Amanda Galafres Patterson Walker (born 29 November 1935) is a British actress.
Career Amanda Walker trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. She is notable for roles in 28 Weeks Later, 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 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.
In May 2024, Walker appeared as an elderly Ruby Sunday (companion to the Doctor) in the Doctor Who episode "73 Yards".
Personal life Amanda Walker is the daughter of Madeleine Christie. She was married to fellow actor Patrick Godfrey from 1960 until his death in 2026. They had 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 Year Title Role Notes1967 The Deadly AffairBrunette at PubUncredited1969 Anne of the Thousand DaysAnne's Lady-in-Waiting 1980Richard's ThingsSister in hospital1983Heat and DustLady Mackleworth1985The Cockney Signora1990The Big ManBeth's Mother1994NostradamusMme. Scalinger1996Lady Hampton1998Ever AfterOld Noblewoman2000Elizabeth Farrell2004WimbledonCountry Club Tennis Lady200728 Weeks LaterSally2009The Imaginarium of Doctor ParnassusShopper2010Bad Night for the BluesElizabethShort2011Captain America: The First AvengerAntique Store Owner2012Cloud AtlasVeronica2013The Best OfferOwner2022Triangle of Sadness Clementine2023Rejoyce!!Winifred JoyceShort
Television Year Title Role Notes1960ITV Play of the WeekJudy CherryEpisode: "Flowering Cherry"1962Studio 4Mary TurnerEpisode: "The Grass Is Singing"1965Jury RoomJessie McLachlan"The Sandyford Mystery"1965-66Dr. Finlay's CasebookHenny Geddes/Maggie Strachan2 episodes1966Mystery and ImaginationThe VoiceEpisode: "The Open Door"Jeanie DeansTV filmRachel Ferguson"1.1"MacbethLady MacduffTV film1967ConflictQueen IsabelEpisode: "Richard II"Champion HouseMiss ParrEpisode: "The One That Got Away"1969Mrs. ArnoldEpisode: "The Sardonic Smile"1970CodenameMarcadioEpisode: "The Alpha Men"Play for TodayMadgeEpisode: Robin Redbreast1971DoomwatchSister TrewinEpisode: "The Iron Doctor"1972Upstairs, DownstairsMrs. PinkertonEpisode: "A Voice from the Past"Therese3 episodes1972–73Adam SmithPeggy HoustonTV series1973Nurse ArmstrongEpisode: "Execution Day"1974The ITV PlayMiss PierceEpisode: "The Liberation of Eileen"1975RoomsHelenEpisode: "Reg"1976ClayhangerMiss DaysonEpisode: "Hilda"Sutherland's LawChristine DarrachEpisode: "Shades of Black"Second City FirstsAnne BredinEpisode: "Summer Season"1977Out of BoundsMrs. Parkin4 episodes1979Gritty Moss2 episodesChurchill and the GeneralsQueen ElizabethTV film1982ClaireScotty3 episodes1983PicturesMrs. ChaseEpisode 1.41986Shades of DarknessMadame Paillot"Agatha Christie's The Last Séance"Blood Red RosesElla3 episodes1987Intimate ContactPamela2 episodesThe New StatesmanMrs. SelwayEpisode: "Three Line Whipping"1988Betty Lawson-JohnsonTV filmBeryl Markham: A Shadow on the SunNurse Graham1989Shadow of the NooseMrs. HutchinsEpisode: "An Alien Shore"No StringsMrs. King2 episodesNorbert Smith: A LifeMrs. WilsonTV filmWild FlowersPanama Hat1990Agatha Christie's PoirotMrs. PengelleyEpisode: "The Cornish Mystery"19914 PlayMrs. F.Episode: "Deptford Graffiti"1991Debbie DavidsonEpisode: "From Doon with Death"1992MedicsMolly GiffordEpisode 2.1KinseySheila2 episodesCharles and Diana: Unhappily Ever AfterQueen Elizabeth IITV film1993All or Nothing at AllMrs. LedermanEpisode 1.21994Rita LittleEpisode: "The Sixth Age"Dandelion DeadBessieMiniseries1996Hetty Wainthropp InvestigatesMiss ApthwaiteEpisode: "Safe as Houses"BramwellMrs. JohnsonEpisode: 2.81997Hamish MacbethBarbara ScottEpisode: "Deferred Sentence"HeartbeatJean ClarkeEpisode: "Substitute"Mrs. ConyersEpisode: "The Thirties"1997–98Mortiana3 episodes1999City CentralJoan HarrisonEpisode: "Blue Legume"MarjorieMiniseriesMidsomer MurdersEdwinaEpisode: "Dead Man's Eleven"Dalziel and PascoeMavis MarshEpisode: "Recalled to Life"F.M.E. Sally TulcanEpisode: "Ring-a-Ring O'Roses"2000Life ForceHepzibah McKinleyEpisode: "Paradise Island"MasterpieceMrs. RansomeEpisode: "The Railway Children"FishBarbara WillisRegular rolePeak PracticeElaine DeneleyEpisode: "Lonely Hearts: Part 2"Daylight RobberyDoreenEpisode 2.32001Hearts and BonesOlive PiperEpisode 2.4DoctorsMary BriggsEpisode: "Caring for Mary"Midsomer MurdersGwenEpisode: "Tainted Fruit"2002HeartbeatMrs. SinclairEpisode: "Caught in the Headlights"Foyle's WarLady BannermanEpisode: "The White Feather"2003PollyannaWidow BentonTV filmStrangeMrs. FortuneEpisode: "Dubik"My FamilyPatricia Hall"Sixty Feet Under"2004Murphy's LawMary"Convent"2005-17DoctorsVarious3 episodes2006-13Holby CityHilda Sutton/Winifred Hinton2 episodes2014Woman2 episodes2017DoctorsGwen BemptonEpisode: "Golden Boy"2017–2018Sense8Aunt KirstyEpisode: "Isolated Above, Connected Below"/"Amor Vincit Omnia"2018The CryMrs. Amery2 episodes2021CasualtyBrenda TomeEpisode: "Is the Patient Breathing?"2022Tell Me EverythingRuby1 episode2024Doctor WhoOld Ruby SundayEpisode: "73 Yards"
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