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|name=Zoë Wanamaker |
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+ | |family=*Charlotte Holland (mother) |
| + | *[[Wikipedia:Sam Wanamaker|Sam Wanamaker]] (father) |
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| + | *[[Wikipedia:Gawn Grainger|Gawn Grainger]] (husband) |
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| + | *Abbey (sister) |
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| + | *Jessica (sister) |
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|yearsactive=[[1973]]-present |
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|harrypotterrole=[[Rolanda Hooch]] |
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| − | '''Zoë Wanamaker''' (born |
+ | '''Zoë Wanamaker''' [[Wikipedia:Order_of_the_British_Empire|CBE]], (born [[13 May]], [[1940s|1949]]), is an [[United States of America|American]]-[[Great Britain|British]] actress who played [[Rolanda Hooch]] in the [[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|film adaptation]] of ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'' and is one of the few [[United States of America|American]] actors in the series. Outside the Potter franchise she is wellknown for her role as [[Wikipedia:List of My Family characters#Susan Harper|Susan Harper]] in the British sitcom ''[[Wikipedia:My Family|My Family]]''. |
| − | As well as these roles, she has appeared in a number of series and films including three television adaptations of Agatha |
+ | [[File:Zoë.jpg|thumb|left|148px|Joyful Zoë Wanamaker.]]As well as these roles, she has appeared in a number of series and films including three television adaptations of Agatha Christie's ''Poirot and Marple'', as well as two episodes of ''[[Wikipedia:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]'' playing Cassandra the ''Last Human''. |
Throughout her theatrical career she has been nominated for numerous awards, three of which she has won, and holds both American and British nationalities having obtained her British citizenship in order to accept a CBE from the Queen. |
Throughout her theatrical career she has been nominated for numerous awards, three of which she has won, and holds both American and British nationalities having obtained her British citizenship in order to accept a CBE from the Queen. |
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+ | ==Early life== |
Zoë Wanamaker was born in New York City to Charlotte Holland and Sam Wanamaker and trained at Central School of Speech and Drama. |
Zoë Wanamaker was born in New York City to Charlotte Holland and Sam Wanamaker and trained at Central School of Speech and Drama. |
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+ | ==Personal life== |
| − | In November 1994, she married Irish actor Gawn Grainger. She is a patron of Dignity in Dying and of the Young Actors Theatre Islington. She has two sisters; Abbey and Jessica. |
+ | In [[November]] [[1994]], she married [[Ireland|Irish]] actor Gawn Grainger. She is a patron of Dignity in Dying and of the Young Actors Theatre Islington. She has two sisters; Abbey and Jessica. |
==External links== |
==External links== |
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*{{IMDb name|0910738|Zoë Wanamaker}} |
*{{IMDb name|0910738|Zoë Wanamaker}} |
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*[[wikipedia:Zoë Wanamaker|Zoë Wanamaker]] on [http://en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia] |
*[[wikipedia:Zoë Wanamaker|Zoë Wanamaker]] on [http://en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia] |
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| + | [[Category:American actors (real-world)|Wanamaker, Zoë]] |
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Revision as of 21:30, 30 June 2015
Zoë Wanamaker CBE, (born 13 May, 1949), is an American-British actress who played Rolanda Hooch in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and is one of the few American actors in the series. Outside the Potter franchise she is wellknown for her role as Susan Harper in the British sitcom My Family.
Joyful Zoë Wanamaker.
As well as these roles, she has appeared in a number of series and films including three television adaptations of Agatha Christie's Poirot and Marple, as well as two episodes of Doctor Who playing Cassandra the Last Human.
Throughout her theatrical career she has been nominated for numerous awards, three of which she has won, and holds both American and British nationalities having obtained her British citizenship in order to accept a CBE from the Queen.
Early life
Zoë Wanamaker was born in New York City to Charlotte Holland and Sam Wanamaker and trained at Central School of Speech and Drama.
Personal life
In November 1994, she married Irish actor Gawn Grainger. She is a patron of Dignity in Dying and of the Young Actors Theatre Islington. She has two sisters; Abbey and Jessica.
