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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Amanda Root, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
ActingBirthday
January 1, 1963Gender
FemaleKnown Movie Credits
18Place of birth
Chelmsford, Essex, EnglandAlso known as
아만다 루트![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/tOiRDlvdVFgCp4tkbNQOmmZ7GSL.jpg)
Cast credits
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/k0bhJvoFCc78w4AAQh7dJPEEjba.jpg)
The Robber Bride
Tony Fremont![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/3YO0rGgZzOkPh4DsgRIYtnvzOii.jpg)
The BFG
Sophie (voice)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/10hycdhFLq3M3y0ONxIMSiY8Mrs.jpg)
Persuasion
Anne Elliott![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/2vyt97wy8dEJYILoDoiPwTzLnzK.jpg)
Jane Eyre
Miss Temple![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/iXYzdpQEdPnj1rzucvZyUOqFwzL.jpg)
Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?
Margaret Robinson![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/tF0dhJfxzOjvkybJVfNPuuj5ClH.jpg)
Their Finest
Cecy/Mrs Brown (Careless Talk Film)![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/zMzZYMCbwuOcXhInySrfCho4BpU.jpg)
The Man Who Cried
Hilda Maxwell![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/JHikp6Qow0aG1Pp737vYspywtY.jpg)
Breaking the Code
Patricia 'Pat' Green![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/sgpxMcEPXOMOvvScJcYxEKhouZR.jpg)
Deep in the Heart
Kate Markham![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ulrxkxWFvBN2QnFxmypVAXBOOVj.jpg)
The Black Prince
Queen Victoria![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/Nkj0nQVacVOMO5vTQtWGcLCutm.jpg)
Love Again
Maeve Brennan![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/owfKp0rbBa8vHoNO30MdB3GiaYU.jpg)
Summerland
Mrs. Lawrence![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/cUzTVaVV2t74bbfagl2lj7w1dwr.jpg)
Fiona's Story
Julie![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/1059AVOKmDVfDsyyrpQPQUTJtM1.jpg)
Mary Rose
Mary Rose![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/lwW55nvF6BPVVeHDqbWHJXKCDZK.jpg)
Allelujah
Cynthia![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/zyicNlaAdnVgtoFhakcMCcskZaQ.jpg)
Marion and Geoff: A Small Summer Party
Karen![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/ys3HC49TVab4jnxYyY8eOz8yh9n.jpg)
Hildegard
Ricardis