Sandra Voe

Sandra Christie Voe^[1] was born in 6 October 1936^[2] in the Shetland Islands, Scotland.^[1] Her home town is Scalloway.^[2]

Her career has included acting in films, television series, and on stage.^[3][1]

Voe began her on screen career in 1966, appearing in an episode of Dr. Finlay's Casebook.^[2] 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.^[2]

She played Mrs Fraser the shopkeeper in the acclaimed 1983 Scottish film Local Hero.^[1][4] Other film roles included Breaking the Waves (1996),^[5][1] Felicia's Journey, and Vera Drake.

In June 2024, Voe featured in a film commissioned by the Royal National Institute of Blind People, highlighting the need for accessible voting for blind and partially sighted people.

Voe has worked extensively on stage. One of her memorable roles was as the Nurse in Romeo and Juliet with the Royal Shakespeare Company.^[1] In 1998, she toured the Shetland Islands with her one woman play, Christina.^[1]

She has worked in many theatres around 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.^[6]

Her theatre performances include:^{[citation needed]}