Amanda Root

Amanda Root

Acting
Born 1963-01-01Chelmsford, 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.

Movies (21)

The Iron Lady
6.4

The Iron Lady

2011Movie6.4
Their Finest
6.6

Their Finest

2017Movie6.6
Persuasion
7.2

Persuasion

1995Movie7.2
Jane Eyre
6.9

Jane Eyre

1996Movie6.9
Summerland
7.5

Summerland

2020Movie7.5
Life Goes On

Life Goes On

2026Movie
The BFG
6.4

The BFG

1990Movie6.4
Allelujah
5.2

Allelujah

2023Movie5.2
Hildegard
6.5

Hildegard

1994Movie6.5
The Man Who Cried
6.3

The Man Who Cried

1993Movie6.3
The Robber Bride
4.8

The Robber Bride

2007Movie4.8
Big Cat
7.0

Big Cat

1998Movie7.0
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
6.2

Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?

2000Movie6.2
Breaking the Code
5.6

Breaking the Code

1996Movie5.6
Deep in the Heart
8.0

Deep in the Heart

1996Movie8.0
The Black Prince
5.0

The Black Prince

2017Movie5.0
Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall
5.8

Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall

2007Movie5.8
Marion and Geoff: A Small Summer Party
8.0

Marion and Geoff: A Small Summer Party

2001Movie8.0
Mary Rose

Mary Rose

1987Movie
Love Again
10.0

Love Again

2003Movie10.0
Fiona's Story

Fiona's Story

2008Movie

TV Shows (42)

Midsomer Murders
7.5

Midsomer Murders

1997Series7.5
Death in Paradise
7.4

Death in Paradise

2011Series7.4
Agatha Christie's Poirot
8.2

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989Series8.2
Casualty
6.2

Casualty

1986Series6.2
Call the Midwife
7.6

Call the Midwife

2012Series7.6
Natural World
7.4

Natural World

1983Series7.4
Vera
7.4

Vera

2011Series7.4
Sherlock
8.5

Sherlock

2010Series8.5
A Touch of Frost
7.6

A Touch of Frost

1992Series7.6
Patrick Melrose
7.5

Patrick Melrose

2018Series7.5
Waking the Dead
7.2

Waking the Dead

2001Series7.2
Foyle's War
7.9

Foyle's War

2002Series7.9
Dalgliesh
6.7

Dalgliesh

2021Series6.7
Baby Reindeer
7.6

Baby Reindeer

2024Series7.6
Little Britain
7.0

Little Britain

2003Series7.0
Law & Order: UK
7.0

Law & Order: UK

2009Series7.0
Remembers…
7.0

Remembers…

2022Series7.0
Wolf Hall
7.5

Wolf Hall

2015Series7.5
Rose and Maloney
6.4

Rose and Maloney

2002Series6.4
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
6.4

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

1992Series6.4
The Forsyte Saga
7.9

The Forsyte Saga

2002Series7.9
Time for Murder
4.0

Time for Murder

1985Series4.0
The Afternoon Play
6.5

The Afternoon Play

2003Series6.5
The Sister
6.1

The Sister

2020Series6.1
Thorne
6.4

Thorne

2010Series6.4
The Robinsons
6.4

The Robinsons

2005Series6.4
Turning World

Turning World

1997Series
Harry Enfield and Chums
7.2

Harry Enfield and Chums

1994Series7.2
Worlds Beyond
5.8

Worlds Beyond

1986Series5.8
You & Me
5.4

You & Me

2023Series5.4
Daniel Deronda
7.7

Daniel Deronda

2002Series7.7
Love on a Branch Line
5.2

Love on a Branch Line

1994Series5.2
The Impressionists
7.9

The Impressionists

2006Series7.9
The Sixth Commandment
6.8

The Sixth Commandment

2023Series6.8
All About Me
7.0

All About Me

2002Series7.0
The Buddha of Suburbia
5.9

The Buddha of Suburbia

1993Series5.9
Original Sin
7.0

Original Sin

1997Series7.0
Anna Karenina
6.8

Anna Karenina

2000Series6.8
Sunnyside Farm
7.0

Sunnyside Farm

1997Series7.0
Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder

Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder

2004Series
London
10.0

London

2004Series10.0
Mortimer's Law
10.0

Mortimer's Law

1998Series10.0