Amanda Walker

Amanda Galafres Patterson Walker (born 29 November 1935) is a British film and television actress.

Amanda Walker
Born	(1935-11-29) 29 November 1935 (age 89)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1959–present
Spouse	Patrick Godfrey ​ (m. 1960)​
Children	2
Mother	Madeleine Christie

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 [de]	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	"Flowering Cherry"
1962	Studio 4	Mary Turner	"The Grass Is Singing"
1965	Jury Room	Jessie McLachlan	"The Sandyford Mystery"
1965	Dr. Finlay's Casebook	Henny Geddes	"Medical Finance"
1966	Dr. Finlay's Casebook	Maggie Strachan	"The Anxious Man"
1966	Mystery and Imagination	The Voice	"The Open Door"
1966	The Heart of Midlothian	Jeanie Deans	TV film
1966	The Dark Number	Rachel Ferguson	"1.1"
1966	Macbeth	Lady Macduff	TV film
1967	Conflict	Queen Isabel	"Richard II"
1967	Champion House	Miss Parr	"The One That Got Away"
1969	The Expert	Mrs. Arnold	"The Sardonic Smile"
1970	Codename	Marcadio	"The Alpha Men"
1970	Play for Today	Madge	"Robin Redbreast"
1971	Doomwatch	Sister Trewin	"The Iron Doctor"
1972	Upstairs, Downstairs	Mrs. Pinkerton	"A Voice from the Past"
1972	The Strauss Family	Therese	"Hetti", "Adele", "Lili"
1972–73	Adam Smith	Peggy Houston	TV series
1973	The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club	Nurse Armstrong	"Execution Day"
1974	The ITV Play	Miss Pierce	"The Liberation of Eileen"
1975	Rooms	Helen	"Reg: Parts 1 & 2"
1976	Clayhanger	Miss Dayson	"Hilda"
1976	Sutherland's Law	Christine Darrach	"Shades of Black"
1976	Second City Firsts	Anne Bredin	"Summer Season"
1977	Out of Bounds	Mrs. Parkin	"1.1", "1.2", "1.4", "1.5"
1979	The Mill on the Floss	Gritty Moss	TV miniseries
1979	Churchill and the Generals	Queen Elizabeth	TV film
1982	Claire	Scotty	TV miniseries
1983	Pictures	Mrs. Chase	"1.4"
1986	Shades of Darkness	Madame Paillot	"Agatha Christie's The Last Séance"
1986	Blood Red Roses	Ella	"Anger and War", "Boadicea vs. the Roman Empire", "The Slippery Slope"
1987	Intimate Contact	Pamela	"1.1", "1.4"
1987	The New Statesman	Mrs. Selway	"Three Line Whipping"
1988	The Woman He Loved	Betty Lawson-Johnson	TV film
1988	Beryl Markham: A Shadow on the Sun	Nurse Graham	TV film
1989	Shadow of the Noose	Mrs. Hutchins	"An Alien Shore"
1989	No Strings	Mrs. King	"On Such a Night as This", "Just a Bowl of Cherries"
1989	Norbert Smith: A Life	Mrs. Wilson	TV film
1989	Wild Flowers	Panama Hat	TV film
1990	Agatha Christie's Poirot	Mrs. Pengelley	"The Cornish Mystery"
1991	4 Play	Mrs. F.	"Deptford Graffiti"
1991	The Ruth Rendell Mysteries	Debbie Davidson	"From Doon with Death: Parts 1 & 2"
1992	Medics	Molly Gifford	"2.1"
1992	Kinsey	Sheila	"Heads and Tails", "Drop Shot"
1992	Charles and Diana: Unhappily Ever After	Queen Elizabeth II	TV film
1993	All or Nothing at All	Mrs. Lederman	"1.2"
1994	The Bill	Rita Little	"The Sixth Age"
1994	Dandelion Dead	Bessie	TV miniseries
1996	Hetty Wainthropp Investigates	Miss Apthwaite	"Safe as Houses"
1996	Bramwell	Mrs. Johnson	"2.8"
1997	Hamish Macbeth	Barbara Scott	"Deferred Sentence"
1997	Heartbeat	Jean Clarke	"Substitute"
1997	A Dance to the Music of Time	Mrs. Conyers	"The Thirties"
1997–98	The New Adventures of Robin Hood	Mortiana	"The Legion", "The Sceptre", "A Date with Destiny"
1999	City Central	Joan Harrison	"Blue Legume"
1999	The Passion	Marjorie	TV miniseries
1999	Midsomer Murders	Edwina	"Dead Man's Eleven"
1999	Dalziel and Pascoe	Mavis Marsh	"Recalled to Life"
1999	The Bill	F.M.E. Sally Tulcan	"Ring-a-Ring O'Roses"
2000	Life Force	Hepzibah McKinley	"Paradise Island"
2000	Masterpiece	Mrs. Ransome	"The Railway Children"
2000	Fish	Barbara Willis	Regular role
2000	Peak Practice	Elaine Deneley	"Lonely Hearts: Part 2"
2000	Daylight Robbery	Doreen	"2.3"
2001	Hearts and Bones	Olive Piper	"2.4"
2001	Doctors	Mary Briggs	"Caring for Mary"
2001	Midsomer Murders	Gwen	"Tainted Fruit"
2002	Heartbeat	Mrs. Sinclair	"Caught in the Headlights"
2002	Foyle's War	Lady Bannerman	"The White Feather"
2003	Pollyanna	Widow Benton	TV film
2003	Strange	Mrs. Fortune	"Dubik"
2003	My Family	Patricia Hall	"Sixty Feet Under"
2004	Murphy's Law	Mary	"Convent"
2005	Doctors	Beryl Curtis	"Relative Stress"
2006	Holby City	Hilda Sutton	"Conscience"
2010	Doctors	Edie Markell	"Mystery at Moot Point"
2013	Holby City	Winifred Hinton	"Friends Like You"
2014	Doctors	Grace Alexander	"Special"
2014	The Missing	Woman	"Eden", "Molly"
2017	Doctors	Gwen Bempton	Episode: "Golden Boy"
2017–2018	Sense8	Aunt Kirsty	"Isolated Above, Connected Below"/"Amor Vincit Omnia"
2018	The Cry	Mrs. Amery	two 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"