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Zoë Wanamaker
Born: 13th May 1949 New York City, New York, USA
Dept: Acting
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
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Film and Tv Credits
Total number of credits listed: 93
Film: 43 (46%)
Television: 50 (54%)
Remaining genres not in graph: Talk, Adventure, Fantasy, Kids, Science Fiction, Animation, Music
Filmography
Feb 2025 (first aired)
Ex-cop Jim Bergerac is forced to confront a troubling past case when a wealthy woman is murdered, pushing him to overcome personal demons and reignite ... view
Character:
Charlie Hungerford (6 ep.)
2024
A tribute to the celebrated and enigmatic actress, with her life story told by those who knew her best, celebrating her much-loved appearances across ... view
Character:
Self
Jan 2024 (first aired)
In the heart of London, an anonymous phone call draws two brilliant detectives—a young woman in the early stages of her career and a well-connected ... view
Character:
Maureen (16 ep.)
Jun 2022 (first aired)
What are the secrets of our favourite TV shows? Famous names from both sides of the camera reflect on making some of the most popular and influential ... view
Character:
Self (2 ep.)
Apr 2022 (first aired)
An extraterrestrial alien arrives on Earth at a turning point in human evolution and must confront his own past to determine our future. ... view
Character:
Watt (1 ep.)
2021
A quantum physicist and a beekeeper meet at a barbeque. They hit it off, or perhaps they don’t. They go home together, or maybe they go their separa ... view
Character:
Marianne
Sep 2021 (first aired)
After CSI have done their stuff, the cleaner mops up the grisly remains. For Wicky, a bloodbath and the pub is all in a day's work. ... view
Character:
Lucille (1 ep.)
Jul 2021 (first aired)
Professor Jasper Tempest, a genius Cambridge University criminologist with OCD and an overbearing mother, advises the police. British version of the B ... view
Character:
Zelda Radclyffe (6 ep.)
Apr 2021 (first aired)
In a world cleaved in two by a massive barrier of perpetual darkness, a young soldier uncovers a power that might finally unite her country. But as sh ... view
Character:
Baghra (12 ep.)
Dec 2019 (first aired)
Mackenzie Crook writes, directs and stars in this new family comedy series about a scarecrow who comes to life, based on the characters created by aut ... view
Character:
Lady Bloomsbury Barton (5 ep.)
Original title: Bombe su Auschwitz?
2019
In 1944, two prisoners miraculously escaped from Auschwitz. They told the world of the horror of the Holocaust and raised one of the greatest moral qu ... view
Character:
Narrator (voice)
Sep 2018 (first aired)
A version of the story made for British television without any censorship or dramatic reconstructions. ... view
Character:
Narrator (2 ep.)
Jun 2018 (first aired)
Biologist and broadcaster Monty Halls moves to the Galapagos Islands to experience with his family the wonders and challenges of his favourite place o ... view
Character:
Narrator (voice) (3 ep.)
Apr 2018 (first aired)
A security consultant hunts for a ruthless assassin. Equally obsessed with each other, they go head to head in an epic game of cat-and-mouse. ... view
Character:
Helen Jacobson (1 ep.)
Jan 2018 (first aired)
An epic drama set in 43AD as the Roman Imperial Army – determined and terrified in equal measure - returns to crush the Celtic heart of Britannia - ... view
Character:
Queen Antedia (27 ep.)
Jan 2018 (first aired)
After the dramatic and sudden death of Linda's husband Micky, childhood friends Linda, Sue and Gail find themselves back together again. Each has thei ... view
Character:
Gail (6 ep.)
2017
This is the story of Dame Barbara Windsor, the Cockney kid with a dazzling smile and talent to match. Preparing to perform in the theatre one cold eve ... view
Character:
Joan Littlewood
Jun 2016 (first aired)
Four-part series following the making of four beautiful objects, handcrafted by companies with a royal warrant. ... view
Character:
Narrator (4 ep.)
Feb 2014 (first aired)
An anthology of darkly comic twisted tales, each one taking place behind a door marked 'number 9'. ... view
Character:
Paula (1 ep.)
2014
An unassuming government scientist has unknowingly been spiked with a love implant, but the spy who put it there has fallen in love for real. ... view
Character:
2013
This unique feature documentary follows two actors, Giles Terera and Dan Poole, as they travel the world to find out everything they can about tacklin ... view
Character:
Self
2013
An all-star cast heads up this intimate film about how author, P.G.Wodehouse, came to face a charge of treason during the Second World War and how thi ... view
Character:
Ethel Wodehouse
Jan 2013 (first aired)
Mr. Selfridge recounts the real life story of the flamboyant and visionary American founder of Selfridge's, London's lavish department store. Set in 1 ... view
Character:
Princess Marie Wiasemsky de Bolotoff (10 ep.)
Apr 2012 (first aired)
Playhouse Presents is a series of self-contained TV plays, made by British broadcaster Sky Arts. The series started airing on 12 April 2012, on Sky Ar ... view
Character:
The Woman (1 ep.)
2012
To mark 30 years since the Falklands War, this documentary follows three men back to the islands. For veteran Simon Weston, the journey is an opportun ... view
Character:
Narrator
Mar 2012 (first aired)
Mary Portas wants to boost the UK clothing industry by starting her own production line to manufacture a key staple in any woman's wardrobe - knickers ... view
Character:
Narrator (3 ep.)
2011
London, 1956. Genius actor and film director Laurence Olivier is about to begin the shooting of his upcoming movie, premiered in 1957 as The Prince an ... view
Character:
Paula Strasberg
2011
Madame Ranevskaya is a spoiled, aging aristocratic lady who returns from a trip to Paris to face the loss of her magnificent Cherry Orchard estate aft ... view
Character:
Ranyevskaya
2011
Arthur Miller's 20th century classic play about social responsibility set against personal gain. When Joe Keller places the prosperity of his family a ... view
Character:
Kate Keller
2010
Indian mother Mrs Sethi's obsession with marrying off her daughter turns murderous. With jokes that routinely miss the mark and cringeworthy slapstick ... view
Character:
Mrs. Goldman
Aug 2009 (first aired)
Takes viewers on a journey through time and space to relive all the action from the sci-fi show, featuring exclusive interviews with key actors offeri ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
2008
Documentary about a business tycoon who helped rescue children orphaned during the brutal aftermath of the Russian Revolution. ... view
Character:
Narrator
2007
A kindly shop owner whose overwhelming gambling debts allow a greedy landlord to seize his shop of dusty treasures. Evicted and with no way to pay his ... view
Character:
Mrs. Jarley
Jan 2006 (first aired)
Johnny Maxwell stumbles upon a time machine when he helps an old woman, but little does he know that his journeys back to 1941 cause a chain of events ... view
Character:
Mrs. Tachyon (2 ep.)
2005
The enigmatic, sinister Mr. Shaitana, one of London's richest men, invites 8 guests, 4 of them possible murderers and 4 'detectives' to his opulent ap ... view
Character:
Ariadne Oliver
2005
In 1609, William Shakespeare published a collection of 154 sonnets, creating what is arguably the greatest lyric sequence in English literature - and ... view
Character:
Countess of Pembroke
2005
A haunting documentary about a normal family living in Connecticut, who, after moving into their new house, are terrorized by an evil ghost that dwell ... view
Character:
Narrator
2005
Shakespeare’s Globe is a film offering an intimate look at the working life of a unique theatrical institution. It charts a vivid journey from the r ... view
Character:
Herself
Mar 2005 (first aired)
The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a ... view
Character:
Cassandra O'Brien.Δ17 (2 ep.)
Dec 2004 (first aired)
The adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St Mary Mead. During her many visits to friends and rela ... view
Character:
Letitia Blacklock (1 ep.)
2004
The Psammead is an 'it', an ancient, ill-tempered sand-fairy with a spider-shaped body, bat-like ears, and snail-like eyes. It is grumpy but has the p ... view
Character:
Martha
Oct 2004 (first aired)
A British genealogy documentary series in which celebrities trace their ancestry, discovering secrets and surprises from their past. ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
2004
The making of The Dreamers, its background and relation to the May 1968 student riots in Paris. ... view
Character:
Self / Narrator (voice)
Nov 2001 (first aired)
Richard & Judy was a British chat show presented by the married couple Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan. The show originally aired on Channel 4, ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
2001
Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard—wit ... view
Character:
Madam Hooch
Feb 2001 (first aired)
Adrian Mole: the Cappuccino Years is a British television series which was first aired on BBC One in 2001. The series was based on the fifth book from ... view
Character:
Tania Braithwaite (6 ep.)
Sep 2000 (first aired)
Ben Harper is a moderately successful family man and dentist. He is also undergoing a mid-life crisis and trying to cope with the bizarre reality of r ... view
Character:
Susan Harper (110 ep.)
Jan 2000 (first aired)
At the Castle of Gormenghast, the Groan family has ruled with dusty ceremony for more than seventy generations. A clever and ambitious new kitchen boy ... view
Character:
Clarice Groan (3 ep.)
Dec 1999 (first aired)
A young man journeys from a difficult childhood to maturity, exploring social injustice, personal development, and the complexities of human relations ... view
Character:
Miss Murdstone (2 ep.)
Nov 1999 (first aired)
In a land of myth and magic, a forbidden love affair ignites an ancient war between the leprechauns and the trooping fairies. Jack Woods is appointed ... view
Character:
Mary Muldoon (2 ep.)
1998
The film tells the story of Russian emigree and the only survivor from ship crash Yanko Goorall and servant Amy Foster in the end of 19th century. Whe ... view
Character:
Mary Foster
Oct 1997 (first aired)
A Dance to the Music of Time is a four-part adaptation of Anthony Powell's 12-volume novel sequence that aired on Channel 4 in 1997. The series is a s ... view
Character:
Audrey Maclintick (4 ep.)
1997
Oscar Wilde is a married playwright who has occasionally indulged his weakness for male suitors. After much toil, Wilde debuts 'The Importance of Bein ... view
Character:
Ada Leverson 'Sphinx'
Jul 1997 (first aired)
How we decorated and redecorated our homes over the latter half of the twentieth century reflects our changing attitudes to domesticity, home ownershi ... view
Character:
Self - Narrator (voice) (6 ep.)
Jan 1997 (first aired)
Embarks on an odyssey to uncover the origins of myths an mythical creatures the world over. What links do dragons, werewolves, vampires, mermaids and ... view
Character:
Narrator (13 ep.)
1995
D.H, Lawrence's early play about a married woman who wishes her husband dead after falling in love with another man comes to the screen in this adapta ... view
Character:
Mrs. Holroyd
1995
Documentary about six-year-old Eilish Holton from Ireland, three years after she was surgically separated from her conjoined twin sister Katie, who sa ... view
Character:
Narrator
Feb 1993 (first aired)
The investigation of Paul Vandervent into the mysterious death of his father brings further discord among two feuding families tied together in busine ... view
Character:
Charlotte Collard (3 ep.)
1993
A reporter is assigned a then-and-now piece on a 50-year old photospread of three society beauties. One of them, Lady Alice Munroe, now the widowed Gr ... view
Character:
Connie
1992
The investigation of Paul Vandervent into the mysterious death of his father brings further discord among two feuding families tied together in busine ... view
Character:
Charlotte Collard
Nov 1992 (first aired)
An animated adaptation of twelve of Shakespeare's best-known plays. The series was produced by S4C for the BBC, but animated by some of the foremost a ... view
Character:
Lady Macbeth (voice) (1 ep.)
1992
Several elderly friends and acquaintances in 1950s London are disturbed to receive mysterious telephone calls predicting their impending deaths... ... view
Character:
Olive Mannering
Jan 1992 (first aired)
Love Hurts is a British comedy-drama series that was broadcast from 3 January 1992 to 18 March 1994 on BBC1. It was scripted by Laurence Marks and Mau ... view
Character:
Tessa Piggott (30 ep.)
Oct 1991 (first aired)
Pebble Mill was a re-launched version of the 1970s daily chat show Pebble Mill (also known as Pebble Mill At One for a while) which aired on BBC1 in t ... view
Character:
Self (1 ep.)
Oct 1991 (first aired)
An anthology series of various plays and dramatic performances. ... view
Character:
Mrs Holroyd (1 ep.)
Apr 1991 (first aired)
Highly skilled Detective Inspector Jane Tennison battles to prove herself in a male dominated world. ... view
Character:
Moyra Henson (5 ep.)
1990
Noble Moroccan Othello finds his life with beautiful, fiercely loyal Desdemona thrown tragically out of balance when secretly jealous, scheming confid ... view
Character:
Emilia
1989
Joe and Sarah Marriot are a pair of European campers who have pitched their tent for a little R & R at a campsite in France.
The other families t ... view
Character:
Sarah Marriot
Apr 1989 (first aired)
The true story of Barbara Hutton, who had inherited $40 million by the age of 6. This insight explores the effects that money can have on one's life, ... view
Character:
Jean Kennerly (6 ep.)
Jan 1989 (first aired)
From England to Egypt, accompanied by his elegant and trustworthy sidekicks, the intelligent yet eccentrically-refined Belgian detective Hercule Poiro ... view
Character:
Ariadne Oliver (6 ep.)
1989
Rupert Purvis jumps off a bridge onto a dog, causing problems for Blair, his superior at MI5. Blair must convince Hogbin, the agent who's been tailing ... view
Character:
Bildebeck
1988
During WWII a youth deserts his country's army after a combat experience, but not before wounding his commanding officer with a knife in order to esca ... view
Character:
Elle
Jan 1987 (first aired)
Inspector Morse is a detective drama based on Colin Dexter's series of Chief Inspector Morse novels. The series starred John Thaw as Chief Inspector M ... view
Character:
Emma Pickford (1 ep.)
Sep 1986 (first aired)
This British series, based on books by John Mortimer, follows the rise of Leslie Titmuss from humble beginnings in the 1950s to Tory cabinet minister ... view
Character:
Charlotte 'Charlie' Titmuss, née Fanner (14 ep.)
1986
A clergyman noted for his support of left-wing causes, leaves his considerable estate to a Conservative member of parliament. Adaptation of the novel ... view
Character:
Charlotte Fanner
Nov 1985 (first aired)
Environmental activist Emma Craven is murdered in front of her father, local police inspector Ronald Craven. Investigating the death leads him through ... view
Character:
Clementine (3 ep.)
Character:
Olive Mannering (1 ep.)
1984
Piaf is a play by Pam Gems that focuses on the life and career of French chanteuse Édith Piaf. This recording presents the Tony Award-winning stage p ... view
Character:
Toine
Oct 1983 (first aired)
Natural World is a nature documentary television series broadcast annually on BBC Two and regarded by the BBC as its flagship natural history brand. I ... view
Character:
Unknown/various (1 ep.)
Narrator (1 ep.)
1983
Richard Duke of Gloucester, youngest brother of King Edward IV, will stop at nothing to get the crown. He first convinces the ailing King that the Duk ... view
Character:
Lady Anne
May 1982 (first aired)
A dramatization of the life of Albert Speer, Hitler’s young architect and onetime confidant, and his meteoric rise into the Nazi hierarchy. Based up ... view
Character:
Annemarie Kempf (2 ep.)
1982
Baal is an amoral poetic genius who, after a life of debauchery, betrayal and violence, is about to cut his ties to the world and meet his doom. A hig ... view
Character:
Sophie
1981
British TV Movie drama/documentary detailing the birth of Poland's Solidarity union ... view
Character:
Alina Pienkowska
Mar 1979 (first aired)
A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and p ... view
Character:
Margaret Smythe (1 ep.)
1978
Danton's Death is arguably the most dramatic and penetrating study of revolution ever written. Georg Büchner concentrates on that moment in 1794 when ... view
Character:
Lucille
1977
Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his yout ... view
Character:
Belle
1976
This 1976 BBC documentary sees Ken Campbell (and his Roadshow) investigate the origins and the development of the traditional British Christmas pantom ... view
Character:
Self
Nov 1974 (first aired)
Lee Remick stars as Jennie Jerome, born in the United States in 1845, who eventually became Lady Randolph Churchill, and gave birth to Sir Winston Chu ... view
Character:
Pearl Craigie (1 ep.)
1974
Lee Remick stars as Jennie Jerome, born in the United States in 1845, who eventually became Lady Randolph Churchill, and gave birth to Sir Winston Chu ... view
Character:
Pearl Craigie
1973
Hitler: The Last Ten Days takes us into the depths of der Furher’s Berlin bunker during his final days. Based on the book by Gerhard Boldt, it provi ... view
Character:
Eva Braun's Handmaid (uncredited)
1973
A mission takes off for the moon. But this is a space probe with a difference. Its purpose is to stage the first-ever live variety show from the lunar ... view
Character:
Alice
Oct 1965 (first aired)
A BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a ... view
Character:
Dorinda (1 ep.)
Lucile Desmoulins (1 ep.)
Apr 1956 (first aired)
The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards ... view
Character:
Self - Nominee (3 ep.)
Self - Nominee / Performer (1 ep.)