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Zoë Wanamaker

Acting

Born May 13, 1949 · New York City, New York, USA

Also known as Zoe Wanamaker · زوئی وانامیکر · Зої Ванамейкер

Biography

Zoë Wanamaker, CBE (born 13 May 1949) is an American-British actress. She has performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company; in films, including the Harry Potter series; and in a number of television productions, including a long-time role as Susan Harper in the sitcom My Family. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Awards & recognition

  • Commander of the Order of the British Empire
  • Laurence Olivier Awards
  • Tony AwardBest Featured Actress in a Play · 2006 · nominated
  • Tony AwardBest Actress in a Play · 1999 · nominated
  • Tony AwardBest Featured Actress in a Play · 1986 · nominated
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  • Tony AwardBest Featured Actress in a Play · 1981 · nominated

Filmography34 titles

Agatha Christie's Poirot

1989as Ariadne Oliver

Inside No. 9

2014as Paula

Killing Eve

2018as Helen Jacobson

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

2001as Madam Hooch

Inspector Morse

1987as Emma Pickford

Shadow and Bone

2021as Baghra

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004as Letitia Blacklock

Prime Suspect

1991as Moyra Henson

Doctor Who

2005as Cassandra O'Brien.Δ17

The Man Who Fell to Earth

2022as Watt

Natural World

1983as Narrator

Professor T

2021as Zelda Radclyffe

Babs

2017as Joan Littlewood

Wodehouse In Exile

2013as Ethel Wodehouse

My Family

2000as Susan Harper

David Copperfield

1999as Miss Murdstone

The Cleaner

2021as Lucille

Gormenghast

2000as Clarice Groan

Britannia

2017as Queen Antedia

Mr Selfridge

2013as Princess Marie Wiasemsky de Bolotoff

The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns

1999as Mary Muldoon

Who Do You Think You Are?

as Self

Tales of the Unexpected

1979as Margaret Smythe

My Week with Marilyn

2011as Paula Strasberg

A Christmas Carol

1977as Belle

Criminal Record

2024as Maureen

Wilde

1997as Ada Leverson 'Sphinx'

Muse of Fire

2013as Self

Swept from the Sea

1997as Mary Foster

Worzel Gummidge

2019as Lady Bloomsbury Barton

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

1973as Eva Braun's Handmaid (uncredited)

Girlfriends

as Gail

Manson: The Lost Tapes

as Narrator

The Raggedy Rawney

1988as Elle