| Sandra Voe | |
| Birth Name: | Sandra Williamson |
| Birth Date: | 6 October 1936 |
| Birth Place: | Shetland Islands, Scotland |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 1966–present |
| Children: | 2; including Candida Doyle |
| Relatives: | Astrid Williamson (niece) |
Sandra Voe (born 6 October 1936) is a Scottish actress of film, television, and theatre.[1] [2] [3]
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, Takin' Over the Asylum, Casualty, Monarch of the Glen, The Bill, Midsomer Murders, and Shetland.
Her film credits include Breaking the Waves,[4] Felicia's Journey and Vera Drake.
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.[5]
Her theatre performances include:
| Date | Title ! | Role | Director | Station | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dianeira | Catherine Bailey and Timberlake Wertenbaker | BBC Radio 4 | |||
| A Catapult and a Lady's Spin | David Hunter | BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play | |||
| The Architects[6] | Emma | Lu Kemp | |||
| Babel's Tower[7] | BBC Radio 3 Drama on 3 |
Voe was born Sandra Williamson in the Shetland Islands, Scotland, one of eight siblings.She was married to actor Rex Doyle until his death in 2015, and they have 2 children, including Candida Doyle (Pulp). She is the aunt of singer Astrid Williamson.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Dr. Finlay's Casebook | Mrs. Cochran | Episode: "For Services Rendered" | |
| 1976 | How We Used to Live | Lady Breen-Lowell | Episode: "Blackout" | |
| 1978 | Within These Walls | Maggie | Episode: "Public Opinion" | |
| Play for Today | Mrs. Bruce | Episode: "Donal and Sally" | ||
| 1979 | Agatha | Therapist | ||
| Flambards | Mrs. Masters | Episode: "New Blood" | ||
| 1980 | Sounding Brass | Mrs. Crowther | Episode: "H.G. and the Exploding Orange" | |
| Coronation Street | Brenda Palin | |||
| 1981 | Andrina | Tina Stewart | ||
| Bread and Blood | Mrs. Bawcombe | Episodes: "Meat", "Birth", "Childhood" & "Bread" | ||
| Screenplay | Headmistress | Episode: "Happy Since I Met You" | ||
| 1983 | Local Hero | Mrs. Fraser | ||
| Play for Today | Miss. Hogg | Episode: "Gates of Gold" | ||
| Carmen | ||||
| Psychologist | Episode: "Collapse" | |||
| 1984 | TV movie | |||
| 1985 | Past Caring | Kath | ||
| Summer Season | Episode: "Picture Friend" | |||
| Open All Hours | Mrs. Bickerdyke | Episodes: "The Housekeeper Caper" & "The Errand Boy Executive" | ||
| 1986 | Comrades | Diana Stanfield | ||
| Screen Two | Helen | Episode: "The Silent Twins" | ||
| ScreenPlay | Episode: "Knowing the Score" | |||
| 1987 | Y.E.S. | Ma Venables | ||
| Victoria Wood As Seen On TV | Molly | Episode: #2.7 | ||
| 1988 | Mrs. Myrtle Cantrip | Episode: "A Guilty Thing Surprised: Parts One, Two & Three" | ||
| Trollop | Episode: "The True Bride" | |||
| 1988–1989 | London's Burning | Josie's Mum | Episodes: "Christmas Special" (1988), "
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| 1989 | Press Gang | Amanda Swanson | Episode: "Photo Finish" | |
| Erik the Viking | Ivar's Mum | |||
| 1990 | Taggart | Dr. Clyde | Episode: "Hostile Witness" | |
| Mrs. Cleghorn | Episodes: "Victims", "Somebody's Husband" | |||
| 1991 | Uncle Vanya | Nanny | TV movie | |
| 1992 | Love Hurts | Marilyn | Episodes: "Crawling from the Wreckage", "Take it to the Limit", "Cured", "Let's Do It" | |
| Roy's Mother | Episode: "The Crying Game" | |||
| Springing Lenin | Mrs. Shillinglaw | TV movie | ||
| Salt on Our Skin | Gavin's Mother | other title – Desire | ||
| 1993 | Body & Soul | Peggy | Recurring role: 6 episodes: #1.1, #1.2, #1.3, #1.4, #1.5, #1.6 | |
| Naked | Bag Lady | |||
| 1994 | Look Me in the Eye | Head Teacher | ||
| Takin' Over the Asylum | Evelyn | Episodes: "Fly Like an Eagle", "You Always Hurt the One You Love", "Fool on the Hill", "Let It Be" | ||
| Immortal Beloved | Marie Fröhlich | |||
| 1995 | Mrs. Finch | TV movie | ||
| Julia Evans | Episode: "Solid Gold Cert" | |||
| 1996 | Beryl | TV movie | ||
| Breaking the Waves | Mother | |||
| 1997 | Chloe | |||
| Casualty | Joyce Lawson | Episode: "The Things We Do for Love" | ||
| Holding On | Annie | Recurring role: 7 episodes: #1.1, #1.2, #1.3, #1.4, #1.5, #1.7, #1.8 | ||
| 1999 | Station | |||
| Real Women II | Karen's Mother | |||
| Great Expectations | Camilla Pocket | |||
| Felicia's Journey | Jumble Sale Woman | |||
| Janice Beard 45 WPM | Mimi | other title – Janice Beard | ||
| 2000 | The Great Indoors | Christine Gendall | ||
| The Last Musketeer | Peggy Ingrams | TV movie | ||
| 2000–2002 | Playing the Field | Mrs. Powell | Recurring role: 4 episodes: #3.1 (2000), #4.5 (2000), #4.7 (2000), #5.1 (2002) | |
| 2002 | Elizabeth | |||
| 2003 | Ready When You Are, Mr McGill | Nancy McGill | TV movie | |
| 2004 | Vera Drake | Vera's Mother | ||
| Verborgen Gebreken | Mrs. Flynt | other title – Hidden Flaws | ||
| Foyle's War | Mrs. Roecastle | Episode: "Enemy Fire" | ||
| Holby City | Ruth | Episode: "If You Can't Do the Time" | ||
| Monarch of the Glen | Proctor MacDonald | Episode: "
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| 2006 | Wild at Heart | Joan Briggs | Episode: "
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| Eleventh Hour | Mrs. Evans | Episode: "Miracle" | ||
| Maureen White | Episode: "Brotherly Love" | |||
| Midsomer Murders | Lorna Hastings | Episode: "Four Funerals and a Wedding" | ||
| 2008 | Faintheart | Julian's Mum | ||
| Holby City | Elizabeth Mills | Episode: "Mad World" | ||
| 2009 | Shadows in the Sun | Hilary Calder | ||
| 2010 | Wallander | Betty Laurensson | Episode: "The Man Who Smiled" | |
| Doctors | Alice Vale | Episode: "Alone in the Dark: Parts One & Two" | ||
| Holby City | Helen Dover | Episode: "Betrayal" | ||
| 2012 | Blood | Sandra Buleigh | ||
| 2013 | Shetland | Mima Wilson | Episode: "Red Bones – Part 1" | |
| 2013–2014 | Holby City | Adrienne McKinnie | Recurring role: 13 episodes | |
| 2016 | Peggy Winterson | Episode: "The Foxby Affair" | ||
| 2019 | Call the Midwife | Morag Norris | Episode 70: Christmas Special 2019 |