Sandra Voe

Sandra Voe
Born	Sandra Williamson (1936-10-06) 6 October 1936 Shetland Islands, Scotland
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1966–present
Spouse	Rex Doyle (26 January 1963 – 15 May 2015, his death) 3 children

Sandra Voe (born 6 October 1936) is an actress of film, television and theatre.

Career

Television and films

Voe began her on screen career in 1966, appearing in an episode of Dr. Finlay's Casebook. She has also appeared in Coronation Street, London's Burning, Taggart, Casualty, Monarch of the Glen, The Bill, Midsomer Murders and Shetland.

Her film credits include Breaking the Waves, Felicia's Journey and Vera Drake.

Theatre

Voe has worked in theatres all over the UK, including Sheffield Crucible, Leicester Phoenix, Leicester Haymarket, Oxford Playhouse, Birmingham Rep, Manchester Royal Exchange, West Yorkshire Playhouse, Nottingham Playhouse, Bristol Old Vic, Bloomsbury, Hampstead, Lyric Hammersmith, Almeida, Bush, Shared Experience, RNT, Royal Court and Ambassadors.

Her theatre performances include:

• Romeo and Juliet
• Mother Courage
• The Nightingale Sang
• The Government Inspector
• Donna Rosita
• Saturday Sunday Monday
• Medea
• The Winter Guest
• A Delicate Balance
• Trouble Sleeping
• Three Sisters
• The Daughter-in-Law
• Marriage
• False Admissions

• Successful Strategies
• The Comedy Without Title
• Landmarks
• The Seagull
• Nana
• Blisters
• The Birthday Party
• The Strangeness of Others
• The Deep Blue Sea
• The Kitchen
• Attempts of her Life
• Henry V
• The Girl With Red Hair
• The Vertical Line

Radio

Date	Title	Role	Director	Station
28 November 1999	Dianeira		Catherine Bailey and Timberlake Wertenbaker	BBC Radio 4
5 January 2000	A Catapult and a Lady's Spin		David Hunter	BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
4 September 2007	The Architects	Emma	Lu Kemp	BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play
30 September 2007	Babel's Tower			BBC Radio 3 Drama on 3

Personal life

She was born Sandra Williamson in the Shetland Islands, Scotland.

Voe is married to actor Rex Doyle, and has three children, one of which is Candida Doyle, member of the pop group Pulp. She is the aunt of singer Astrid Williamson and is part of a big family; she has four sisters, Laureena, Eunice, Alma and Mary plus three brothers, Eddie, Campbell and Arthur.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1966	Dr. Finlay's Casebook	Mrs. Cochran	1 episode – Perseus & the Gorgon
1976	How We Used to Live	Lady Breen-Lowell	1 episode – For Services Rendered
1978	Within These Walls	Maggie	1 episode – Public Opinion
1979	Agatha	Therapist
1979	Flambards	Mrs. Masters	1 episode – New Blood
1980	Sounding Brass		1 episode – H.G. and the Exploding Orange
1980	Coronation Street	Brenda Palin
1981	Andrina
1981	Bread and Blood	Mrs. Bawcombe	4 episodes – Meat, Birth, Childhood & Bread
1981	Screenplay	Headmistress	1 episode – Happy Since I Met You
1983	Local Hero	Mrs. Fraser
1983	Play for Today	Mrs. Bruce (1978) Miss. Hogg (1983)	2 episodes – Donal and Sally (1978) & Gates of Gold (1983)
1983	The Ploughman's Lunch	Carmen
1983	The Nation's Health	Psychologist	1 episode – Collapse
1984	The Spaver Connection		TV movie
1985	Past Caring	Kath	TV movie
1985	Summer Season		1 episode – Picture Friend
1985	Open All Hours	Mrs. Bickerdyke	2 episodes – The Housekeeper Caper & The Errand Boy Executive
1986	Comrades	Diana Stanfield
1986	Screen Two	Helen	1 episode – The Silent Twins
1986	Screenplay		1 episode – Knowing the Score
1987	Y.E.S.	Ma Venables
1987	Victoria Wood As Seen On TV	Molly	1 episode – #2.7
1988	Ruth Rendell Mysteries	Mrs. Myrtle Cantrip	3 episodes – A Guilty Thing Surprised: Parts One, Two & Three
1988	The Storyteller	Trollop	1 episode – The True Bride
1989	Press Gang	Amanda Swanson	1 episode – Photo Finish
1989	Erik the Viking	Ivar's Mum
1989	London's Burning	Josie's Mum	2 episodes – Christmas Special (1988), #2.5 (1989)
1990	Taggart	Dr. Clyde	1 episode – Hostile Witness
1991	Uncle Vanya	Nanny	TV movie
1992	Love Hurts	Marilyn	4 episodes – Crawling from the Wreckage, Take it to the Limit, Cured, Let's Do It
1992	The Comedy Strip Presents...	Roy's Mother	1 episode – The Crying Game
1992	Springing Lenin	Mrs. Shillinglaw	TV movie
1992	Salt on Our Skin	Gavin's Mother	other title – Desire
1993	Body & Soul	Peggy	6 episodes – #1.1, #1.2, #1.3, #1.4, #1.5, #1.6
1993	Naked	Bag Lady
1994	Look Me in the Eye	Head Teacher
1994	Takin' Over the Asylum	Evelyn	4 episodes – Fly Like an Eagle, You Always Hurt the One You Love, Fool on the Hill, Let It Be
1994	Immortal Beloved	Marie Fröhlich
1995	A Village Affair	Mrs. Finch	TV movie
1996	The Bare Necessities	Beryl	TV movie
1996	Breaking the Waves	Mother
1997	The Winter Guest	Chloe
1997	Casualty	Joyce Lawson	1 episode – The Things We Do for Love
1997	Holding On	Annie	7 episodes – #1.1, #1.2, #1.3, #1.4, #1.5, #1.7, #1.8
1999	Station
1999	Real Women II	Karen's Mother
1999	Great Expectations	Camilla Pocket
1999	Felicia's Journey	Jumble Sale Woman
1999	Janice Beard 45 WPM	Mimi	other title – Janice Beard
2000	The Great Indoors	Christine Gendall
2000	The Last Musketeer	Peggy Ingrams	TV movie
2002	Playing the Field	Mrs. Powell	4 episodes – #3.1 (2000), #4.5 (2000), #4.7 (2000), #5.1(2002)
2002	The Lake	Elizabeth
2003	Ready When You Are, Mr McGill	Nancy McGill	TV movie
2004	Vera Drake	Vera's Mother
2004	Verborgen Gebreken	Mrs. Flynt	other title – Hidden Flaws
2004	Foyle's War	Mrs. Roecastle	1 episode – Enemy Fire
2004	Monarch of the Glen	Proctor MacDonald	1 episode – #6.10
2006	Wild at Heart	Joan Briggs	1 episode – #1.1
2006	Eleventh Hour	Mrs. Evans	1 episode – Miracle
2006	The Bill	Mrs. Cleghorn (1990) Julia Evans (1995) Maureen White (2006)	4 episodes – Victims (1990), Somebody's Husband (1990), Solid Gold Cert (1995), 404 (2006)
2006	Midsomer Murders	Lorna Hastings	1 episode – Four Funerals and a Wedding
2008	Faintheart	Julian's Mum
2008	Holby City	Ruth (2004) Elizabeth Mills (2008) Adrienne McKinnie (2014)	2 episodes – If You Can't Do the Time (2004), Mad World (2008)
2009	Shadows in the Sun	Hilary Calder
2010	Wallander	Betty Laurensson	1 episode – The Man Who Smiled
2010	Doctors	Alice Vale	2 episodes – Alone in the Dark: Parts One & Two
2012	Blood	Sandra Buleigh
2016	The Coroner	Peggy Winterson	Episode 2.8 "The Foxby Affair"

External links

• Sandra Voe at IMDb
• Sandra Voe at Rotten Tomatoes