Amanda Abbington was born on February 28, 1974 in North London, England as Amanda Jane Smith. She has been acting in television, film, and stage productions since 1993, when she debuted with a small role in British police drama The Bill.
Amanda has two children with former partner Martin Freeman.
It All Started With A Tickle: The Story Of The Hargreaves'
One day, the son of a man named Roger Hargreaves asked his Dad what a tickle looks like. In response, Roger eventually drew a picture of an orange round figure with extrordinarily long arms to answer his son's question and one day decided to write a book series about it.
