Zoë Wanamaker
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 6
Top works
- Zoë Wanamaker on Beatrice
- Elves and the Shoemaker
- Elves and the Shoemaker, the (Favourite Tales Collection)
- Little Red Riding Hood
- Little Red Riding Hood (Favourite Tales Collection)
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The answer is 17 years, what is the question: understanding time lags in translational research
· 2011 · cited 2,711x
- The NHGRI-EBI GWAS Catalog: knowledgebase and deposition resource
· 2022 · cited 1,660x
- A chromosome conformation capture ordered sequence of the barley genome
· 2017 · cited 1,373x
- A Proteome-Scale Map of the Human Interactome Network
· 2014 · cited 1,310x
- AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds
· 2022 · cited 1,165x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1949-05-13 ) 13 May 1949 (age 77) , New York City, U.S.
- Citizenship
- United States United Kingdom
- Alma mater
- Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
- Occupation
- Actress
- Years active
- 1970–present
- Spouse
- Gawn Grainger ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. November 1994</span>"}]]}'>1994 ; died 17 May 2025</span>"}]]}'>2025 )
- Father
- Sam Wanamaker
- Relatives
- Marc Wanamaker (cousin)
- Website
- zoewanamaker .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Spouse
- Gawn Grainger
- Father
- Sam Wanamaker
- Occupation
- voice actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Judaism
- Official website
- www.zoewanamaker.com
- Image
- Zoe Wanamaker.jpg
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- Commons category
- Zoë Wanamaker
- date of birth
- 1949-05-13
- nominated for
- Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play
- start of work period
- 1973-00-00
- name in native language
- Zoë Wanamaker
- P12749
- David Chaladze
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Encyclopedic overview
Zoë Wanamaker (born 13 May 1949) is an American-born British actress who has worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. Wanamaker was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2001 by Queen Elizabeth II. She has received numerous accolades including a Laurence Olivier Award and nominations for three BAFTA Awards, and four Tony Awards.
A nine-time Olivier Award nominee, she won for Once in a Lifetime (1979) and Electra (1998). She has also received four Tony Award nominations for her work on Broadway; for Piaf (1981), Loot (1986), Electra (1999), and Awake and Sing! (2006).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zoë Wanamaker” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.