Root, Amanda 1963-

PERSONAL

Born 1963, in Essex, England. Education: Attended the Webber Douglas Drama School.

Addresses:

Agent—International Creative Management, 10250 Constellation Way, Ninth Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067 and Oxford House, 76 Oxford St., London W1D 1BS, England.

Career:

Actress. Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, member of the company; Jane Austen Centre, Bath, England, host and narrator of a documentary film about Jane Austen; also presented readings at conferences related to Jane Austen.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Evelyn Sharples, Turning World, Channel 4 (England), 1996.

Rachel Mortimer, Mortimer's Law, BBC, 1998.

Miranda, All about Me, BBC, 2002.

Winifred Forsyte Dartie, The Forsyte Saga (also known as A saga da familia Forsyte and Forsytein taru), Granada Television, 2002, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, 2002.

The Adventure of English (documentary), Independent Television (England), 2002-2003.

Winifred Forsyte Dartie, The Forsyte Saga: To Let (also known as The Forsyte Saga, Series II and Forsytein taru), Granada Television, 2003, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, 2004.

Maggie Robinson, The Robinsons, BBC-2 and BBC America, 2005.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

First television producer, The Buddha of Suburbia, BBC-2, 1993.

Miss Mounsey, Love on a Branch Line, BBC, 1993.

Frances Peverell, Original Sin (also known as Dalgliesh: Original Sin), Independent Television (England), 1996, broadcast on Mystery!, PBS, c. 1997.

Dolly, Anna Karenina, Channel 4 (England), 2000, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, 2001.

Mrs. Davilow, Daniel Deronda (also known as George Eliot's "Daniel Deronda"), BBC, 2002, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, 2003.

Charlotte Bronte, London, BBC, 2004.

Noella, Empire (also known as I aftokratoria and O imperio), ABC, 2005.

Alice Hoschede, The Impressionists (also known as Impresionistii), BBC, 2006.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Voice of Sophie, The BFG (animated; also known as The Big Friendly Giant, De grote vriendelijke reus, De GVR, De GVR (de grote vriendelijke reus), Iso kiltti jaetti, Le bon gros geant, and Roald Dahl's "De GVR"), Disney Channel, 1989.

Hilda Maxwell, The Man Who Cried, [Great Britain], 1993.

Anne Elliot, Persuasion (also known as Ahava Kmussa, Oevertalning, Persuasao, Persuasione, Verfuehrung, and Viisasteleva sydaen), BBC, 1995, later broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, also released as a feature film.

Patricia "Pat" Green, Breaking the Code (also known as Der Codierte Mann), BBC, 1996, also broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre (also known as ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre and Mobil Masterpiece Theatre), PBS, c. 1997.

Alice, Big Cat, BBC, 1998.

Maeve Brennan, Love Again, BBC, 2003.

Mrs. Chart, Miss Marie Lloyd (also known as Marie Lloyd and Miss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall), BBC, 2007.

Tony, The Robber Bride, Oxygen, 2007.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Mary Rose, BBC Scotland, 1987.

Adela, The House of Bernarda Alba (also known as La maison de Bernarda Alba), PBS and Great Britain, 1991.

Ricardis, "Hildegard of Bingen," Omnibus (also known as Omnibus: Hildegard of Bingen), BBC, 1994.

Karen, A Small Summer Party, BBC, 2001.

Andrea, "The Last Will and Testament of Billy Two-Sheds," The Afternoon Play, BBC, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"This Lightning Always Strikes Twice," Time for Murder (also known as Time for Murder: This Lightning Always Strikes Twice), Granada Television, 1985.

Voice of Kate, "The Taming of the Shrew," Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (animated), HBO, 1996.

Alice Stratton, "Guilt," Dangerfield, BBC, 1997.

Dawn, Sunnyside Farm, BBC, 1997.

Abbie Sawyer, "Snakes and Ladders," Holby City (also known as Holby), BBC, 2001.

Lorna Gyles, "Special Relationships," Waking the Dead, BBC, 2002.

Baby's mother, "Most People in a Mini," Little Britain, BBC-3 and BBC America, 2003.

Delores Delmonte, "Another Live," A Touch of Frost, Independent Television (England), 2003.

Ruth Scholey, "A Talent for Life," Midsomer Murders, Independent Television, BBC, and Arts and Entertainment, 2003.

Elizabeth Lewes, "Fifty Ships," Foyle's War (also known as Foyle's War, Series 2), Independent Television, 2003, broadcast on Mystery!, 2004.

Marsha Campese, Rose and Maloney, Independent Television, 2004.

Vera Sidney, "The Case of the Croydon Poisonings," Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder (also known as Julian Fellowes Investigates: A Most Mysterious Murder—The Case of the Croydon Poisonings), BBC, 2005.

June Mackenzie, "Lost & Found," Brief Encounters, BBC, 2006.

Appeared in other programs, including Worlds Beyond.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Polly Swift, "Ladies in Charge," Storyboard, Thames Television, 1985.

Rachel Mortimer, Mortimer's Law, BBC, 1998.

Stage Appearances:

Hermia, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Royal Shakespeare Company, The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, 1984.

Lucy, Today, Royal Shakespeare Company, The Other Place, 1984.

Jessica, The Merchant of Venice, Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, 1984, and Theatre Royal, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, 1985.

Juliet, Romeo and Juliet, Royal Shakespeare Company, The Other Place, 1984, and Gulbenkian Studio, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, 1985.

Moth, Love's Labour's Lost, Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, 1984, and Theatre Royal, 1985.

Neuorza, Tell Me Honestly, Royal Shakespeare Company, Almeida Theatre, London, 1985.

The Dragon's Tail, Apollo Theatre, London, 1985.

Tell Me Honestly, Royal Shakespeare Company, Gulbenkian Studio, 1985.

The House of Bernarda Alba, Lyric Theatre Hammersmith, London, 1986.

Angelica, The Constant Couple, Royal Shakespeare Company, Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, England, 1988.

Harriet, The Man of Mode, Royal Shakespeare Company, Swan Theatre, 1988, Gulbenkian Studio, 1989, and The Pit, London, 1989.

Lady Macbeth, Macbeth, Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, 1988, Theatre Royal, 1989, and Barbican Theatre, London, 1989.

Betty McNeil, Some Americans Abroad, Royal Shakespeare Company, The Pit, 1989.

Cordelia, King Lear, Royal Shakespeare Company, Almeida Theatre, 1989.

Cressida, Troilus and Cressida, Royal Shakespeare Company, Swan Theatre, 1990, Newcastle Playhouse, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, 1991, and The Pit, 1991.

Nina, The Seagull, Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Shakespeare Company, Swan Theatre, 1990, Newcastle Playhouse, 1991, and The Pit, 1991.

Rosaline, Love's Labour's Lost, Royal Shakespeare Company, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, 1990, Newcastle Playhouse, 1991, and Barbican Theatre, 1991.

50 Revolutions, Oxford Stage Company, Whitehall Theatre, London, 1999.

Edith, Conversations after a Burial, Almeida Theatre, 2000.

Polina Bardin, Enemies, Almeida Theatre, 2006.

Appeared in other productions, including Caesar and Cleopatra, The Devil's Disciple, The Fairy Queen, Once in a While the Odd Thing Happens, and The Plough and the Stars.

Major Tours:

Hermia, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Royal Shakespeare Company, English and Northern Irish cities, 1983.

Juliet, Romeo and Juliet, Royal Shakespeare Company, English and Northern Irish cities, 1983.

Stage Director:

Hotel Terminus, Royal Shakespeare Company, Almeida Theatre, London, 1989.

Film Appearances:

Anne Elliot, Persuasion (also known as Ahava Kmussa, Oevertalning, Persuasao, Persuasione, Verfuehrung, and Viisasteleva sydaen), c. 1995, originally broadcast by the BBC, 1995.

Miss Temple, Jane Eyre (also known as Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre"), Miramax, 1996.

Kate Markham, Deep in the Heart (of Texas) (also known as Deep in the Heart), Vanguard Films, 1998.

Margaret Robinson, Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?, USA Films, 1999.

Helen Chapman, Bloom (short film), National Film and Television School, 2003.

Radio Appearances:

Fanny, Mansfield Park, BBC Radio 4, c. 1997.

Dr. Thorne, BBC Radio, 1999.

"Go Ask Alice," Saturday Play, BBC Radio 4, 2000.

Appeared as Cathy, Wuthering Heights, BBC Radio.

RECORDINGS

Audiobooks:

Jane Austen, Persuasion, Hodder & Stoughton Audio Books, 1995.

Austen, Northanger Abbey, Sterling Audio Books, 1997.

Vera Brittain and others, First World War Letters of Vera Brittain and Four Friends, BBC Audiobooks, 1999.

Recorded audiobooks that appeared as collections.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Radio Times, April 27, 2002, p. 138; July 26, 2003, p. 51.