5.02017Queen Victoria
Movie
Their Finest

Their Finest

6.62017Cecy/Mrs Brown (Careless Talk Film)
Movie
Unforgotten

Unforgotten

7.52015Carol Finch
TV
Wolf Hall

Wolf Hall

7.52015Abbess Zouche
TV
The Tunnel

The Tunnel

7.52013Dr Cross
TV
Count Arthur Strong

Count Arthur Strong

6.92013Karen
TV
Call the Midwife

Call the Midwife

7.62012Florrie Watkins
TV
The Iron Lady

The Iron Lady

6.42011Amanda
Movie
Death in Paradise

Death in Paradise

7.42011Teresa Gower
TV
DCI Banks

DCI Banks

7.12011Mary Rothwell
TV
Vera

Vera

7.42011Deena Corbridge
TV
Thorne

Thorne

6.22010Teresa Maxwell
TV
Sherlock

Sherlock

8.52010Emma Welsborough
TV
Starship Farragut - The Animated Episodes

Starship Farragut - The Animated Episodes

2009Lt Allison Bell
TV
Law & Order: UK

Law & Order: UK

7.02009Patricia Smith
TV
Fiona's Story

Fiona's Story

2008Julie
Movie
Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall

Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall

5.82007Mrs. Chart
Movie
The Robber Bride

The Robber Bride

4.82007Tony Fremont
Movie
Brief Encounters

Brief Encounters

7.02006June Makenzie
TV
The Impressionists

The Impressionists

7.92006Alice Hoschede
TV
Empire

Empire

6.52005Noella
TV
The Robinsons

The Robinsons

6.42005Maggie Robinson
TV
Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder

Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder

2004Vera Sidney
TV
London

London

10.02004Charlotte Bronte
TV
New Tricks

New Tricks

7.32004Eleanor
TV
The Adventure of English

The Adventure of English

8.62003Anne Elliot
TV
Little Britain

Little Britain

7.12003Baby's Mother
TV
Love Again

Love Again

10.02003Maeve Brennan
Movie
The Afternoon Play

The Afternoon Play

6.52003Andrea
TV
Daniel Deronda

Daniel Deronda

7.72002Mrs Davilow
TV
Foyle's War

Foyle's War

7.92002Elizabeth Lewes
TV
Rose and Maloney

Rose and Maloney

6.82002Marsha Campese
TV
The Forsyte Saga

The Forsyte Saga

7.92002Winifred Dartie
TV
All About Me

All About Me

7.02002Miranda
TV
Marion & Geoff: A Small Summer Party

Marion & Geoff: A Small Summer Party

8.02001Karen
Movie
Waking the Dead

Waking the Dead

7.22001Lorna Gyles
TV
Anna Karenina

Anna Karenina

6.82000Dolly
TV
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?

Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?

6.22000Margaret Robinson
Movie
Holby City

Holby City

5.81999Abbie Sawyer
TV
Big Cat

Big Cat

7.01998Alice
Movie
Mortimer's Law

Mortimer's Law

10.01998Rachel Mortimer
TV
Sunnyside Farm

Sunnyside Farm

7.01997Dawn
TV
Midsomer Murders

Midsomer Murders

7.51997Ruth Scholey
TV