Known For
Acting
Known Credits
63
Gender
Female
Birthday
January 1, 1963 (63 years old)
Place of Birth
Chelmsford, Essex, England
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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| 2026 | Life Goes Onas Judith | |
| 2024 | Baby Reindeeras Elle Dunn | |
| 2024 | Baby Reindeeras Elle Dunn (voice) | |
| 2023 | The Sixth Commandmentas Sue Farquhar | |
| 2023 | Allelujahas Cynthia | |
| 2023 | You & Meas Richards | |
| 2022 | Remembers…as | |
| 2021 | Dalglieshas Sister Brumfett | |
| 2020 | The Sisteras June Fox | |
| 2020 | Summerlandas Mrs. Lawrence | |
| 2018 | Patrick Melroseas Virginia Watson-Scott | |
| 2017 | The Black Princeas Queen Victoria | |
| 2017 | Their Finestas Cecy/Mrs Brown (Careless Talk Film) | |
| 2015 | Wolf Hallas Abbess Zouche | |
| 2012 | Call the Midwifeas Florrie Watkins | |
| 2011 | The Iron Ladyas Amanda | |
| 2011 | Death in Paradiseas Teresa Gower | |
| 2011 | Veraas Deena Corbridge | |
| 2010 | Thorneas Teresa Maxwell | |
| 2010 | Sherlockas Emma Welsborough | |
| 2009 | Law & Order: UKas | |
| 2008 | Fiona's Storyas Julie | |
| 2007 | Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hallas Mrs. Chart | |
| 2007 | The Robber Brideas Tony Fremont | |
| 2006 | The Impressionistsas Alice Hoschede | |
| 2005 | The Robinsonsas | |
| 2004 | Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murderas Vera Sidney | |
| 2004 | Londonas Charlotte Bronte | |
| 2003 | Little Britainas | |
| 2003 | Love Againas Maeve Brennan | |
| 2003 | The Afternoon Playas Andrea | |
| 2002 | Daniel Derondaas Mrs Davilow | |
| 2002 | Foyle's Waras Elizabeth Lewes | |
| 2002 | Rose and Maloneyas Marsha Campese | |
| 2002 | The Forsyte Sagaas Winifred Dartie | |
| 2002 | All About Meas Miranda | |
| 2001 | Marion and Geoff: A Small Summer Partyas Karen | |
| 2001 | Waking the Deadas Lorna Gyles | |
| 2000 | Anna Kareninaas Dolly | |
| 2000 | Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?as Margaret Robinson | |
| 1998 | Big Catas Alice | |
| 1998 | Mortimer's Lawas Rachel Mortimer | |
| 1997 | Sunnyside Farmas | |
| 1997 | Midsomer Murdersas Ruth Scholey | |
| 1997 | Original Sinas Frances Peverell | |
| 1996 | Deep in the Heartas Kate Markham | |
| 1996 | Breaking the Codeas Patricia 'Pat' Green | |
| 1996 | Jane Eyreas Miss Temple | |
| 1995 | Persuasionas Anne Elliott | |
| 1994 | Harry Enfield and Chumsas Miss Hetherington | |
| 1994 | Love on a Branch Lineas Miss Mounsey | |
| 1994 | Hildegardas Ricardis | |
| 1993 | The Buddha of Suburbiaas 1st TV Producer | |
| 1993 | The Man Who Criedas Hilda Maxwell | |
| 1992 | A Touch of Frostas Dolores Delmonte | |
| 1992 | Shakespeare: The Animated Talesas Kate (voice) | |
| 1990 | The BFGas Sophie (voice) | |
| 1989 | Agatha Christie's Poirotas Mrs Rendell | |
| 1987 | Mary Roseas Mary Rose | |
| 1986 | Worlds Beyondas Julia | |
| 1986 | Casualtyas Joyce Paice | |
| 1985 | Time for Murderas Sarah Penwarden | |
| 1983 | Natural Worldas Narrator |
