Amanda Abbington Quotes

United Kingdom, Actress
February 28, 1974

Amanda Abbington (born Amanda Jane Smith; February 28, 1974) is an English actress. She is best known for playing Miss Mardle in Mr Selfridge and Mary Morstan in the BBC adaptation of Sherlock.

I sometimes don't wash my hair for two weeks. That's pretty disgusting. It's short, so sometimes it's easier to just wet it.

Amanda Abbington
- Pretty
- Hair
I like being a mother.

Amanda Abbington
- Mother

I'm quite a good listener, and I'm good at looking after people.

Amanda Abbington
- People
- Good
I've always wanted to make sure people are okay, ever since I was a little girl.

Amanda Abbington
- People
- Girl
If the character is really well-rounded, and it's a really strong character, and if the writing is just fantastic, that's the thing that will hook me in, certainly.

Amanda Abbington
- Writing
- Character
- Strong
If you get a script and it's really well written, that's always exciting.

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