Amanda Galafres Patterson Walker (born 29 November 1935) is an English 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
''28 Weeks Later'' is a 2007 post-apocalyptic horror film directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo, who co-wrote it with Rowan Joffé, Enrique López Lavigne and Jesus Olmo. The sequel to the 2002 film ''28 Days Later'', it stars Robert Carlyle, ...
'', ''
Heat and Dust'', ''
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 2018. 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.
Personal life
Amanda Walker is the daughter of
Madeleine Christie. 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.
[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.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1935 births
Living people
British actresses
British film actresses
British television actresses
Place of birth missing (living people)
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