Daughter of Sam Wanamaker and Charlotte Holland
Though long a resident of the U.K., and with a flawless English accent, Zoe Wanamaker is a U.S. citizen, and thus was given an "honorary" Birthday Honour (C.B.E.) in 2000.
Both of her U.S. citizen parents died of cancer.
She is related to the former famous department store, Wanamakers. She is actually an American citizen.
She was awarded the 1998 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actress of the 1997 season for her performance in Electra at the Donmar Warehouse.
She was nominated for a 2002 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actress of 2001 for her performance in Boston Marriage performed at the Donmar Warehouse and at the New Ambassador's Theatres, London.
She was born in New York but grew up in England after her father was blacklisted during the McCarthy persecutions.
She was awarded the 1984 London Critics Circle Award (Drama Theatre Award) for Best Supporting Actress in Mother Courage.
Suffers with dyslexia.
Has been nominated for Tony Awards three times: as Best Actress (Featured Role - Play), in 1981 for "Piaf," and in 1986 for a revival of Joe Orton's "Loot;" and as Best Actress (Play), in 1999 for portraying the title character in "Electra,"
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