Sandra Voe

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

Sandra Voe
Born	Sandra Williamson (1936-10-06) 6 October 1936 Shetland Islands, Scotland
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1966–present
Spouse	Rex Doyle ​ ​ (m. 1963; died 2015)​
Children	2; including Candida Doyle
Relatives	Astrid Williamson (niece)

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, Takin' Over the Asylum, 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
30 September 2007	Babel's Tower			BBC Radio 3 Drama on 3

Personal life

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.

Filmography

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"
	The Ploughman's Lunch	Carmen
	The Nation's Health	Psychologist	Episode: "Collapse"
1984	The Spaver Connection		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	The Ruth Rendell Mysteries	Mrs. Myrtle Cantrip	Episode: "A Guilty Thing Surprised: Parts One, Two & Three"
	The Storyteller	Trollop	Episode: "The True Bride"
1988–1989	London's Burning	Josie's Mum	Episodes: "Christmas Special" (1988), "#2.5" (1989)
1989	Press Gang	Amanda Swanson	Episode: "Photo Finish"
	Erik the Viking	Ivar's Mum
1990	Taggart	Dr. Clyde	Episode: "Hostile Witness"
	The Bill	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"
	The Comic Strip Presents...	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	A Village Affair	Mrs. Finch	TV movie
	The Bill	Julia Evans	Episode: "Solid Gold Cert"
1996	The Bare Necessities	Beryl	TV movie
	Breaking the Waves	Mother
1997	The Winter Guest	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	The Lake	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: "#6.10"
2006	Wild at Heart	Joan Briggs	Episode: "#1.1"
	Eleventh Hour	Mrs. Evans	Episode: "Miracle"
	The Bill	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	The Coroner	Peggy Winterson	Episode: "The Foxby Affair"
2019	Call the Midwife	Morag Norris	Episode 70: Christmas Special 2019

External links

• Sandra Voe at IMDb
• Sandra Voe at Rotten Tomatoes