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Amanda Boxer

b. 1948

British actress

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About Amanda Boxer

Born 1948. Amanda Boxer is a British actor and film actor.

Amanda Boxer (born 1948) is an English theatre, television, and film actress. She is perhaps best known for her role in the film Saving Private Ryan.

Early life Boxer was born in London, the daughter of English scholar C.R. Boxer and American author Emily Hahn.

Career Boxer is known for her performances in The Last Days of Judas Iscariot at the Almeida Theatre, Cling to Me Like Ivy at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, and The Painter at the Arcola Theatre. Her credits include Sense and Sensibility, The Cleopatras, The Gentle Touch, Miss Marple, (Sleeping Murder episode), Between The Lines, Trial & Retribution, Casualty and The Brothers, Boxer played Amanda Trippley in both series of the BBC sitcom Chalk. She also had a role as Mrs. Ryan in Saving Private Ryan, and played the mother of Matt Smith's character in the 2009 short film Together. In January 2020, Boxer appeared in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors as Elizabeth Pinfield.

Selected theatre performances Arsinoe in The Misanthrope by Moliere. Directed by Casper Wrede at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (1981) Calpurnia in Julius Caesar. Directed by Robert Delamere at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (1994) Marion Brewster-Wright in Absurd Person Singular by Alan Ayckbourn. Directed by James Maxwell at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (1994) Monica Reed in Present Laughter by Noël Coward. Directed by Matthew Lloyd at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (1998) Mme Pinchard in The Fall Guy by Georges Feydeau. Directed by Matthew Lloyd at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (2001) Mrs Baker in Come Blow Your Horn by Neil Simon. Directed by Jacob Murray at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (2005)

Films Miss Biggs in Cider with Rosie (1998)

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Important facts

Born
1948, London
Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Education
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art

Family & relationships

Parent
C. R. Boxer
Parent
Emily Hahn

People in Amanda Boxer's life

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Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Amanda Boxer's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Amanda Boxer?

British actress

When was Amanda Boxer born?

Amanda Boxer was born in 1948 in London.

What is Amanda Boxer's occupation?

Amanda Boxer is an actor and film actor.

What nationality is Amanda Boxer?

Amanda Boxer is British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Amanda Boxer

· Wikidata: Q4739567

· DBpedia: Amanda Boxer

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