Amanda Root

Acting·Jan 1, 1963·Chelmsford, Essex, England

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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.

Film	Credit
Life Goes On2026 · Judith	Judith
Allelujah2023 · Cynthia	Cynthia
Summerland2020 · Mrs. Lawrence	Mrs. Lawrence
The Black Prince2017 · Queen Victoria	Queen Victoria
Their Finest2017 · Cecy/Mrs Brown (Careless Talk Film)	Cecy/Mrs Brown (Careless Talk Film)
The Iron Lady2011 · Amanda	Amanda
Fiona's Story2008 · Julie	Julie
Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall2007 · Mrs. Chart	Mrs. Chart
The Robber Bride2007 · Tony Fremont	Tony Fremont
Love Again2003 · Maeve Brennan	Maeve Brennan
Marion and Geoff: A Small Summer Party2001 · Karen	Karen
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?2000 · Margaret Robinson	Margaret Robinson
BBig Cat1998 · Alice	Alice
Deep in the Heart1996 · Kate Markham	Kate Markham
Breaking the Code1996 · Patricia 'Pat' Green	Patricia 'Pat' Green
Jane Eyre1996 · Miss Temple	Miss Temple
Persuasion1995 · Anne Elliott	Anne Elliott
Hildegard1994 · Ricardis	Ricardis
The Man Who Cried1993 · Hilda Maxwell	Hilda Maxwell
The BFG1990 · Sophie (voice)	Sophie (voice)
Mary Rose1987 · Mary Rose	Mary Rose