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Amanda Root

Amanda Root

5 movies on Netflix

Biography

Amanda Root is an English actress whose stage and screen work began after graduating from the Webber Douglas Academy and joining the Leeds Playhouse in 1983. She worked regularly with the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1983 to 1991, playing roles such as Juliet, Lady Macbeth, Cressida and Rosaline. She is perhaps best known for playing Anne Elliot in the BBC adaptation Persuasion (1995), which won five TV BAFTAs, including Best Single Drama. She voiced Sophie in The BFG (1990), and her film credits include The Iron Lady (2011), Their Finest (2017), The Black Prince (2017) and Summerland (2020). On television, she appeared in Anna Karenina (2000), Daniel Deronda (2002), The Forsyte Saga, Unforgotten (2018) and The Sixth Commandment (2023). She was nominated for a Tony Award in 2009 for her performance in The Norman Conquests.

63years old

Turns 64 on January 1in 81 days

  • Born Chelmsford
  • Star sign: CapricornThe sign runs December 22 to January 19

Movie Career

Films
5
Career span
30 years1990 to 2020

Every film, newest first

  1. 2020SummerlandIMDb rating 7.1
  2. 2017Their FinestIMDb rating 6.8
  3. 1996Jane EyreIMDb rating 6.8
  4. 1995PersuasionIMDb rating 7.6
  5. 1990The BFGIMDb rating 6.7

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  1. A role that slipped away

    In the same year, Emma Thompson wanted Root for Marianne in Sense and Sensibility, the 1811 Jane Austen novel. Root joined a London read-through with the cast, but she was already set to play Anne Elliot in Persuasion, so Kate Winslet got the part.

  2. First role

    After she finished at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art, Root started her career in 1983 at the Leeds Playhouse, where she took the part of Essie in George Bernard Shaw's The Devil's Disciple.

Amanda Root movies on Netflix

  • Summerland posterSummerland2020IMDb rating 7.1as Mrs Lawrence
  • Their Finest posterTheir Finest2017IMDb rating 6.8as Cecy/Mrs Brown (Careless Talk Film)
  • Jane Eyre posterJane Eyre1996IMDb rating 6.8as Miss Temple
  • Persuasion posterPersuasion1995IMDb rating 7.6as Anne Elliott
  • The BFG posterThe BFG1990IMDb rating 6.7as Sophie (voice)

Most often with

Three actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Fiona Shaw, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Fiona ShawGemma Arterton, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Gemma ArtertonSamuel West, 2 films togetherSee the 2 films with Samuel West

Films together

  • Fiona Shaw2 films together, 1995 to 1996
    Fiona Shaw's page
    • Jane Eyre1996IMDb rating 6.8Root as Miss TempleShaw as Mrs. Reed
    • Persuasion1995IMDb rating 7.6Root as Anne ElliottShaw as Mrs. Croft
  • Gemma Arterton2 films together, 2017 to 2020
    Gemma Arterton's page
    • Summerland2020IMDb rating 7.1Root as Mrs LawrenceArterton as Alice
    • Their Finest2017IMDb rating 6.8Root as Cecy/Mrs Brown (Careless Talk Film)Arterton as Catrin Cole
  • Samuel West2 films together, 1995 to 1996
    Samuel West's page
    • Jane Eyre1996IMDb rating 6.8Root as Miss TempleWest as St John Rivers
    • Persuasion1995IMDb rating 7.6Root as Anne ElliottWest as Mr. Elliot

Awards

One award and honor.

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Amanda Root's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
2009Theatre World Special AwardWon

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Official profiles and reference pages.

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