Sandy McDade

Sandra Isobel McDade (born February 1964), professionally known as Sandy McDade or Sandy McDare, is a Scottish actress, known for her part as Margaret Brown (née Ellison) in the television series Lark Rise to Candleford, Miss Scatcherd in the 2011 film Jane Eyre, and Fay on stage at the Royal Court Theatre Downstairs in Iron, which won her the 2003 Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Actress.

Early life
McDade grew up in Gracemount in Edinburgh, where she attended Gracemount High School. By the age of 15 she obtained a place at the Scottish Youth Theatre, where she made her stage debut at the Royal Lyceum Theatre.

Professional life
McDade's professional acting career has involved acting on television, film and on the stage, although most of her parts have been in supporting rôles. For the lead role in Iron, she won Best Actress in both the 2002 Stage Awards for Acting Excellence and the 2003 Evening Standard Theatre Awards. She would later go on to play her most famous part to date, that of Margaret Brown (née Ellison) in the BBC Television series Lark Rise to Candleford.

Television
McDade has been in the cast of some of the most popular British television series, such as Hamish Macbeth, Taggart, A Touch of Frost, The Office, Lark Rise to Candleford and EastEnders

Radio

 * Life: An Audio Tour (BBC Radio 4) (2008)
 * Births, Deaths and Marriages (BBC Radio 4) (2012-2013)