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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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 19.932 |
| Birthday | 1963-01-01 |
| Place of Birth | Chelmsford, Essex, England |
| Also Known As | 아만다 루트, |
2007
Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall
5.1/6
Jessie Wallace stars in this BBC drama based on the turbulent life and times of Marie Lloyd, known as the 'Queen of the Music Hall', who was famous at...
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Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall
2007
The Robber Bride
4.8/8
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The Robber Bride
1989
The BFG
6.3/155
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The BFG
1995
Persuasion
7.1/126
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Persuasion
1996
Jane Eyre
6.9/219
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Jane Eyre
2000
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
6.2/18
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Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
2017
Their Finest
6.674/397
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Their Finest
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The Man Who Cried
5.5/2
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The Man Who Cried
1996
Breaking the Code
5.4/15
A biography of the English mathematician Alan Turing, who was one of the inventors of the digital computer and one of the key figures in the breaking...
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Breaking the Code
1996
Deep in the Heart
0/0
Two British filmmakers attempt to make a documentary about Austin, Texas, and encounter strange and eccentric characters along the way.
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Deep in the Heart
2017
The Black Prince
4.7/11
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The Black Prince
2003
Love Again
0/0
Dramatisation of the romantic life and various relationships of poet Philip Larkin, from his arrival as librarian at Hull University in 1955 to his de...
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Love Again
2020
Summerland
7.5/198
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Summerland
2008
Fiona's Story
0/0
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Fiona's Story
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Mary Rose
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Allelujah
5.5/19
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Allelujah
2001
Marion and Geoff: A Small Summer Party
6/1
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Marion and Geoff: A Small Summer Party
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Hildegard
0/0
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