Amanda Root was born in 1963 in Essex, England.

Amanda Root Played the narrator and host for "Jane Austen's Life" which is continually displayed at the Jane Austen Centre in Bath, England.

Root starred in three different TV series in 2005 two of which were "Empire, The Robinsons" as Maggie Robinson, and "Brief Encounter" as June Makenzie. She is known however, for her role on TV's 2003 series "Love Again" as Maeve Brennan, and as Rachel Mortimer in 1998's "Mortimer's Law"

Amanda had repeated guest appearances as Miranda on the 2004 TV series "All About Me".

Amanda Root's other notable credits include...

BLOOM (2004)

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO HAROLD SMITH? (1999)

DEEP IN THE HEART (1998)

JANE EYRE (1996)

PERSUASION (1995)

THE BFG (1989)