Amanda Hale (born 2 October 1982) is an English actress.

Early life

Hale is one of four children born to Irish immigrant parents in northwest London. Her cousin is scientist Martin Glennie. She had been due to go to

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to study English but changed her mind and decided to become an actress.

Career

Hale trained at the

Royal Academy of Dramatic Art The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, also known by its abbreviation RADA (), is a drama school in London, England, which provides vocational conservatoire training for theatre, film, television, and radio. It is based in Bloomsbury, Central London ...

, graduating in 2005 with a BA in Acting Degree (H Level) and has performed on both stage and screen. Some of her earliest acting experience include a couple of plays at the

National Youth Theatre The National Youth Theatre of Great Britain (NYT) is a youth theatre and charity in London, created with the aim of developing young people's artistic skills via theatrical productions and other creative endeavours. Founded in 1956 as the world ...

. At drama school, she won the Audience Prize and Best Fight Award at the 2003

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Prize Fights. She was also nominated for two ''Evening Standard'' Theatre Awards (the Milton Shulman Award for Outstanding Newcomer and Best Actress) in November 2007 for her critically acclaimed performance as Laura Wingfield in

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' classic play ''

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'' at the

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in London. In September 2009, Hale made her

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debut in ''Our Class'', a new play by Tadeusz Slobodzianek, and in October 2009, she appeared alongside

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and

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in the new three-part

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drama '' Murderland''. In April 2011, she appeared as Agnes Rackham in the BBC adaptation ''

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'' with co-star

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. The following year, she collaborated again with Garai in the short film ''Scrubber.'' In June 2013, she played Margaret Beaufort, mother of Henry VII, in the BBC series '' The White Queen'', based on

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's best-selling historical novel series '' The Cousins' War''. In the same year, she starred as Elinor Dashwood in

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adaptation of ''

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''.

Select credits

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hale, Amanda 1982 births 21st-century English actresses Actresses from London English film actresses English radio actresses English stage actresses English television actresses English people of Irish descent Living people Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art National Youth Theatre members