My Family and Harry Potter star Zoe Wanamaker has been banned from driving after being caught speeding on the M4.
Zoe Wanamaker, who played Madam Hooch in Harry Potter and the Philosopher Stones, was caught going 46mph in a 40mph zone in Wiltshire.
The 77-year-old already has nine points on her licence from previous offences which occurred on the 26 June 2023, 11 December 2023 and 1 July 2024.
The three points she received today pushed the My Family actress into the maximum driving points anyone can receive meaning she is automatically banned from driving for six months.
She also received a fine of £1044 payable within 28 days.
District Judge Arvind Sharma, passing sentence, said: ‘Her licence will be endorsed with three points, a Band A fine, which would have been £1,000, reduced to £660 for her guilty plea at the first opportunity.
‘She will pay a £264 surcharge and £120 costs, to be paid in full within 28 days.
‘The 12 points (means) she is disqualified for six months from now.’
Zoe Wanamaker, 76, has been banned from driving after being caught speeding on the M4
She appeared in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone as Rolanda Hooch
Zoe is also famous for starring in British sitcom My Family alongside Robert Lindsay
The case of Wanamaker, the nine-time Olivier Award nominee, was heard by magistrates directly after Harry Potter co-star Emma Watson who received the exact same sentence at High Wycombe Magistrates court today.
Duncan Jones, defending Wanamaker said: ‘She is not seeking any special treatment and accepts that she will be disqualified from driving.’
She played Madam Hooch in the film Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in 2001, alongside Watson.
She did not reprise the role in the rest of the sequels, accusing the producers of underpaying their actors.
Zoe also featured in Apple TV thriller Criminal Record, ITV’s drama The Man Who Fell To Earth and Killing Eve, to name a few.
Donning leather head to toe and a head tattoo, Zoe featured in historical drama Britannia as Queen Antedia from 2017 to 2021.
More recently, the star played Charlie Hungerford, the mother-in-law of widowed Jim Bergerac in a remake the of crime drama which aired last month.
