Biography
Amanda Root is an English actress. Born in 1963 in Chelmsford, Essex, she trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. She began her career in the theatre, joining the Royal Shakespeare Company in the 1980s, where she appeared in productions including Romeo and Juliet (as Juliet) and Macbeth (as Lady Macbeth).
Root is best known for her leading role as Anne Elliot in the 1995 BBC television film Persuasion. Her other screen credits include The Iron Lady (2011), Their Finest (2017), Sherlock (2010) and Baby Reindeer (2024). In 2009 she received a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in the Broadway revival of Alan Ayckbourn's The Norman Conquests.
