Amanda Root

Amanda Root

Born 1963-01-01 (age 63) Chelmsford, Essex, England
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Biography

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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Persuasion
Persuasion

1995

as Anne Elliott

Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre

1996

as Miss Temple

The Iron Lady
The Iron Lady

2011

as Amanda

Summerland
Summerland

2020

as Mrs. Lawrence

Their Finest
Their Finest

2017

as Cecy/Mrs Brown (Careless Talk Film)

Allelujah
Allelujah

2023

as Cynthia

The BFG
The BFG

1990

as Sophie (voice)

The Black Prince
The Black Prince

2017

as Queen Victoria

Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?

2000

as Margaret Robinson

The Robber Bride
The Robber Bride

2007

as Tony Fremont

Fiona's Story
Fiona's Story

2008

as Julie

Life Goes On
Life Goes On

2026

as Judith

Breaking the Code
Breaking the Code

1996

as Patricia 'Pat' Green

Hildegard
Hildegard

1994

as Ricardis

Deep in the Heart
Deep in the Heart

1996

as Kate Markham

The Man Who Cried
The Man Who Cried

1993

as Hilda Maxwell

Mary Rose
Mary Rose

1987

as Mary Rose

Love Again
Love Again

2003

as Maeve Brennan