Zoe Wanamaker

Birthplace: New York, New York
Birthday: May 13, 1949

American-born character player Zoe Wanamaker, daughter of actor-director Sam Wanamaker, moved at the age of three to England, where her father championed the rebuilding of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London. Not blessed with the cute nose or sensual mouth of the ingenue, she put her "interesting" looks to good service in repertory of the highest possible standard, performing extensively at the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre, in roles ranging from classical (Viola in "Twelfth Night") to musical comedy (Adelaide in "Guys an…more

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Actor

Once in a Lifetime
May Daniels
The Man Who Saw the Future
Commentary
My Family
Susan Harper (regular)
Piaf
Toine
The Countess Alice
Host

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Career Milestones

2001
Acted in the British TV series "Adrian Mole: The Cappucino Years"
2001
Had leading role in the London premiere of David Mamet's play "Boston Marriage"
2001
Played Madame Hooch in "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"
1998
Reprised "Electra" opposite Claire Bloom at the McCarter Theatre in Princeton, New Jersey and later on Broadway
1997
Acted in two feature films, "Wilde" and "Swept From the Sea"