Zoë Wanamaker (born 1949) is a British-American actress.
Though born in New York City, she was raised in the United Kingdom after her father, American actor Sam Wanamaker, was affected by The Hollywood Blacklist. Zoë went on to begin her own acting career on the British stage, starting with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Other than her stage work, she's also built up a long resume of television roles, including various literary adaptations, the long-running sitcom My Family, Poirot, Britannia, and the ITV series Girlfriends.
Perhaps as a result of her classical training, onscreen she tends to play authoritative women with an air of class, genuine or not.
Filmography:
- The Devils Crown (1978): Berengaria of Navarre
- Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (1992): Lady Macbeth (voice role)
- David Copperfield (1999): Jane Murdstone
- Gormenghast (2000): Clarice Groan
- Harry Potter: Professor Rolanda Hooch
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
- Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (2018) (voice role)
- My Family (2000-2011): Susan Harper
- Adrian Mole: The Cappucino Years (2001): Tania Braithwaite
- Five Children and It (2004): Martha
- Poirot (2006-2013): Ariadne Oliver
- Doctor Who (2005-2006): Cassandra
- Fable: Theresa (voice role)
- Fable II (2008)
- Fable III (2010)
- Fable: The Journey (2012)
- My Week with Marilyn (2011): Paula Strasberg
- Mr Selfridge (2015): Princess Marie
- Britannia (2018-present): Queen Antedia
- Girlfriends (2018): Gail
- Shadow and Bone (2020-present): Baghra
