Zoe Wanamaker

Zoë Wanamaker (born May 13, 1949 in New York) is an American-born British actress who lives and works in the United Kingdom.

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May 13 - 1949 - New York - American - Actress - United Kingdom

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She is the daughter of the late Jewish American film actor/director Sam Wanamaker, who came to Britain after being blacklisted during the 1950s; he led the project to rebuild the Globe Theatre in London.

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Jewish American - Sam Wanamaker - Britain - Blacklisted - 1950s - Globe Theatre - London

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She is probably best-known by a world-wide audience for her role as Madam Hooch in the film Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. She played Clarice, one of the dimwitted twin sisters of Lord Groan in Gormenghast, a BBC television adaptation of Mervyn Peake's trilogy. She has also appeared in a variety of films, programmes, and plays.

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Madam Hooch - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - BBC - Mervyn Peake

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Successful television series have included Love Hurts with Adam Faith and My Family with Robert Lindsay.

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Adam Faith - My Family - Robert Lindsay

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Her stage performance in Sophocles' Electra was widely acclaimed.

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Sophocles - Electra

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Wanamaker voiced a CGI character named Cassandra in the Doctor Who episode The End of the World (2005), and will reprise the role in the first episode of the 2006 series (tentatively entitled New Earth).

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CGI - Cassandra - Doctor Who - The End of the World - 2005 - 2006 - New Earth

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