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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

24 acting

0 crew

Popularity

1.1

Known For

Love of Your Life
Love of Your Life
2026 • as Grief Therapist
★ 6.7
The Iron Lady
The Iron Lady
2011 • as Amanda
★ 6.4
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
1996 • as Miss Temple
★ 6.9
Their Finest
Their Finest
2017 • as Cecy/Mrs Brown (Careless Talk Film)
★ 6.6
Persuasion
Persuasion
1995 • as Anne Elliott
★ 7.2
Summerland
Summerland
2020 • as Mrs. Lawrence
★ 7.5
Marion & Geoff: A Small Summer Party
★ 8.0
The BFG
The BFG
1990 • as Sophie (voice)
★ 6.5
Allelujah
Allelujah
2023 • as Cynthia
★ 5.4
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
2000 • as Margaret Robinson
★ 6.2
The Man Who Cried
The Man Who Cried
1993 • as Hilda Maxwell
★ 6.3
Breaking the Code
Breaking the Code
1996 • as Patricia 'Pat' Green
★ 5.6
Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall
★ 5.8
The Black Prince
The Black Prince
2017 • as Queen Victoria
★ 5.0
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew
1994 • as Kate (voice)
The Robber Bride
The Robber Bride
2007 • as Tony Fremont
★ 4.8
Hildegard
Hildegard
1994 • as Ricardis
★ 6.5
Life Goes On
Life Goes On
2026 • as Judith
Fiona's Story
Fiona's Story
2008 • as Julie
Deep in the Heart
Deep in the Heart
1996 • as Kate Markham
★ 8.0
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Big Cat
1998 • as Alice
★ 7.0
Love Again
Love Again
2003 • as Maeve Brennan
★ 10.0
Mary Rose
Mary Rose
1987 • as Mary Rose