Amanda Root

Amanda Root

Born: January 1, 1963
in 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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Title: Baby Reindeer
Character: Elle Dunn
Released: April 11, 2024
Type: TV
When a struggling comedian shows one act of kindness to a vulnerable woman, it sparks a suffocating obsession which threatens to wreck both their lives.
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Title: Baby Reindeer
Character: Elle Dunn (voice)
Released: April 11, 2024
Type: TV
When a struggling comedian shows one act of kindness to a vulnerable woman, it sparks a suffocating obsession which threatens to wreck both their lives.
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Title: The Sixth Commandment
Character: Sue Farquhar
Released: July 17, 2023
Type: TV
A series that dramatises the shocking story of the true-life murder of former Stowe schoolmaster and deeply closeted evangelical Christian, 69-year-old Peter Farquhar by his 28-year-old student and young churchwarden Ben Field in October 2015.
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Allelujah
Title: Allelujah
Character: Cynthia
Released: March 17, 2023
Type: Movie
When news of the closure of a small hospital's geriatric ward begins to reach the community, the hospital invites a local news crew to document their planning of a concert in honor of the hospital's most celebrated nurse. But there might be something more threatening to the hospital itself, more deadly than the politicians ready to shut down the place at a moment's notice.
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Title: You & Me
Character: Richards
Released: February 23, 2023
Type: TV
Three people experience tragedies they feel they will never overcome. They attempt to find hope and love again in the future, but worry that the past always hold them back.
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Title: Dalgliesh
Character: Sister Brumfett
Released: November 4, 2021
Type: TV
A recent widower and acclaimed poet, enigmatic Inspector Adam Dalgliesh employs his exceptional empathy and insight to plumb the darker depths of the human psyche while investigating complex crimes in 1970s England.
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Title: The Sister
Character: June Fox
Released: October 26, 2020
Type: TV
Almost a decade into his new devoted married life Nathan is rocked to the core when Bob, an unwelcome face from the past, turns up on his doorstep with shocking news, triggering a series of catastrophic decisions.
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Summerland
Title: Summerland
Character: Mrs. Lawrence
Released: July 24, 2020
Type: Movie
A woman during the Second World War opens her heart to an evacuee after initially resolving to be rid of him.
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Title: Patrick Melrose
Character: Virginia Watson-Scott
Released: May 12, 2018
Type: TV
A critical and often humorous look at the upper class, tracking the protagonist's harrowing odyssey from a deeply traumatic childhood through adult substance abuse and, ultimately, toward recovery.
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The Black Prince
Title: The Black Prince
Character: Queen Victoria
Released: July 21, 2017
Type: Movie
The Black Prince follows the story of the last Sikh Maharaja — the son of the powerful ruler Ranjit Singh — who was placed on the throne at the age of five, after the death of his father. In 1849, the young prince was removed from the throne and eventually sent off to England. His attempts to return to India and reclaim his kingdom were subsequently thwarted by the British.
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Their Finest
Title: Their Finest
Character: Cecy/Mrs Brown (Careless Talk Film)
Released: February 19, 2017
Type: Movie
During the Blitz of World War II, a female screenwriter works on a film celebrating England's resilience as a way to buoy a weary populace's spirits. Her efforts to dramatise the true story of two sisters who undertook their own maritime mission to rescue wounded soldiers are met with mixed feelings by a dismissive all-male staff.
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Title: Call the Midwife
Character: Florrie Watkins
Released: January 15, 2012
Type: TV
Drama following the lives of a group of midwives working in the poverty-stricken East End of London during the 1950s, based on the best-selling memoirs of Jennifer Worth.
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Title: Death in Paradise
Character: Teresa Gower
Released: October 25, 2011
Type: TV
A brilliant but idiosyncratic British detective and his resourceful local team solve baffling murder mysteries on the fictional Caribbean island of Saint-Marie.
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Title: Thorne
Released: October 10, 2010
Type: TV
Thorne is a television drama series which debuted on Sky1 in the UK on 10 October 2010. It stars David Morrissey who plays the title role of Detective Inspector Tom Thorne created by crime writer Mark Billingham. The supporting cast includes Aidan Gillen, Eddie Marsan and Natascha McElhone.
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Title: Sherlock
Character: Emma Welsborough
Released: July 25, 2010
Type: TV
A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.
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Title: Law & Order: UK
Released: February 23, 2009
Type: TV
Adapted from the hit US series, Law & Order: UK follows a team of police detectives and prosecutors representing the public interest in the criminal justice system.
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Fiona's Story
Title: Fiona's Story
Character: Julie
Released: August 31, 2008
Type: Movie
Fiona fights to hold her family together after husband is accused of owning child pornography.
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Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall
Title: Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall
Character: Mrs. Chart
Released: May 9, 2007
Type: Movie
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 the turn of the 20th century not just for her performances on stage but also for her riotous behaviour off it. Lloyd's love life and outrageous conduct made her a target for the rising tabloid newspapers of the time. The film includes some of Lloyd's most famous songs, including 'My Old Man Said Follow the Van' and her theme song 'A Little of What You Fancy Does You Good'.
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The Robber Bride
Title: The Robber Bride
Character: Tony Fremont
Released: March 3, 2007
Type: Movie
Journalist Zenia Arden has disappeared. When her finger turns up on the shores of Lake Ontario next to her blood-soaked car, the police believe they've uncovered a homicide.
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Title: The Impressionists
Character: Alice Hoschede
Released: April 30, 2006
Type: TV
The Impressionists is a three-part factual docudrama from the BBC, which reconstructs the origins of the Impressionist art movement.
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Title: The Robinsons
Released: May 5, 2005
Type: TV
The show's central character is a divorced reinsurance actuary, Ed Robinson, who realises that reinsurance is not his passion and decides to rethink his life.
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Title: Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder
Character: Vera Sidney
Released: October 16, 2004
Type: TV
Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder is a British five-part docudrama series produced by Touchpaper Television, which premièred on BBC One on 16 October 2004.
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Title: London
Character: Charlotte Bronte
Released: May 7, 2004
Type: TV
London is a 2004 three-part BBC history documentary series about the history of London, presented by Peter Ackroyd.
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Title: Little Britain
Released: September 16, 2003
Type: TV
A zany comedy show with Matt Lucas and David Walliams, featuring characters from all over Little Britain.
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Love Again
Title: Love Again
Character: Maeve Brennan
Released: July 26, 2003
Type: Movie
Dramatisation of the romantic life and various relationships of poet Philip Larkin, from his arrival as librarian at Hull University in 1955 to his death in 1985.
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Title: Daniel Deronda
Character: Mrs. Davilow
Released: November 23, 2002
Type: TV
Daniel Deronda is a British television serial drama adapted by Andrew Davies from the George Eliot novel of the same name. The serial was directed by Tom Hooper, produced by Louis Marks, and was first broadcast in three parts on BBC One from 23 November to 7 December 2002. The serial starred Hugh Dancy as Daniel Deronda, Romola Garai as Gwendolen Harleth, Hugh Bonneville as Henleigh Grandcourt, and Jodhi May as Mirah Lapidoth. Co-production funding came from WGBH Boston. Louis Marks originally wanted to make a film adaptation of the novel but abandoned the project after a lengthy and fruitless casting process. The drama took a further five years to make it to television screens. Filming ran for 11 weeks from May to August on locations in England, Scotland and Malta. The serial was Marks' final television production before his death in 2010.
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Title: Foyle's War
Released: October 27, 2002
Type: TV
As WW2 rages around the world, DCS Foyle fights his own war on the home-front as he investigates crimes on the south coast of England. Foyle's War opens in southern England in the year 1940. Later series sees the retired detective working as an MI5 agent operating in the aftermath of the war.
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Title: Rose and Maloney
Released: September 29, 2002
Type: TV
Rose and Maloney investigate old criminal cases, seeking to rectify miscarriages of justice.
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Title: The Forsyte Saga
Released: April 7, 2002
Type: TV
Epic series spanning three generations of the upwardly mobile Forsyte family at the turn of the 20th century.
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Title: All About Me
Character: Miranda
Released: March 8, 2002
Type: TV
All About Me is a British television sitcom starring Jasper Carrott about a multicultural family living in Birmingham. It was broadcast on BBC One from 2002 to 2004. All About Me was created by Steve Knight, who also wrote many of the early episodes.
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Marion and Geoff: A Small Summer Party
Title: Marion and Geoff: A Small Summer Party
Character: Karen
Released: September 3, 2001
Type: Movie
A prequel to Marion and Geoff, which captures on camcorder the fateful events at a garden party when mini-cab driver Keith's life fell apart. Friends and family have gathered for a barbecue to celebrate the career of Keith's wife Marion, who is at the party with her boss, Mr Sushimoto, and her colleague, Geoff. However, Keith's father-in-law uncovers the true extent of Marion's naked ambition, with humiliating results for Keith.
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Title: Waking the Dead
Character: Lorna Gyles
Released: June 18, 2001
Type: TV
A detective team apply new techniques to old crimes as they solve cold cases.
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Title: Anna Karenina
Character: Dolly
Released: May 9, 2000
Type: TV
In 19th century Russia, aristocrat Anna Karenina has a passionate extramarital affair with the dashing Count Vronsky that could lead to both their ruin. A four-part British television adaptation of Tolstoy's novel.
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Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
Title: Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
Character: Margaret Robinson
Released: March 10, 2000
Type: Movie
It's 1976, and Vinny is a confused teenager who can't decide whether he is a disco king or a proto punk rocker.
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Title: Sunnyside Farm
Released: April 18, 1997
Type: TV
Sunnyside Farm is the title of a 1997 BBC comedy television series. The basic plot was that brothers Ray and Ken Sunnyside inherited the failing Sunnyside Farm. Ray, played by Phil Daniels, is a truly repulsive individual, and intends to get his brother committed to a mental institution so he can sell the farm and blow the proceeds on the high life; Ken, while not the sharpest pencil in the box at least has a few redeeming characteristics. Other notable actors to appear in the series were Matt Lucas and Michael Kitchen. The show's theme music was written and performed by Damon Albarn and Phil Daniels although it was credited to Albarn's band Blur.
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Title: Midsomer Murders
Character: Ruth Scholey
Released: March 23, 1997
Type: TV
The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.
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Title: Original Sin
Character: Frances Peverell
Released: March 20, 1997
Type: TV
Commander Adam Dalgliesh is consulted by one of his literary heroes when Peverell Press staff fall victim to a rash of hate mail. When the body of an editor is discovered and another member of the venerable firm is found dead soon after, Dalgliesh and his team—Detective Inspectors Kate Miskin and Daniel Aron—turn to the past to track down a murderer who seems prepared to kill and kill again.
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Deep in the Heart
Title: Deep in the Heart
Character: Kate Markham
Released: October 10, 1996
Type: Movie
Two British filmmakers attempt to make a documentary about Austin, Texas, and encounter strange and eccentric characters along the way.
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Breaking the Code
Title: Breaking the Code
Character: Patricia 'Pat' Green
Released: September 17, 1996
Type: Movie
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 of the Enigma code, used by the Germans to send secret orders to their U-boats in World War II. Turing was also a homosexual in Britain at a time when this was illegal, besides being a security risk.
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Jane Eyre
Title: Jane Eyre
Character: Miss Temple
Released: January 20, 1996
Type: Movie
Jane Eyre is an orphan cast out as a young girl by her aunt, Mrs. Reed, and sent to be raised in a harsh charity school for girls. There she learns to be come a teacher and eventually seeks employment outside the school. Her advertisement is answered by the housekeeper of Thornfield Hall, Mrs. Fairfax.
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Persuasion
Title: Persuasion
Character: Anne Elliott
Released: May 1, 1995
Type: Movie
Anne Elliot, the daughter of a financially troubled aristocratic family, is persuaded to break her engagement to Frederick Wentworth, a young sea captain of meager means. Years later, money troubles force Anne's father to rent out the family estate to Admiral Croft, and Anne is again thrown into company with Frederick -- who is now rich, successful, and perhaps still in love with Anne.
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Title: Love on a Branch Line
Character: Miss Mounsey
Released: June 12, 1994
Type: TV
Love on a Branch Line is a British television adaptation of the 1959 novel Love on a Branch Line by John Hadfield. It was broadcast in 1994 airing on the BBC in four 50 minute episodes.
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Title: The Buddha of Suburbia
Character: 1st TV Producer
Released: November 3, 1993
Type: TV
Karim is 17 years old and lives in a South London suburb with his English mother and Pakistani father, who has become a kind of spiritual guru to his middle-class neighbours. Karim wants to explore his cultural roots, in the hope that he will achieve sexual and racial self-realisation.
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The Man Who Cried
Title: The Man Who Cried
Character: Hilda Maxwell
Released: May 25, 1993
Type: Movie
Abel Mason is a man caught in a loveless marriage with a harridan wife who constantly berates him and beats their son Dick. When the one woman he loves dies at the hands of her husband after he was sent a letter by Mason's wife, exposing the affair, Abel leaves her for good taking to the road and young Dick with him.
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Title: A Touch of Frost
Character: Dolores Delmonte
Released: December 6, 1992
Type: TV
Jack Frost is a gritty, dogged and unconventional detective with sympathy for the underdog and an instinct for moral justice who attracts trouble like a magnet. Despite some animosity with his superintendent, Norman “Horn-rimmed Harry” Mullett, Frost and his ever-changing roster of assistants manage to solve cases via his clever mind, good heart, and cool touch.
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Title: Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
Character: Kate (voice)
Released: November 9, 1992
Type: TV
An animated adaptation of twelve of Shakespeare's best-known plays. The series was produced by S4C for the BBC, but animated by some of the foremost artists of Soyuzmultfilm, the former Soviet Union's main animation studio. Each 26-minute play is directed by a different animator, in a wide variety of styles: cel animation for Macbeth, stop-motion puppets in Twelfth Night, and paint on glass for Hamlet.
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The BFG
Title: The BFG
Character: Sophie (voice)
Released: December 25, 1989
Type: Movie
Sophie is snatched from her orphanage early one morning by the BFG (Big Friendly Giant), whom she witnesses engaged in mysterious activities. She is soon put at ease, as she learns that BFG's job is to collect, catalog and deliver pleasant dreams to children. She joins him that night, but a mean giants follow them, planning to eat the children of the world.
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Title: Agatha Christie's Poirot
Character: Mrs Rendell
Released: January 8, 1989
Type: TV
From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poirot pits his wits against a collection of first class deceptions.
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Mary Rose
Title: Mary Rose
Character: Mary Rose
Released: January 1, 1987
Type: Movie
A young woman vanishes on a visit to an island with her husband and child, only to turn up decades later apparently unchanged in age or appearance and her once infant son is now older than she is…
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Title: Casualty
Character: Joyce Paice
Released: September 6, 1986
Type: TV
Drama series about the staff and patients at Holby City Hospital's emergency department, charting the ups and downs in their personal and professional lives.
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Title: Time for Murder
Character: Sarah Penwarden
Released: November 9, 1985
Type: TV
Written by six of Britain's finest writers (including Fay Weldon, Antonia Fraser, and Michael Robson), performed by leading actors, these are no ordinary tales of mystery and suspense. Each has its own twist, ranging from the darkly humorous to the truly macabre.
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Title: Natural World
Character: Narrator
Released: October 30, 1983
Type: TV
Natural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and regarded by the BBC as its flagship natural history brand. It is currently the longest-running series in its genre on British television, with more than 400 episodes broadcast since its inception in 1983. Natural World is produced by the BBC Natural History Unit in Bristol, but individual programmes can be in-house productions, collaborative productions with other broadcasters or films made and distributed by independent production companies and purchased by the BBC. Natural World programmes are often broadcast as PBS Nature episodes in the USA. Since 2008, most Natural World programmes have been shot and broadcast in high definition.