Amanda Root

British actress

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Born: 1963
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1.Stated in IMDbRetrieved 2015-07-21
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Birthplace: Chelmsford
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Occupation: film actor
, stage actor
, actor
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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Education: Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
Languages spoken, written or signed: English
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1.Stated in IdRefRetrieved 2020-05-23
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Amanda Root is a British actress. She is perhaps best known for her starring role as Anne Elliot in the 1995 BBC adaptation of Persuasion. A familiar face on both stage and screen, she worked regularly with the Royal Shakespeare Company during her early career, performing as Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, and Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, among other roles. In 2009, she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance as Sarah in Alan Ayckbourn's The Norman Conquests.

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Sex or gender: female
Given name: Amanda
Family name: Root
Awards: Theatre World Special Award(2009) together with: Amelia Bullmore, Jessica Hynes
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1.theatreworldawards.org/past-recipients.html
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Nominations: Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play(2009) statement is subject of: 63rd Tony Awards
Start of work period: 1983
Name in native language: Amanda Root

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