Rochenda Sandall Explained

Rochenda Sandall
Birth Place:Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
Alma Mater:Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Occupation:Actor
Partner:Mark Stanley

Rochenda Sandall (born 1988) is a British actress who played Lisa McQueen in the television series Line of Duty, and has featured in other productions including Small Axe and Doctor Who.

Biography

Rochenda Sandall was born in about 1988 in Grimsby,[1] [2] and grew up in Goxhill. Aged 17, she moved to London and attended the East 15 Acting School.[3] She graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2012, later making her stage debut in Scenes from an Execution at the Royal National Theatre. For the next few years, she worked mainly in theatrical productions, including in Coriolanus alongside Tom Hiddleston. Meanwhile, she had roles as police officers in the television series Doctors and Coronation Street.[4] Her monologue performance in Alan Bennett's The Outside Dog was selected by The Guardian as the best theatre show of 2020.[5]

Sandall was a series regular in , as Detective Constable Vanessa Warren.[6] Sandall starred with Letitia Wright and John Boyega in Small Axe (2020), and also had roles in and in .[7] She appeared as a high-ranking member of a criminal gang in Line of Duty,[8] and played Azure in the 13th series of Doctor Who.[9] In 2023, Sandall had a supporting role starring in a cast that included Idris Elba and Archie Panjabi in the Apple TV+ series Hijack.

In 2020, Sandall was reported to be in a long-term relationship with fellow actor Mark Stanley, who acted with her in Criminal: UK.[10]

Notes and References

  1. News: Harvey . Chris . Rochenda Sandall interview: the Line of Duty actress on cold-blooded Lisa, the death of John Corbett and a clue to the identity of 'H' . . London . 22 April 2019 . "30-year-old Rochenda Sandall".
  2. News: Freshwater . Paige . Line of Duty Lisa McQueen: How Grimsby star Rochenda Sandall rose from school play nun to ruthless TV criminal . Grimsby Telegraph . 5 May 2019 . 13 April 2020 . 6 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200806020248/https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/grimsby-news/line-of-duty-rochenda-sandall-2804447 . live .
  3. Web site: Woode . David . Rochenda Sandall on Small Axe, identity and black history: 'We were the only people of colour for 20 miles' . 11 November 2020 . . 17 March 2022 . 25 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210325070506/https://inews.co.uk/culture/rochenda-sandall-small-axe-mangrove-steve-mcqueen-line-of-duty-756584 . live .
  4. News: Harvey . Chris . Rochenda Sandall interview: the Line of Duty actress on cold-blooded Lisa, the death of John Corbett and a clue to the identity of 'H' . The Daily Telegraph . London . 22 April 2019 .
  5. Web site: Akbar . Arifa . A dramatic year: the 10 best theatre shows of 2020 . 23 December 2020 . The Guardian . 13 April 2021 . 13 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210413182524/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/dec/23/best-theatre-of-2020 . live .
  6. Web site: Jefferey . Morgan . Criminal cast hint at season 3 and reveal dream guest stars . Radio Times . 13 April 2021 . 13 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210413182524/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/criminal-season-3-covid/ . live .
  7. Web site: Rochenda Sandall . British Film Institute . 13 April 2021 . 13 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210413182524/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/5581f15b5cff3 . dead .
  8. News: What I've learnt: Rochenda Sandall. James. Jackson. The Times. 11 November 2021. 12 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211112000204/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/what-ive-learnt-rochenda-sandall-z86d538nx. live.
  9. Web site: Denby . Laura . Rochenda Sandall says her Doctor Who villain could be 'misunderstood . Radio Times . 14 November 2021 . 17 March 2022 . 14 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211114133638/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/rochenda-sandall-doctor-who-villain-misunderstood-newsupdate/ . live .
  10. Web site: Akbar. Arifa. Line of Duty's Rochenda Sandall: 'There are so many dimensions to domestic abuse'. 8 September 2020. The Guardian. 11 November 2021. 11 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211111234704/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/sep/08/line-of-duty-rochenda-sandall-talking-heads-small-axe. live.

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