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Amanda Root Biography

Birth Name:Amanda Root

Birth Place:Essex, England

Profession Actress, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • Won the 2009 Theatre World Award for her performance in "The Norman Conquests․"
  • Won the 2009 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance
  • Studied at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
  • Made her stage debut in 1983 when she was cast in a production of "The Devil's Disciple" at the Leeds Playhouse
  • Is best known for her work in stage productions of historical dramas
  • Spent five years as a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company
  • Was the original choice to portray the character Marianne in "Sense and Sensibility․"