---
name: "Amanda Burton"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/amanda-burton"
fi1m_id: "amanda-burton"
imdb_id: "nm0123511"
tmdb_id: 190405
wikidata_id: "Q452326"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "10 October 1956"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-25T00:30:28.743635+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Amanda Burton

## Identity

Amanda Burton

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/amanda-burton
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** amanda-burton
- **IMDb ID:** nm0123511
- **TMDB ID:** 190405
- **Wikidata ID:** Q452326
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_Burton, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q452326, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0123511/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/190405

Actor. Born 10 October 1956 in Derry, Northern Ireland, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 10 October 1956, Derry, Northern Ireland, UK
- **Active:** 1986–2009
- **Also known as:** Irene Amanda Burton, 아만다 버튼, آماندا برتون
- **Average Fi1m score:** 78, as actor, over 2 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 84 (1), 2000s 73 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_Burton, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q452326, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0123511/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/190405

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Bronson*](https://film.one/film/bronson.md) (73)

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## Biography

Amanda Burton is a Northern Irish actress born on 10 October 1956 in Derry. She trained at the Manchester School of Theatre and began her screen career in the early 1980s.

She first became known for playing Heather Haversham in the Channel 4 soap opera *Brookside* (1982–1986). Subsequent television roles include Margaret Daly in *Boon* (1987–1988), Sam Ryan in *Silent Witness* (1996–2004, 2022), Clare Blake in *The Commander* (2003–2008), Karen Fisher in *Waterloo Road* (2010–2011) and Katherine Maguire in *Marcella* (2020). Film credits include Charlie's Mum in *Bronson* (2009).

Other appearances encompass guest roles in series such as *Inspector Morse*, *Midsomer Murders*, *Agatha Christie's Marple* and *White House Farm*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Bronson* (2009), Fi1m 73, as Charlie's Mom — [page](https://film.one/film/bronson.md)
- *Inspector Morse* (1987), Fi1m 84, as Mirella Lunghi — [page](https://film.one/tv/inspector-morse.md)

## Complete filmography (33)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Anne Boleyn* (2021), series, as Anne, Lady Shelton
- *Body of Water* (2020), as Susan
- *White House Farm* (2020), series, as June Bamber
- *The Dog with the Woman* (2017), as Alice Wilson
- *The Level* (2016), series, as Cherie Le Saux
- *Marcella* (2016), series, as Katherine Macguire
- *Bronson* (2009), as Charlie's Mom — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/bronson.md)
- *Waterloo Road* (2006), series, as Karen Fisher
- *Agatha Christie's Marple* (2004), series, as Sister Clotilde
- *The Commander* (2003), series, as Commander Clare Blake
- *Pollyanna* (2003), as Aunt Polly Harrington
- *Helen West* (2002), series, as Helen West
- *The Whistle-Blower* (2001), as Laura Tracey
- *Little Bird* (2000), as Rachel Lewis
- *Forgotten* (1999), series, as Rachel Monroe
- *The Gift* (1998), as Lynn
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Carole Latimer — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md)
- *The Precious Blood* (1996), as Rosie Willis
- *Silent Witness* (1996), series, as Sam Ryan
- *Peak Practice* (1993), series, as Dr. Beth Glover
- *The Storyteller: Greek Myths* (1991), series, as Aithra
- *Medics* (1990), series, as Vikki
- *Stay Lucky* (1989), series, as Jane Higgs
- *A Casualty of War* (1989), as Nicola
- *Where There's a Will* (1989), as Alice
- *Inspector Morse* (1987), series, as Mirella Lunghi — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/inspector-morse.md)
- *Open Air* (1986), series, Actor
- *Boon* (1986), series, as Margaret Daly
- *Lovejoy* (1986), series, as Bonnie Wright
- *Screen Two* (1985), series, as Rosie Willis
- *Brookside* (1982), series, as Heather Haversham
- *Minder* (1979), series, as Prosecuting Counsel
- *Van der Valk* (1972), series, as Elly Van Roekel

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