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Amanda Root

Biography

Amanda Root

Actor

Born
January 1, 1963
Age
63 years old
Place of birth
Chelmsford, Essex, England
Years active
1978 – present
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74

Credits

15

Movies

59

TV series

49

Years active

7.2

Avg. rating

0

Awards won

The life and career of Amanda Root

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Career timeline

  1. 1963 · Born

    Born in Chelmsford, Essex, England

  2. 1978 · Screen debut

    The South Bank Show (TV)

  3. 1997 · Breakthrough

    Midsomer Murders (TV)

  4. 2026 · Latest release

    Love of Your Life (Movie)

Career in numbers

Titles per decade
Most frequent genres
  • Drama55
  • Crime24
  • Mystery20
  • Comedy14
  • Documentary7
  • Romance6
Highest-rated title Sherlock 2010 8.5 Most popular title Sherlock 2010 8.5

Known for

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Amanda Root in our catalogue.

Filmography

  1. 2026 Love of Your Life as Grief Therapist Movie
  2. 2026 The Blame as Pauline Chadwick TV
  3. 2025 Harlan Coben's Lazarus as Margot Macintyre TV
  4. 2025 Britain Under the Nazis: The Forgotten Occupation as Winifred Harvey TV
  5. 2024 Baby Reindeer as Elle Dunn TV
  6. 2023 The Sixth Commandment as Sue Farquhar TV
  7. 2023 Allelujah as Cynthia Movie
  8. 2023 You & Me as Richards TV
  9. 2022 Remembers… TV
  10. 2021 Dalgliesh as Sister Brumfett TV
  11. 2021 Professor T as Emily Maclean TV
  12. 2020 The Sister as June Fox TV
  13. 2020 Summerland as Mrs. Lawrence Movie
  14. 2019 The Capture as Margaret TV
  15. 2019 MotherFatherSon as Interviewer TV
  16. 2018 Patrick Melrose as Virginia Watson-Scott TV
  17. 2017 The Black Prince as Queen Victoria Movie
  18. 2017 Their Finest as Cecy/Mrs Brown (Careless Talk Film) Movie
  19. 2015 Unforgotten as Carol Finch TV
  20. 2015 Wolf Hall as Abbess Zouche TV
  21. 2013 The Tunnel as Dr Cross TV
  22. 2013 Count Arthur Strong as Karen TV
  23. 2012 Call the Midwife as Florrie Watkins TV
  24. 2011 The Iron Lady as Amanda Movie
  25. 2011 Death in Paradise as Teresa Gower TV
  26. 2011 DCI Banks as Mary Rothwell TV
  27. 2011 Vera as Deena Corbridge TV
  28. 2010 Thorne as Teresa Maxwell TV
  29. 2010 Sherlock as Emma Welsborough TV
  30. 2009 Law & Order: UK as Patricia Smith TV
  31. 2007 Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall as Mrs. Chart Movie
  32. 2007 The Robber Bride as Tony Fremont Movie
  33. 2006 Brief Encounters as June Makenzie TV
  34. 2006 The Impressionists as Alice Hoschede TV
  35. 2005 Empire as Noella TV
  36. 2005 The Robinsons as Maggie Robinson TV
  37. 2004 Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder as Vera Sidney TV
  38. 2004 London as Charlotte Bronte TV
  39. 2004 New Tricks as Eleanor TV
  40. 2003 The Adventure of English as Anne Elliot TV
  41. 2003 Little Britain as Baby's Mother TV
  42. 2003 The Afternoon Play as Andrea TV
  43. 2002 Daniel Deronda as Mrs Davilow TV
  44. 2002 Foyle's War as Elizabeth Lewes TV
  45. 2002 Rose and Maloney as Marsha Campese TV
  46. 2002 The Forsyte Saga as Winifred Dartie TV
  47. 2002 All About Me as Miranda TV
  48. 2001 Marion & Geoff: A Small Summer Party as Karen Movie
  49. 2001 Waking the Dead as Lorna Gyles TV
  50. 2000 Anna Karenina as Dolly TV
  51. 2000 Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? as Margaret Robinson Movie
  52. 1999 Holby City as Abbie Sawyer TV
  53. 1998 Mortimer's Law as Rachel Mortimer TV
  54. 1997 Sunnyside Farm as Dawn TV
  55. 1997 Midsomer Murders as Ruth Scholey TV
  56. 1997 Original Sin as Frances Peverell TV
  57. 1997 Turning World as Evelyn Sharples TV
  58. 1996 Breaking the Code as Patricia 'Pat' Green Movie
  59. 1996 Silent Witness as Olivia Walsh TV
  60. 1996 Jane Eyre as Miss Temple Movie
  61. 1995 Persuasion as Anne Elliott Movie
  62. 1994 Love on a Branch Line as Miss Mounsey TV
  63. 1993 The Buddha of Suburbia as 1st TV Producer TV
  64. 1993 The Man Who Cried as Hilda Maxwell Movie
  65. 1992 A Touch of Frost as Dolores Delmonte TV
  66. 1992 Shakespeare: The Animated Tales as Kate (voice) TV
  67. 1990 The BFG as Sophie (voice) Movie
  68. 1989 Agatha Christie's Poirot as Mrs Rendell TV
  69. 1986 Worlds Beyond as Julia TV
  70. 1986 Casualty as Joyce Paice TV
  71. 1985 Time for Murder as Sarah Penwarden TV
  72. 1983 Natural World as Narrator TV
  73. 1983 Storyboard as Polly Swift TV
  74. 1978 The South Bank Show as Claire Clairmont TV

Quick facts

How old is Amanda Root?

Amanda Root is 63 years old, born on January 1, 1963.

Where was Amanda Root born?

Amanda Root was born in Chelmsford, Essex, England.

What was Amanda Root’s first screen role?

The earliest title in our catalogue featuring Amanda Root is The South Bank Show (1978).

How many movies and series has Amanda Root made?

Our catalogue lists 74 titles for Amanda Root: 15 movies and 59 TV series.

What is Amanda Root’s highest-rated title?

Among titles with enough votes, Sherlock has the highest audience rating, with 8.5/10 on TMDB.

Also born on January 1

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