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In 2001, Wanamaker had a supporting role in the fantasy film "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone", an adaptation of a novel by J. K. Rowling (1965-). Wanamaker played the role of Rolanda Hooch, a Quidditch referee and flying instructor for first-year students at the magic school Hogwarts.
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Zoë Wanamaker CBE, (born 13 May, 1949), is an American-British actress who played Rolanda Hooch in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and is one of the few American actors in the series. She is also well known for her role as Susan Harper in the British sitcom My Family.
Zoë also voiced Rolanda Hooch in Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery.
Zoë Wanamaker was born in New York City to Charlotte Holland and Sam Wanamaker and trained at Central School of Speech and Drama.
As well as her roles in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone as Rolanda Hooch, and Susan Harper in My Family, she has appeared in a number of series and films including three television adaptations of Agatha Christie's Poirot and Marple, as well as two episodes of Doctor Who playing Cassandra the Last Human.
Throughout her theatrical career she has been nominated for numerous awards, three of which she has won, and holds both American and British nationalities having obtained her British citizenship in order to accept a CBE from the Queen.
In November 1994, she married Irish actor Gawn Grainger. She is a patron of Dignity in Dying and of the Young Actors Theatre Islington. She has two sisters; Abbey and Jessica.
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Jan 6, 2022 · Zoë Wanamaker was cast as Quidditch instructor Madam Hooch in first year movie Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. But over the years fans have noticed that the My Family star never...
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She has acted in the films Wilde (1997), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001), and My Week with Marilyn (2011). She was twice nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress, for Prime Suspect (1991) and Love Hurts (1992–1994).
Zoë Wanamaker: Madame Hooch. Showing all 12 items. Jump to: Photos (10) Quotes (2) Photos. Quotes. Hagrid : [Harry and Marcus Flint both see the golden snitch and race for it on their broomsticks, while Harry falls off his and looks sick] Looks like he's gonna be sick! [Harry spits out the golden snitch] Lee Jordan : He's got the snitch!
Apr 28, 2021 · Zoe Wanamaker, 71, is an American-British actress from New York. Shadow and Bone fans will most likely recognise Zoe Wanamaker from her role as Rolanda Hooch in Harry Potter and the...
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This is the official website for actress Zoë Wanamaker CBE, who's known to millions as Madam Hooch in the film Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone; Susan Harper in more than a hundred episodes of sitcom My Family; and Tessa Piggott in bittersweet drama Love Hurts.
