Talk:Zoë Wanamaker

Potter
I have removed the phrase "and presumbably further Harry Potter films" from the sentence about her role as Madam Hooch, as it is only vague speculation. I just thought I'd better say this, so that people don't think I'm trying to sneakily remove information from articles. -- Oliver PEREIRA 01:19 Jan 17, 2003 (UTC)

Citizenship
Is she still a US citizen, though? If so, then I think it's worth mentioning in the article, as "American" might be interpreted to mean by birth only. -- Oliver P. 13:09 4 Jun 2003 (UTC)


 * There has been some discussion about her citizenship. The New York Times and several other sources say that she holds citizenship in both countries so I don't think there is much doubt about it.  --Peter K.


 * I addressed this by changing "English actress" to "British-American Actress." Per U.S. Const. Amend. XIV, "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and the state in which they reside."  Because he parents were not diplomats, she was subject to the jurisdiction of the United States when she was born in New York City; so she is undoubtedly an American Citizen.  She is also a British citizen through her mother, who was from Canada.  Canadian citizenship did not exist until 1 January 1947 so Zoe Wanamaker's mother was a "British Subject in Canada."  From 1947 to 1977, Canadian citizenship could only be acquired by birth in Canada or by naturalisation; and you automatically lost Canadian citizenship upon acquisition of another citizenship, other that British citizenship.  So Zoe's mother was a Canadian citizen from 1947 (unless she became an American citizen when she married Sam Wanamaker); but Zoe herself was not eligible for Canadian citizenship. She was, however, perfectly eligible to claim British citizenship through her mother.  So, basically, she has been a dual US-UK citizen from birth.  As a Jew, she would also be eligible to claim Israeli citizenship under the 1949 Law of Return; but contrary to common belief, citizenship claims based on the Law of Return are not granted automatically. The fact she's secular would not matter, since 85% of Israeli Jews are secular Jews.

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Title
Should this not be at Zoë Wanamaker instead of Zoe Wanamaker? She does seem to use the "ë", and that's where her IMDB page is located. — sjorford++ 14:13, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

Voice acting
Is it worth mentioning she's been the voice actress for Fable 2 (As Theresa) and has spoken over numerous television adverts? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.45.134.188 (talk) 20:13, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

Official website
www.zoewanamaker.com is official - if you disagree please learn to read. "by the fans" means it is fan run, it has been made official by the woman herself. Hence the liberal use of the word "official". --JCrue (talk) 20:16, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the link to the spot that I could not find when I went to the site. It is also good that you put it here because others will, no doubt, make the same mistake that I did. She is a wonderful actor and I am glad to know that you will be helping in overseeing her page. MarnetteD | Talk 20:28, 10 January 2010 (UTC)
 * No problem. Sorry if I snapped, bit of, ah, 'wiki rage' there. XP --JCrue (talk) 20:50, 10 January 2010 (UTC)

American-British .v. American-English
An IP editor 62.30.140.42 has changed nationality from American-British to American-English. What do other editors feel about this change? I don't have any strong feeling towards one or the other but think it is something that should be discussed on the talk page here. All comments welcomed. Thanks. Zarcadia (talk) 21:13, 18 February 2011 (UTC)


 * This should probably be changed back. Since she wasn't born in the UK the distinction between England/Scotland/Wales and NI is moot and her citizenship and passport are British not English. MarnetteD | Talk 11:35, 19 February 2011 (UTC)


 * I agree with that approach. I suppose an immigrant who has chosen to settle in England could consider themselves specifically English and NOT Welsh, Irish or Scottish - because nationality is a question of self-definition rather than official documentation.  But in the absence of any evidence that ZW actually feels this way, we have to call her British.  --   Jack of Oz   [your turn]  17:16, 19 February 2011 (UTC)


 * Yes, I agree, and seeing as no-one objects I have changed it back. Zarcadia (talk) 17:03, 22 February 2011 (UTC)
 * Wait what? There was consensus on this, and someone changed it without even discussing it. I'm going to change it again /: Not only that, but someone had the nerve to remove British from the lead! Double wrong! --Nutthida (talk) 18:43, 3 March 2012 (UTC)

"Actor" or "actress"
Where has she stated that she wishes to be referred to as an actor? Her own website refers to her as an actress. In the UK "actor" has fairly strong male connotations and it just sounds wrong when referring to a woman. Although I haven't done exhaustive searches, other actresses' articles refer to them as actresses, not actors. Will Bradshaw (talk) 00:48, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Where is the proof that "in the UK "actor" has fairly strong male connotations." Interview shows like The Graham Norton Show now refer to males and females as actor. As can be seen by scrolling to gender here the Guardian.co.uk style guide backs up the UK move away from the gender specific language. Other performers who are on record as preferring the gender neutral term include Vanessa Redgrave and Helen Mirren and it was in an interview about this that Ms Wanamaker commented on preferring actor. Unfortunately, it was more than a few years ago that I heard it and I cannot put my hands on it just now. In the US documentaries on the Biography Channel (as well as Tru TV and others) now use the term actor when identifying the profession of both males and females. Please note the following dictionary definitions. The Merriam-Webster definition here  especially its 1st example of usage in a sentence "my sister went to drama school to become an actor". Other dictionaries here, here  and here  all of which use gender neutral definitions. The related essay mentions avoiding "unnecessary reinforcement of traditional stereotypes", and I think that this is true here, since confusion depends on the traditional perspective that "actor" is purely masculine. Wikipedia's policy on Gender-neutral language is where articles are moving towards. That all of them are not there yet is not a reason to change this one. MarnetteD | Talk 01:19, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Having read some of the discussions on this subject, I still feel that the term "actor" has male connotations and that there is no sexism intended through the use of "actress", which, for many people, is the correct term. None of the policies you have referenced specifically mention the use of actor/actress, many female-specific terms have fallen out of use and become somewhat archaic, but actress is not one of them and Wikipedia should not be used to force this change. I'm sure you'll agree that a significant amount of people that you have had this discussion with also feel that actor has male connotations, meaning that there is no consensus on whether to refer to actresses as actresses or as actors/female actors. As such, unless a source can be found for the subject's preference, any article should probably be left as it was originally written until a consensus is reached. Will Bradshaw (talk) 12:01, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Your "feelings" do not outweigh external sourcing or wikipolicy. The change has already occurred - and there are plenty of examples for that including the Screen Actors Guild Awards where the gender specific term is not used. Wikipedia is not forcing anything it is simply following the style guides, dictionaries etc that are already moving beyond your feelings and no their has never been a significant number of people who prefer things one way or the other. MarnetteD | Talk 12:34, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
 * The wikiarticle for actor provides sourcing that there is sexism attached to the use of the two terms so, again, this shows that your "feelings" are yours and not shared by everyone. MarnetteD | Talk 12:42, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
 * You are fully aware that I'm not suggesting that they're shared by everyone, you are also aware that yours aren't either, as has been shown in many discussions on this subject that you've taken part in, so please don't attempt to imply otherwise, or talk to me in a condecending tone. You've seen the evidence, I shouldn't have to cite it again. Actor also has a reference (the OED) that states "Although actress remains in general use, actor is increasingly preferred for performers of both sexes as a gender-neutral term." Indicating that the change has not occured, but is in the process of occuring. You can cite the SAG awards if you want, I can cite the Oscars and both sets BAFTA awards. WP:GNL is not clear enough in this situation as we are both able to cite it to support our view points. I agree that Wikipedia is not forcing anything, you are WP:SOAP. Will Bradshaw (talk) 13:21, 10 June 2011 (UTC)

I am not soaping any more or less then your are. I have given you numerous facts and you keep talking about feelings. Your quote from the OED combined with the numerous examples provided shows that the change has occurred and continues to do so. Moving away from sexist, racist, xenophobic terminology is always difficult and you may never be able to do so. Having said all of that until I can find the interview that she gave you are free to change this article back to the terminology of the the gender specific language that you can't live without. MarnetteD | Talk 13:39, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
 * BTW here is what you wrote "I still feel that the term "actor" has male connotations and that there is no sexism intended through the use of "actress"". This statement is extraordinarily condescending to those that understand just how sexist the gender specific terminology is so please don't play the innocent. MarnetteD | Talk 13:56, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
 * You forgot to include a baseless accusation of homophobia in your personal attack. I used the word "feel" twice in one comment to express my widely held viewpoint (just look at your edit history if you don't believe me), not to talk about my "feelings", I have not used it since. You have used the word (or a derivative) five times, once in a quote, in an attempt to belitte me. I will only continue this discussion if you are able to be civil, WP:CIVIL, and talk in a rational manner. Will Bradshaw (talk) 15:41, 10 June 2011 (UTC)
 * MarnetteD: "Unfortunately, it was more than a few years ago that I heard it and I cannot put my hands on it just now." Are you joking? When you find that supporting reference, by all means make the change. But until you do, this is a matter for discussion, not just your personal say-so. More generally, however, I think you are misguided and I agree with Will. I have posted a question at your Talk page. And please take a look the titles in the Awards and nominations section in this article. Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 19:51, 12 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Somehow you seemed to have missed this part of the statement "you are free to change this article back to the terminology of the the gender specific language can't live without." Change comes slowly but don't hide behind the "because it doesn't offend me it shouldn't offend anyone else" defense. Poetess and authoress have been sent to the dustbin of history and this one will one day too. MarnetteD | Talk 22:41, 12 June 2011 (UTC)
 * I don't have a feminist agenda. Dustbin or no dustbin. Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 22:52, 12 June 2011 (UTC)
 * Oh, and this from Zoe's own website: "Zoë is one of the best actresses of her time and puts her 'all' into every show, series and film she does." Thanks. Martinevans123 (talk) 23:08, 12 June 2011 (UTC)

Merciful heavens, what a merciless argument! If she calls herself "actress," then this article should call her an "actress." If she calls herself "actor," then this article should call her "actor." As to the word itself: Actor is one of several nouns borrowed from foreign languages into English that have distinct masculine and feminine forms. Actor is masculine; actress is feminine. Manager is masculine; manageress is feminine. Murderer is masculine; murderess is feminine. Author is masculine; authoress is feminine; mister/master (both English forms of magister) is masculine, mistress is feminine; and so on. Most of the feminine forms are archaic or obsolete in both American and British English. "Manageress" is still used in the UK (watch an episode of Coronation Street sometime) but is disappearing. Mister/Mistress retains male/female distinction because they are used as honorifics -- with Mister usually abbreviated to Mr while Mistress is abbreviated or contracted to Mrs, Miss, and Ms. Master, which is ultimate the same word as Mister, has lost its masculine distinction; though there was a case at McGill University 30 years ago, where a woman's academic degree was delayed while she petition the Board of Governors to be named a Mistress of Arts instead of being named a Master of Arts. Even in American English, actress and commedienne still have currency as feminine forms of actor and comedian. But regardless whether the feminine form is or is not used, "actor" is and will always be a masculine word; because whether the feminine form "actress" continues to be used or not, it will still exist. It is not going to disappear from the historical record. This is a key distinction between feminism in English and feminism in other languages. In English, we have focused on eliminated feminine forms of words while in Spanish, French and other languages, we have focused on creating them. The battle was easily won in Spain, where the Spanish Academy had no problem with la profesora, la doctora, la directora - at least as a linguistic matter. French women, on the other hand, had to fight long and hard to be recognised as "la professeure" instead of "Madame LE professeur" - because teaching was considered men's work, so a woman doing a man's job had to have the man's label "le professeur." To allow female teachers to call themselves "la professeure" would be to admit women were equal to men, at least in the classroom. L'Actrice (actress) was fine but "la metteure en scene," "la directrice" and - heaven forfend! - "la presidente" were quite out of the question, until the Academie Francaise was finally dragged kicking and screaming into the 20th century just as the 21rst century was fixing to start. "La professeure" became an official French word in 1978. 2601:645:C300:C1C:B088:DEF3:E1E9:C73D (talk) 08:01, 23 August 2018 (UTC)

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Charts need fixing
Thank you to those who have been working on the charts. At this point however they need major improvement: The productions need to be italicized and properly capitalized, the roles need to be name-only (and at least two of the roles are missing and need to be added), productions without performing roles (such as A Streetcar Named Deisre) need to be removed, and the Notes section in Theatre Work needs to be removed or changed to citation-only because most of it is unnecessary or nonsensical and not even capitalized. Also, one cell of Video Games needs to be fixed. I'll give this about a week or so, and if these cleanups are not made I'll revert to the non-table versions, which were fine and within Wikipedia style and guidelines. Thanks. Pinging and. Thanks again. -- Softlavender (talk) 02:48, 17 February 2016 (UTC)


 * Hello, I got it. Thank you. I'll be on it shortly. 03:20, 17 February 2016 (UTC)


 * Hi Softlavender, I've not had anything to do with creating the tables, except for noticing they needed italicizing and done most of the television section last night before your comment. The Film & TV sections are now all italicized and seem OK, except maybe for some minor issues. L1975p (talk) 16:04, 17 February 2016 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the fixes, . Could you also please fix the citatins so that no URLs show? Right now there are two urls in each citation -- there should be zero. Even if you are listing the site something is taken from there should be no "www." Copy the style of the correct citations in this or other articles. Thanks very much! Softlavender (talk) 03:19, 18 February 2016 (UTC)\


 * Can i suggest you editing some of things you do not agree with? Wintery Time on the Grassland (talk) 04:54, 18 February 2016 (UTC)


 * There's no text that I do not agree with, . The citations are were a mess, though, and really do did need to be fixed. Thanks. Softlavender (talk) 06:20, 18 February 2016 (UTC)

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