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Forsyte Star Offered Film Role
Added: (Fri Apr 12 2002)
Forsyte Saga Star Offered Film Role
Amanda Ooms, one of the stars of the new ITV Forsyte Saga, has suddenly found she is in demand for all her talents from film to photography.
The Swedish star now based in Brighton and last seen on British TV as a female warewolf, has been offered the lead in a multi-million Hollywood/UK/Swedish film project, has a script she has just completed being looked at for financing, has found buyers for her latest paintings and just seen thousands of people visit an exhition
of photographs where she featured.
Amanda told us, “ Obviously I thought a major TV role in the Forsyte Saga would be the most exciting thing to happen but suddenly people seem interested in all the things I do. I love acting first, but have 2 published novels and now the script, have had exhibitions of my paintings, have had a few photographs taken which people have thought worth showing and my film career seems to be expanding.”
Neither Amanda or her Agent will reveal the detail of the film other than to say it involves a secret international scandal involving Russia and a European country
and which Governments have tried to “keep hidden”. Apart from Amanda, a USA lead actor is being cast with shooting scheduled for September/October this year.
UK Film Services are currently looking at her script and spokesman Robert Sidaway said today, “ Obviously Amanda is a leading actor in Scandinavia having won aclaim and awards for her parts but we did not realise she could write scripts with such depth. We will be involved in the funding of around 15 films in the coming months and believe one of them could be Amanda’s.”
The tens of thousands of people who visited the White Chapel Gallery in London over the last few weeks may well have a feeling of dejavu when they watch the Forsyte family and that is because one of the principle subjects of the exhibiton by Nan Golding was Amanda. This is the third major photographer who has chosen the multi talented Miss Ooms as their subject.
Meanwhile viewers can see Amanda on Sunday in the rerun of episode one of the Forsyte Saga and then episode 2.
ENDS
Press contacts:
Agent Jean Diamond (London Management) 0207 287 9000
Amanda Ooms direct on 07768 767 862