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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 is an American-born British actress who has worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. Wanamaker was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2001 by Queen Elizabeth II. She has received numerous accolades including a Laurence Olivier Award and nominations for three BAFTA Awards, and four Tony Awards.

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Awards & recognition

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

Filmography38 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

Agatha Christie's Marple

2004as Letitia Blacklock

Prime Suspect

1991as Moyra Henson

Shadow and Bone

2021as Baghra

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

Who Do You Think You Are?

2004as Self

The Cleaner

2021as Lucille

Britannia

2017as Queen Antedia

Mr Selfridge

2013as Princess Marie Wiasemsky de Bolotoff

Gormenghast

2000as Clarice Groan

The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns

1999as Mary Muldoon

Tales of the Unexpected

1979as Margaret Smythe

My Week with Marilyn

2011as Paula Strasberg

A Christmas Carol

1977as Belle

Wilde

1997as Ada Leverson 'Sphinx'

Criminal Record

2024as Maureen

Muse of Fire

2013as Self

Swept from the Sea

1997as Mary Foster

Worzel Gummidge

2019as Lady Bloomsbury Barton

Girlfriends

2018as Gail

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

1973as Eva Braun's Handmaid (uncredited)

Black Ops

2023as Celia Herrington

A Dance to the Music of Time

1997as Audrey Maclintick

Bergerac

2025as Charlie Hungerford

Manson: The Lost Tapes

2018as Narrator

Five Children and It

2004as Martha

The Raggedy Rawney

1988as Elle