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Amanda Redman

(1957) Actor

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Getting married is called one of the best things in Amanda’s life, and she urges people to answer opportunity when it knocks. She describes teenagers as a nightmare that starts early and recalls being pronounced clinically dead. She also jokes that no woman would want to be 18 again.

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Amanda Redman is an actor.

Quick Facts About Amanda Redman

Born: August 12, 1957
Profession: Actor

About Amanda Redman

English actress... | Amanda Jacqueline Redman is an English actress, known for her roles as Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman in the BBC One series New Tricks (2003–2013) and as Dr. Lydia Fonseca in The Good Karma Hospital (2017–2022). She gained BAFTA TV Award nominations for At Home with the Braithwaites (2000–2

Quotes by Amanda Redman

My mother was Indian in her soul.

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I like mild flirting.

Flirting

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I've never been particularly spiritual.

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My MBE came completely out of the blue.

Blue

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I don't like birthdays. Not any more.

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I think we are so lucky to have the NHS.

Health

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Acting is one of those things I love.

Acting

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The Edinburgh Festival is very scary.

Edinburgh

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I was lucky because I was in a long-running series.

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Being a younger parent doesn't prevent tragedy.

Being

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My love of theatre began at a very early age.

Actor

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I've had a lot of operations over the years.

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I would have had a baby at 52, 53, 54 if I could have. Most definitely.

Baby

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My parents taught me to be brave and to do what was right.

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Once you've had an ectopic you are more likely to have another one.

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New Tricks' is a tried and tested formula and it works.

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My mum Joan died in October, 2014, and my brother, Tim, died in 2012 of alcoholism. It's tough.

Brother

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Motherhood brought me even closer to my own mother - I realised everything she'd been through.

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I've spent my career going up and down in weight, and I've always gone, 'I don't care what they think' because real…

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There have been many sad times in my life, but the deaths among my close family have been heartbreaking.

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The Sneeze' is comedy - it's five short plays and it was Chekhov showing his comedic streak.

Comedy

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I think all awards do mean something. We all kid ourselves and say they don't mean much but of course they do.

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Opportunity knocks at any time in life and everybody should answer that door when it does. Go for it!

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I've been to India loads of times because of mum. She was actually born in Quetta in what is now Pakistan, before…

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My parents sent me to a ballet class which lasted no time at all - I couldn't really dance. So they sent…

Ballet

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Once her father and I had separated, my much-wanted daughter quickly became the centre of my world - and nothing got in…

Children

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People always ask me about the men I've been lucky enough to work with, but I have worked with far more extraordinary…

God

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I find the idea of someone being able to discuss subjects that would once have been considered taboo - and to do…

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I'd be lying if I said there wasn't a physical attraction on my part towards certain men who are younger than me.…

Attraction

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When I was in my 20s I was told by an older actress, 'You won't get decent jobs past the age of…

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I get lots of fan mail thanking me for showing my burns. The scarring went from the other parts of my body…

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When I first started doing 'New Tricks,' an older actress said to me, 'Can you ever imagine a world where you would…

Man

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The day after Emily and I appeared on television together in 'New Tricks' for the first time, someone approached us when we…

Autograph

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Treats are for the weekend.

Medicine

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It's true, I don't like the process of getting older.

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I've done some Shakespeare and I was really scared, but I am pleased I did it.

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I like it if a man holds a door open for me.

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Losing people does make you face up to your own mortality.

Death

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I would always rather work with women than men.

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Babies are hard work and you have to have the energy to run after them.

Babies

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