Amanda Waring | |
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Born | London, England |
Alma mater | Guildhall School of Music and Drama |
Occupation(s) | actor, comedian, activist |
Parent(s) | Dorothy Tutin and Derek Waring |
Website | https://www.amandawaring.com/ |
Amanda Waring (born Amanda Barton-Chapple) is an English singer, actress, comedian and activist for dignity within health and social care. She played the title role in the 1985 West End production of Gigi , and is also known for roles in Outside Edge and All Creatures Great and Small .
Waring was born in London to parents Dorothy Tutin and Derek Waring, both famous actors. As a child, she wanted to be a vet or an actress. [1]
Waring trained at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She was cast in the title role of the 1985 West End production of Gigi at the age of 19, [2] and was a featured performer at the 1985 Royal Variety Performance. [3]
In 2003, Waring planned an Edinburgh Fringe Festival show based on Joanne Harris' Chocolat , but following a late cease and desist communication from Disney, [4] she reworked it into a more generic chocolate-themed show. [5] It was titled For the Love of Chocolate. [1]
Inspired by the care received by her mother at the end of her life in 2001, Waring became an activist and researcher for dignity in end-of-life care. [6] [7] She established the Dignity in Care campaign with the Government, which has over 180,000 dignity champions and launched "Dignity Matters" with the National Council for Palliative Care. [1] [8]
Waring wrote and directed the 2005 short film What Do You See?, starring Virginia McKenna OBE, on the topic. [9] [10] She aims to “remove this culture of fear people have about getting older and look at ways to celebrate, include, share with and honour our elders”. [7]
Warning has written the book The Carer's Bible, which was launched in 2018 during National Carer's Week at The New Deanery and St Mary's Court care homes. [11] Her other publications include Being A Good Carer: An Invaluable Guide to Looking After Others – And Yourself [12] and The Heart of Care: Dignity in Action-A Guide to Person-centred Compassionate Elder Care. [13]