Zoë Wanamaker

Zoë Wanamaker

76 · Born: May 13, 1949

Known For

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's StoneHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Shadow and BoneShadow and Bone
My Week with MarilynMy Week with Marilyn
BritanniaBritannia

Personal Details

BornMay 13, 1949 New York City, New York, USA
Parents
  • Charlotte Holland
  • Sam Wanamaker
Relatives
  • Marc Wanamaker (Cousin)
  • Amy Wanamaker (Sibling)
  • Jessica Wanamaker (Sibling)

Biography

Zoë Wanamaker is an American expatriate actress who has spent most of her career in the United Kingdom. She has worked extensively in the theatre, earning two Laurence Olivier Awards and four Tony Award nominations.

Career

2025
Professor T
Professor T as Zelda Radclyffe
2024
Criminal Record
Criminal Record as Maureen
2023
The Cleaner
The Cleaner as Lucille
2021
Shadow and Bone
Shadow and Bone as Baghra
2019
Secrets of the Dead: Bombing Auschwitz
Secrets of the Dead: Bombing Auschwitz as Narrator (voice)
Worzel Gummidge
Worzel Gummidge as Lady Bloomsbury Barton
Britannia
Britannia as Queen Antedia
2018
Girlfriends
Girlfriends as Gail
My Family and the Galapagos
My Family and the Galapagos as Narrator (voice)
2017
Babs
Babs as Joan Littlewood
2016
Handmade: By Royal Appointment
Handmade: By Royal Appointment as Narrator
2015
Mr Selfridge
Mr Selfridge as Princess Marie Wiasemsky de Bolotoff
2013
Wodehouse in Exile
Wodehouse in Exile as Ethel Wodehouse
Poirot
Poirot as Ariadne Oliver
2011
All My Sons
All My Sons as Kate Keller
My Week with Marilyn
My Week with Marilyn as Paula Strasberg
My Family
My Family as Susan Harper
2010
It's a Wonderful Afterlife
It's a Wonderful Afterlife as Mrs. Goldman
2007
The Old Curiosity Shop
The Old Curiosity Shop as Mrs. Jarley
2006
Johnny and the Bomb
Johnny and the Bomb as Mrs. Tachyon
2005
A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets
A Waste of Shame: The Mystery of Shakespeare and His Sonnets as Countess of Pembroke
The Real Amityville Horror
The Real Amityville Horror as Narrator
2004
Five Children and It
Five Children and It as Martha
2001
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone as Madam Hooch
2000
Gormenghast
Gormenghast as Clarice Groan
1999
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns as Mary Muldoon
David Copperfield
David Copperfield as Miss Murdstone
1998
Swept from the Sea
Swept from the Sea as Mary Foster
1997
Wilde
Wilde as Ada Leverson 'Sphinx'
A Dance to the Music of Time
A Dance to the Music of Time as Audrey Maclintick
1995
Performance
Performance as Mrs. Holroyd
1994
Love Hurts
Love Hurts as Tessa Piggott
1993
Screenplay
Screenplay as Connie
The Blackheath Poisonings
The Blackheath Poisonings as Charlotte Collard
1992
Screen Two
Screen Two as Olive Mannering
1991
Prime Suspect
Prime Suspect as Moyra Henson
1990
Theatre Night
Theatre Night as Emilia
1989
Ball-Trap on the Cote Sauvage
Ball-Trap on the Cote Sauvage as Sarah Marriot
The Dog It Was That Died
The Dog It Was That Died as Bildebeck
1988
The Raggedy Rawney
The Raggedy Rawney as Elle
1986
Paradise Postponed
Paradise Postponed as Charlotte 'Charlie' Titmuss, née Fanner
1985
Edge of Darkness
Edge of Darkness as Clemmy
1984
Piaf
Piaf as Toine
1983
Richard III
Richard III as Lady Anne
1982
Baal
Baal as Sophie
1978
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month as Lucille
1977
A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol as Belle
1973
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Hitler: The Last Ten Days as Eva Braun's Handmaid (uncredited)
2013
Muse of Fire
Muse of Fire
2009
Doctor Who Greatest Moments
Doctor Who Greatest Moments
2005
Shakespeare's Globe
Shakespeare's Globe
2004
Cinema Sex Politics: Bertolucci Makes 'The Dreamers'
Cinema Sex Politics: Bertolucci Makes 'The Dreamers'