Amanda Root(I)

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Amanda Root is an English stage and screen actress and a former voice actress for children's programs. Root is known for her starring role in the 1995 BBC film adaptation of Jane Austen's Persuasion, her role in the British TV comedy All About Me (2002), as Miranda, alongside Richard Lumsden in 2004, and for voicing Sophie in The BFG (1989). She trained for the stage at Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.

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Known for

Persuasion

7.6

TV Movie

Anne Elliot

1995

The Forsyte Saga

8.1

TV Series

Winifred Dartie

Jane Eyre

6.8

Miss Temple

1996

La Dame de fer

6.4

Amanda

2011

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The Forsyte Saga: Episode 1.4

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The Forsyte Saga: Episode 1.5

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The Forsyte Saga: Episode 2.4

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Born
- 1963
- Essex, England, UK
Other works
Played Cathy in the BBC radio drama of Wuthering Heights,and Fanny in the BBC radio drama of Mansfield Park
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- 1 Interview
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Trivia
Was originally sought by Emma Thompson to play the role of Marianne in Raison et sentiments (1995). Root participated and was at the original script read-through. However, by the time the film was finally being made, she was already attached to appear in another Jane Austen film, Persuasion (1995). The role eventually went to Kate Winslet.

FAQ

When was Amanda Root born?
1963
Where was Amanda Root born?
Essex, England, UK
What is Amanda Root known for?
Persuasion, Jane Eyre, The Forsyte Saga, and The Iron Lady