Portrait of Amanda Root

Acting

Amanda Root

Titles
21movies41TV shows
Career

Active from 1987 to 2020, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Leading roles
8
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Forsyte Saga
The Forsyte Saga
GoodWatch score81/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 43 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Amanda Root Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    3.3, average 5.1
  • Violence
    2.9, average 4.3
  • Contemporary Realism
    4.0, average 5.2
  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Emotional Depth 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Biographical Drama 2
  • Character-Driven Narrative 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Strong Female Lead 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

41
TypeAllTV shows41Movies21
RoleAnyActing41
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1980s51990s92000s142010s72020s6
GenreAnyDrama31Crime16Mystery13Comedy10Documentary4Sci-Fi & Fantasy1War & Politics1Soap1Animation1Talk1
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DecadesScores
Highest firstLowest first

Great

Score 80 to 89

11 titles
GoodWatch85
Poster for Wolf Hall

TV show · as Abbess Zouche

GoodWatch85
Poster for Baby Reindeer

TV show · as Elle Dunn / Elle Dunn (voice)

GoodWatch84
Poster for Sherlock

TV show · as Emma Welsborough

GoodWatch83
Poster for Agatha Christie's Poirot

TV show · as Mrs Rendell

GoodWatch83
Poster for Foyle's War

TV show · as Elizabeth Lewes

GoodWatch82
Poster for Call the Midwife

TV show · as Florrie Watkins

GoodWatch81
Poster for The Sixth Commandment

TV show · as Sue Farquhar

GoodWatch81
Poster for The Forsyte Saga

TV show · as Winifred Dartie

GoodWatch80
Poster for Midsomer Murders

TV show · as Ruth Scholey

GoodWatch80
Poster for The Impressionists

TV show · as Alice Hoschede

GoodWatch80
Poster for Natural World

TV show · as Narrator

Good

Score 70 to 79

9 titles
GoodWatch75
Poster for Patrick Melrose

TV show · as Virginia Watson-Scott

GoodWatch75
Poster for Dalgliesh

TV show · as Sister Brumfett

GoodWatch74
Poster for Daniel Deronda

TV show · as Mrs Davilow

GoodWatch73
Poster for Harry Enfield and Chums

TV show · as Miss Hetherington

GoodWatch71
Poster for Original Sin

TV show · as Frances Peverell

GoodWatch70
Poster for Rose and Maloney

TV show · as Marsha Campese

Decent

Score 60 to 69

6 titles
GoodWatch69
Poster for Anna Karenina

TV show · as Dolly

GoodWatch66
Poster for The Buddha of Suburbia

TV show · as 1st TV Producer

GoodWatch65
Poster for Thorne

TV show · as Teresa Maxwell

GoodWatch65
Poster for Love on a Branch Line

TV show · as Miss Mounsey

GoodWatch62
Poster for Casualty

TV show · as Joyce Paice

GoodWatch61
Poster for You & Me

TV show · as Richards

Bad to mediocre

Score 30 to 59

6 titles
GoodWatch59
Poster for Vera

TV show · as Deena Corbridge

GoodWatch59
Poster for Death in Paradise

TV show · as Teresa Gower

GoodWatch51
Poster for A Touch of Frost

TV show · as Dolores Delmonte

GoodWatch50
Poster for The Sister

TV show · as June Fox

GoodWatch50
Poster for Waking the Dead

TV show · as Lorna Gyles

GoodWatch47
Poster for The Robinsons

TV show · as Maggie Robinson

Not rated yet

9 titles
Poster for All About Me

TV show · as Miranda

Poster for The Afternoon Play

TV show · as Andrea

Poster for Worlds Beyond

TV show · as Julia

Poster for Time for Murder

TV show · as Sarah Penwarden

Poster for London

TV show · as Charlotte Bronte

Poster for Turning World

TV show · as Evelyn Sharples

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