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
| Birth Location | Chelmsford, Essex, England |
|---|---|
| Born | 1963-01-01 |
Movies
Allelujah
as Cynthia
2023
Summerland
as Mrs. Lawrence
2020
The Black Prince
as Queen Victoria
2017
Their Finest
as Cecy/Mrs Brown (Careless Talk Film)
2017
Fiona's Story
as Julie
2008
Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall
as Mrs. Chart
2007
The Robber Bride
as Tony Fremont
2007
Love Again
as Maeve Brennan
2003
2001
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
as Margaret Robinson
2000
Deep in the Heart
as Kate Markham
1996
Breaking the Code
as Patricia 'Pat' Green
1996
Jane Eyre
as Miss Temple
1996
Persuasion
as Anne Elliott
1995
The Man Who Cried
as Hilda Maxwell
1993
The BFG
as Sophie (voice)
1989
Mary Rose
as Mary Rose
1987
Amanda Root hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows