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name: "Amanda Donohoe"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/amanda-donohoe"
fi1m_id: "amanda-donohoe"
imdb_id: "nm0000372"
tmdb_id: 18191
wikidata_id: "Q262537"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "29 June 1962"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-17T17:51:23.189667+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."
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# Amanda Donohoe

## Identity

Amanda Donohoe

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/amanda-donohoe
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** amanda-donohoe
- **IMDb ID:** nm0000372
- **TMDB ID:** 18191
- **Wikidata ID:** Q262537
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_Donohoe, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q262537, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000372/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/18191

Actor. Born 29 June 1962 in London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 29 June 1962, London, England, UK
- **Active:** 1993–1997
- **Golden Globes:** 1 Golden Globe (1 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as actor, over 3 titles
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 77 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 0 of 2 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 3, Drama 1, Family 1, Fantasy 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 3 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $318m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_Donohoe, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q262537, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000372/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/18191

## Streaming the US now

- **Pluto TV:** [*The Madness of King George*](https://film.one/film/the-madness-of-king-george.md) (83)
- **Netflix:** [*Liar Liar*](https://film.one/film/liar-liar.md) (68)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Amanda Donohoe is an English actress. She was born on 29 June 1962 in London and trained at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.

She first appeared in films including *Castaway* (1986) and Ken Russell's *The Lair of the White Worm* (1988). In 1994 she played Lady Pembroke in *The Madness of King George*. On television she portrayed C.J. Lamb in *L.A. Law* (1990–1992), for which she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. Her other screen credits include *Liar Liar* (1997) and *Starship Troopers 3: Marauder* (2008). She has also worked extensively in theatre.

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

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Liar Liar* (1997), Fi1m 68, as Miranda — [page](https://film.one/film/liar-liar.md)
- *The Madness of King George* (1994), Fi1m 83, as Lady Pembroke — [page](https://film.one/film/the-madness-of-king-george.md)
- *Frasier* (1993), Fi1m 88, as Catherine — [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)

## Complete filmography (57)

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

- *The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star* (2021), as Bianca Pembroke
- *Blue Iguana* (2018), as Dawn Bradshaw
- *The Last Days of George Michael* (2017), as Narrator (voice)
- *Trafficker* (2015), as Alison Reid
- *Alistair MacLean's Air Force One Is Down* (2013), series, as Gillian Barry
- *The Last Belle* (2011), as Siobhan
- *The Calling* (2010), as Trish
- *Starship Troopers 3: Marauder* (2008), as Admiral Enolo Phid
- *British Film Forever* (2007), series, Actor
- *Murder City* (2004), series, as Susan Alembic
- *Hooded Angels* (2002), as Widow
- *Gladiatrix* (2002), as Narrator
- *Lucky Day* (2002), as Nora Barkin
- *The Legend of Tarzan* (2001), series, as Lady Waltham (voice)
- *The Atlantis Conspiracy* (2001), as Lauren Marcus
- *Phoenix Blue* (2001), as Persha Lovich
- *Wild About Harry* (2000), as Ruth McKee
- *In the Beginning* (2000), series, as Zuleika
- *Circus* (2000), as Gloria
- *Bob Martin* (2000), series, as Amanda Donohoe
- *Bad Girls* (1999), series, as Lou Stoke
- *Batman Beyond* (1999), series, as Queen (voice)
- *A Knight in Camelot* (1998), as Queen Guinevere
- *I'm Losing You* (1998), as Mona Deware
- *The Real Howard Spitz* (1998), as Laura Kershaw
- *Stardust* (1998), as Christine Wasacz
- *One Night Stand* (1997), as Margaux
- *Ally McBeal* (1997), series, as Marianne Holt — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/ally-mcbeal.md)
- *Liar Liar* (1997), as Miranda — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/liar-liar.md)
- *Deep Secrets* (1996), as Lara
- *The Thorn Birds: The Missing Years* (1996), as Meggie Cleary O'Neill
- *TFI Friday* (1996), series, Actor
- *Shame II: The Secret* (1995), as Diana Cadell · Executive Producer
- *The Madness of King George* (1994), as Lady Pembroke — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/the-madness-of-king-george.md)
- *A Woman's Guide to Adultery* (1993), series, as Jo Saxon
- *The Substitute* (1993), as Gayle Richards/Laura Ellington
- *Frasier* (1993), series, as Catherine — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)
- *Rik Mayall Presents: Briefest Encounter* (1993), as Siobhan
- *Rik Mayall Presents* (1993), series, as Siobhan
- *It's Nothing Personal* (1993), as Katherine Whitloff
- *Shame* (1992), as Diana Cadell
- *Murder Most Horrid* (1991), series, as Carmela Vezza
- *The Laughter of God* (1991), as Jane Clemant
- *The Hidden Room* (1991), series, as Martha
- *Paper Mask* (1990), as Christine Taylor
- *Diamond Skulls* (1990), as Ginny
- *Tank Malling* (1989), as Helen Searle
- *The Rainbow* (1989), as Winifred Inger
- *Game, Set, and Match* (1988), series, as Gloria Kent
- *The Lair of the White Worm* (1988), as Lady Sylvia Marsh
- *An Affair in Mind* (1988), as Druscilla Janus
- *Foreign Body* (1986), as Susan Partridge
- *L.A. Law* (1986), series, as C.J. Lamb
- *Castaway* (1986), as Lucy Irvine
- *Frankie and Johnnie* (1986), as Reporter at Press Conference
- *Star Quality* (1985), as Understudy
- *Screen Two* (1985), series, as Jane Clemant

## Gallery

- ![Amanda Donohoe](https://film.one/media/person/85148/gallery-3d189982ad94.jpg) Amanda Donohoe — Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/Amanda_Donohoe.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Amanda Donohoe (1991)](https://film.one/media/person/85148/gallery-d5c41148bb17.jpg) Amanda Donohoe (1991) — Alan Light, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Amanda_Donohoe_%282075852763%29.jpg/1280px-Amanda_Donohoe_%282075852763%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Amanda Donohoe](https://film.one/media/person/85148/gallery-cfa3e27b9860.jpg) Amanda Donohoe — Image via TMDB
- ![Amanda Donohoe](https://film.one/media/person/85148/gallery-7ea5003d66dc.jpg) Amanda Donohoe — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Golden Globes — 1 won

- 1992: Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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