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Amanda Root

Amanda Root

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.

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Born

Jan 01, 1963

Chelmsford, Essex, England

Known For

Acting

Movies

21 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.6

Known For

The Iron Lady
The Iron Lady
2011 as Amanda
★ 6.4
Persuasion
Persuasion
1995 as Anne Elliott
★ 7.2
Their Finest
Their Finest
2017 as Cecy/Mrs Brown (Careless Talk Film)
★ 6.6
Summerland
Summerland
2020 as Mrs. Lawrence
★ 7.5
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
1996 as Miss Temple
★ 6.9
The BFG
The BFG
1990 as Sophie (voice)
★ 6.4
Allelujah
Allelujah
2023 as Cynthia
★ 5.2
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
2000 as Margaret Robinson
★ 6.3
Breaking the Code
Breaking the Code
1996 as Patricia 'Pat' Green
★ 5.5
Deep in the Heart
Deep in the Heart
1996 as Kate Markham
★ 8.0
The Robber Bride
The Robber Bride
2007 as Tony Fremont
★ 4.8
Love Again
Love Again
2003 as Maeve Brennan
★ 10.0
Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall
★ 5.1
Fiona's Story
Fiona's Story
2008 as Julie
The Man Who Cried
The Man Who Cried
1993 as Hilda Maxwell
★ 6.3
Mary Rose
Mary Rose
1987 as Mary Rose
Hildegard
Hildegard
1994 as Ricardis
★ 6.5
The Black Prince
The Black Prince
2017 as Queen Victoria
★ 5.0
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Big Cat
1998 as Alice
★ 7.0
Life Goes On
Life Goes On
2026 as Judith