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Zoë Wanamaker

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Zoë Wanamaker

Zoë is a four-time Tony Award nominee, and a nine-time Olivier Award nominee, winning the Best Actress Award twice for ELECTRA and ONCE IN A LIFETIME.
Her career has taken her from the RSC to the National Theatre via Broadway, the Royal Court, the West End and the Donmar Warehouse. Zoë recently performed on Broadway in Bart Sher's production of PICTURES FROM HOME.

Her varied on-screen career includes: BLACK OPS (BBC), SHADOW AND BONE (Netflix), CRIMINAL RECORD (Apple TV+), THE CLEANER (BBC). POIROT (BBC), BRITANNIA (Sky), MR. SELFRIDGE (ITV) and the much-loved BBC sitcom MY FAMILY.

Zoë received a BAFTA nomination for her role in the film WILDE, with other film credits including the HARRY POTTER franchise and MY WEEK WITH MARILYN (dir. Simon Curtis).

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Zoë Wanamaker

Television

Title Role Production Director
CRIMINAL RECORD Maureen Apple TV+ Jim Loach
THE CLEANER S2 Lucille BBC One Dominic Brigstocke
BLACK OPS Stella BBC One Ben Gregor
THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH Watt CBS Alex Kurtzman
SHADOW AND BONE Baghra Netflix Various
WORZEL GUMMIDGE Lady Bloomsbury Barton BBC One Mackenzie Crook
BRITANNIA (2 SEASONS) Queen Antedia Sky/Amazon Various
KILLING EVE (2 SEASONS) Helen Jacobsen Sid Gentle Films Helen Jacobson
GIRLFRIENDS Gail ITV Kay Mellor
INSIDE NO.9 ( SEASON 4) Paula BBC Graeme Harper
BABS Joan Littlewood BBC Dominic Leclerc
POIROT - ELEPHANTS CAN REMEMBER Ariadne Oliver Mammoth Screen John Strickland
WODEHOUSE IN EXILE Ethel BBC - TV Movie Tim Fywell
THE MAN The Woman SKy Iain Softley
MY FAMILY (9 SEASONS) Susan BBC Television (Rose d'Or - Best Sitcom Actress)
POIROT - THE 3RD GIRL Ariadne Oliver ITV Ashley Pearce
POIROT - MRS MCGINTY'S DEAD Ariadne Oliver ITV Sarah Harding
JOHNNY AND THE BOMB Mrs Tachyon Childsplay Television Ltd Dermot Boyd
POIROT - CARDS ON THE TABLE Ariadne Oliver ITV Sarah Harding
WASTE OF SHAME Countess of Pembroke BBC Television John McKay
DOCTOR WHO: THE END OF THE WORLD Cassandra BBC Television Graeme Harper
MARPLE: A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED Letitia Blacklock Acorn Media Group John Strickland
ADRIAN MOLE: THE CAPPUCCINO YEARS Tania Braithwaite BBC Sandy Johnson
GORMENGHAST Clarice BBC Television Andy Wilson
THE MAGICAL LEGENDS OF THE LEPRECHAUNS Mary Muldoon Hallmark John Henderson
A DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF TIME Audrey Maclintick Table Top Productions Christopher Morohan
THE WIDOWING OF MRS HOLROYD Mrs Holroyd BBC Television Katie Mitchell

Stage

Title Role Production Director
PICTURES FROM HOME Jean Sultan Broadway Bart Sher
CONSTELLATIONS Marianne Donmar Warehouse Michael Longhurst
TWO LADIES Hélenè Bridge Theatre Nicholas Hytner
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY Meg Harold Pinter Theatre Ian Rickson
ELEGY Lorna Donmar Warehouse Josie Rourke
ZORBA THE GREEK Hortense New York City Centre Walter Bobbie
HARLEQUINADE Dame Maud Gosport Garrick Theatre Rob Ashford & Kenneth Branagh
PASSION PLAY Eleanor Duke of York's David Leveaux
CHERRY ORCHARD Ranevskaya National Theatre Howard Davies
ALL MY SONS Kate Keller Apollo Theatre Howard Davies
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING Beatrice National Theatre Nick Hytner
ROSE TATTOO Serafim Del Rose National Theatre Steven Pimlott
AWAKE AND SING Bessie Lincoln Centre, New York Bartlett Sher
HIS GIRL FRIDAY Hildy Johnson Royal National Theatre Jack O'Brian
BOSTON MARRIAGE Anna Donmar Phyillda Lloyd
BATTLE ROYAL Princess Caroline (1999-2000) Royal National Theatre Howard Davies
ELECTRA Electra - 3 Yrs Chichestar/Donmar/Broadway, Tony Nomination, Laurence Olivier Award, David Leveaux
THE OLD NEIGHBOURHOOD Jolly The Royal Court Theatre Patrick Marber
THE GLASS MENAGERIE Amanda Wingfield Donmar Productions Sam Mendes

Feature Film

Title Role Production Director
MY WEEK WITH MARILYN Paula Strasberg The Weinstein Company Simon Curtis
IT'S A WONDERFUL AFTERLIFE Mrs. Goldman HanWay Films Gurindhar
FIVE CHILDREN AND IT Martha Henson Films John Stephenson
HARRY POTTER & THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE Madame Hooch Warner Bros Chris Columbus
SWEPT FROM THE SEA Mary Foster TriStar Pictures Bieban Kiddron
WILDE Ada Levenson Samuelson Prods/Polygram Brian Gilbert