Amanda Root
Birth Name:
Amanda Root
Birth Place:
Essex, England
Profession
Actress, Soundtrack
Fast Facts
- Won the 2009 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Ensemble Performance
- Won the 2009 Theatre World Award for her performance in "The Norman Conquests․"
- 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․"