| Birth date | 29 November 1935 (age 90) |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1959–present |
| Spouse | Patrick Godfrey (m. 1960) |
| Mother | Madeleine Christie |
Amanda Galafres Patterson Walker (born 29 November 1935) is a British film and television actress.
Career
Amanda Walker trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. She is notable for roles in 28 Weeks Later,[1] Heat and Dust,[2] A Room with a View, Pollyanna and Churchill and the Generals.
Overall, Amanda Walker has appeared in over 100 film and television productions since 1959 and is still active as an actress as of 2024. In 1990, she appeared in the Agatha Christie's Poirot episode "The Cornish Mystery", an adaptation of Agatha Christie's short story of the same name.[3]
In May 2024, Walker appeared as an elderly Ruby Sunday (companion to the Doctor) in the Doctor Who episode "73 Yards".[4]
Personal life
Amanda Walker is the daughter of Madeleine Christie.[5] She is married to fellow actor Patrick Godfrey since 1960, they have two children. Their daughter Kate Godfrey is Head of Voice for the Royal Shakespeare Company.[6]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | The Deadly Affair | Brunette at Pub | Uncredited |
| 1969 | Anne of the Thousand Days | Anne's Lady-in-Waiting | |
| 1980 | Richard's Things | Sister in hospital | |
| 1983 | Heat and Dust | Lady Mackleworth | |
| 1985 | A Room with a View | The Cockney Signora | |
| 1990 | The Big Man | Beth's Mother | |
| 1994 | Nostradamus | Mme. Scalinger | |
| 1996 | The English Patient | Lady Hampton | |
| 1998 | Ever After | Old Noblewoman | |
| 2000 | Seven Days to Live | Elizabeth Farrell | |
| 2004 | Wimbledon | Country Club Tennis Lady | |
| 2007 | 28 Weeks Later | Sally | |
| 2009 | The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus | Shopper | |
| 2010 | Bad Night for the Blues | Elizabeth | Short |
| 2011 | Captain America: The First Avenger | Antique Store Owner | |
| 2012 | Cloud Atlas | Veronica | |
| 2013 | The Best Offer | Owner | |
| 2022 | Triangle of Sadness | Clementine | |
| 2023 | Rejoyce!! | Winifred Joyce | Short |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | ITV Play of the Week | Judy Cherry | Episode: "Flowering Cherry" |
| 1962 | Studio 4 | Mary Turner | Episode: "The Grass Is Singing" |
| 1965 | Jury Room | Jessie McLachlan | "The Sandyford Mystery" |
| 1965-66 | Dr. Finlay's Casebook | Henny Geddes/Maggie Strachan | 2 episodes |
| 1966 | Mystery and Imagination | The Voice | Episode: "The Open Door" |
| The Heart of Midlothian | Jeanie Deans | TV film | |
| The Dark Number | Rachel Ferguson | "1.1" | |
| Macbeth | Lady Macduff | TV film | |
| 1967 | Conflict | Queen Isabel | Episode: "Richard II" |
| Champion House | Miss Parr | Episode: "The One That Got Away" | |
| 1969 | The Expert | Mrs. Arnold | Episode: "The Sardonic Smile" |
| 1970 | Codename | Marcadio | Episode: "The Alpha Men" |
| Play for Today | Madge | Episode: Robin Redbreast | |
| 1971 | Doomwatch | Sister Trewin | Episode: "The Iron Doctor" |
| 1972 | Upstairs, Downstairs | Mrs. Pinkerton | Episode: "A Voice from the Past" |
| The Strauss Family | Therese | 3 episodes | |
| 1972–73 | Adam Smith | Peggy Houston | TV series |
| 1973 | The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club | Nurse Armstrong | Episode: "Execution Day" |
| 1974 | The ITV Play | Miss Pierce | Episode: "The Liberation of Eileen" |
| 1975 | Rooms | Helen | Episode: "Reg" |
| 1976 | Clayhanger | Miss Dayson | Episode: "Hilda" |
| Sutherland's Law | Christine Darrach | Episode: "Shades of Black" | |
| Second City Firsts | Anne Bredin | Episode: "Summer Season" | |
| 1977 | Out of Bounds | Mrs. Parkin | 4 episodes |
| 1979 | The Mill on the Floss | Gritty Moss | 2 episodes |
| Churchill and the Generals | Queen Elizabeth | TV film | |
| 1982 | Claire | Scotty | 3 episodes |
| 1983 | Pictures | Mrs. Chase | Episode 1.4 |
| 1986 | Shades of Darkness | Madame Paillot | "Agatha Christie's The Last Séance" |
| Blood Red Roses | Ella | 3 episodes | |
| 1987 | Intimate Contact | Pamela | 2 episodes |
| The New Statesman | Mrs. Selway | Episode: "Three Line Whipping" | |
| 1988 | The Woman He Loved | Betty Lawson-Johnson | TV film |
| Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun | Nurse Graham | ||
| 1989 | Shadow of the Noose | Mrs. Hutchins | Episode: "An Alien Shore" |
| No Strings | Mrs. King | 2 episodes | |
| Norbert Smith: A Life | Mrs. Wilson | TV film | |
| Wild Flowers | Panama Hat | ||
| 1990 | Agatha Christie's Poirot | Mrs. Pengelley | Episode: "The Cornish Mystery" |
| 1991 | 4 Play | Mrs. F. | Episode: "Deptford Graffiti" |
| 1991 | The Ruth Rendell Mysteries | Debbie Davidson | Episode: "From Doon with Death" |
| 1992 | Medics | Molly Gifford | Episode 2.1 |
| Kinsey | Sheila | 2 episodes | |
| Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After | Queen Elizabeth II | TV film | |
| 1993 | All or Nothing at All | Mrs. Lederman | Episode 1.2 |
| 1994 | The Bill | Rita Little | Episode: "The Sixth Age" |
| Dandelion Dead | Bessie | Miniseries | |
| 1996 | Hetty Wainthropp Investigates | Miss Apthwaite | Episode: "Safe as Houses" |
| Bramwell | Mrs. Johnson | Episode: 2.8 | |
| 1997 | Hamish Macbeth | Barbara Scott | Episode: "Deferred Sentence" |
| Heartbeat | Jean Clarke | Episode: "Substitute" | |
| A Dance to the Music of Time | Mrs. Conyers | Episode: "The Thirties" | |
| 1997–98 | The New Adventures of Robin Hood | Mortiana | 3 episodes |
| 1999 | City Central | Joan Harrison | Episode: "Blue Legume" |
| The Passion | Marjorie | Miniseries | |
| Midsomer Murders | Edwina | Episode: "Dead Man's Eleven" | |
| Dalziel and Pascoe | Mavis Marsh | Episode: "Recalled to Life" | |
| The Bill | F.M.E. Sally Tulcan | Episode: "Ring-a-Ring O'Roses" | |
| 2000 | Life Force | Hepzibah McKinley | Episode: "Paradise Island" |
| Masterpiece | Mrs. Ransome | Episode: "The Railway Children" | |
| Fish | Barbara Willis | Regular role | |
| Peak Practice | Elaine Deneley | Episode: "Lonely Hearts: Part 2" | |
| Daylight Robbery | Doreen | Episode 2.3 | |
| 2001 | Hearts and Bones | Olive Piper | Episode 2.4 |
| Doctors | Mary Briggs | Episode: "Caring for Mary" | |
| Midsomer Murders | Gwen | Episode: "Tainted Fruit" | |
| 2002 | Heartbeat | Mrs. Sinclair | Episode: "Caught in the Headlights" |
| Foyle's War | Lady Bannerman | Episode: "The White Feather" | |
| 2003 | Pollyanna | Widow Benton | TV film |
| Strange | Mrs. Fortune | Episode: "Dubik" | |
| My Family | Patricia Hall | "Sixty Feet Under" | |
| 2004 | Murphy's Law | Mary | "Convent" |
| 2005-17 | Doctors | Various | 3 episodes |
| 2006-13 | Holby City | Hilda Sutton/Winifred Hinton | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | The Missing | Woman | 2 episodes |
| 2017 | Doctors | Gwen Bempton | Episode: "Golden Boy" |
| 2017–2018 | Sense8 | Aunt Kirsty | Episode: "Isolated Above, Connected Below"/"Amor Vincit Omnia" |
| 2018 | The Cry | Mrs. Amery | 2 episodes |
| 2021 | Casualty | Brenda TOme | Episode: "Is the Pacient Breathing?" |
| 2022 | Tell Me Everything | Ruby | 1 episode |
| 2024 | Doctor Who | Old Ruby Sunday | Episode: "73 Yards" |
References
- ^ Grey, Tobias (14 August 2009). "The Arty Horror Picture Show". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ "Merchant Ivory Productions - Heat and Dust". Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ ""Agatha Christie's Poirot" The Cornish Mystery (TV Episode 1990)". IMDb. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
- ^ Griffin, Louise (25 May 2024). "Meet the cast of Doctor Who - 73 Yards". Radio Times. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
- ^ "Madeleine Christie". Herald Scotland. 3 February 1996. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ Bano, Tim (2 July 2018). "RSC head of voice Kate Godfrey: 'I want actors to use their own accents – it just needs to be clear'". "It was almost inevitable that she should end up in theatre, as the daughter of actors Amanda Walker, who had roles in 28 Weeks Later and A Room With a View, and Patrick Godfrey, who worked at the RSC at the time of Peter Brook's iconic Midsummer Night's Dream there in 1970." The Stage. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
External links
- Amanda Walker at IMDb