Amanda Boxer (born 1948) is an English theatre, television, and film actress.
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 One soap opera
Doctors as Elizabeth Pinfield.
Selected theatre performances
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Arsinoe in The Misanthrope by Moliere. Directed by Casper Wrede at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (1981)
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Calpurnia in Julius Caesar. Directed by Robert Delamere at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (1994)
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Marion Brewster-Wright in Absurd Person Singular by Alan Ayckbourn. Directed by James Maxwell at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (1994)
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Monica Reed in Present Laughter by Noël Coward. Directed by Matthew Lloyd at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (1998)
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Mme Pinchard in The Fall Guy by Georges Feydeau. Directed by Matthew Lloyd at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (2001)
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Mrs Baker in Come Blow Your Horn by Neil Simon. Directed by Jacob Murray at the Royal Exchange, Manchester. (2005)
Films
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Miss Biggs in Cider with Rosie (1998)
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