Zoë Wanamaker, CBE is an American-English actress. She has performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company; in films, including the Harry Potter series; and in a number of television productions, including a long-time role as Susan Harper in the sitcom My Family. Wanamaker was born in New York City, the daughter of Canadian-born actress and radio performer Charlotte Holland, and American-born actor, film director and radio producer Sam Wanamaker, who decided not to return to the United States after being blacklisted in 1952. Wanamaker's parents were Jewish, though she had a non-religious... and non-observant upbringing. Her family was of Ukrainian extraction. The BBC documentary Who Do You Think You Are? broadcast on 24 February 2009, revealed that Wanamaker's paternal grandfather Maurice Wanamaker was a tailor in Nikolaev in what is now Ukraine. Wanamaker was educated at the independent King Alfred School in Hampstead, London, and at Sidcot School, a Quaker boarding school in Somerset. She trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama. In November 1994, Wanamaker married actor and dramatist Gawn Grainger.
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| Birthdate: | May 13, 1949 |
| Birthplace: | New York City |
| Age: | 62 |
| Height: | 5' 3" |
| Education: | Central School of Speech and Drama, King Alfred School |
| Also known as: | Zoë Wanamaker |