Rochenda Sandall
{{Short description|English actress (born c. 1988)}}
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| birth_date = {{circa}} {{birth year and age|1988}}
| birth_place = Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
| alma_mater = Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
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| occupation = Actress
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Rochenda Sandall (born {{circa}} 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 and Amandaland
Biography
Rochenda Sandall was born in about 1988 in Grimsby,{{cite news |last=Harvey |first=Chris |title=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' |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=22 April 2019 |quote="30-year-old Rochenda Sandall"}}{{cite news |last=Freshwater |first=Paige |title=Line of Duty Lisa McQueen: How Grimsby star Rochenda Sandall rose from school play nun to ruthless TV criminal |url=https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/grimsby-news/line-of-duty-rochenda-sandall-2804447 |newspaper=Grimsby Telegraph |date=5 May 2019 |access-date=13 April 2020 |archive-date=6 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806020248/https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/grimsby-news/line-of-duty-rochenda-sandall-2804447 |url-status=live }} and grew up in Goxhill. Aged 17, she moved to London and attended the East 15 Acting School.{{cite web |last=Woode |first=David |title=Rochenda Sandall on Small Axe, identity and black history: 'We were the only people of colour for 20 miles' |date=11 November 2020 |url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/rochenda-sandall-small-axe-mangrove-steve-mcqueen-line-of-duty-756584 |work=i |access-date=17 March 2022 |archive-date=25 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325070506/https://inews.co.uk/culture/rochenda-sandall-small-axe-mangrove-steve-mcqueen-line-of-duty-756584 |url-status=live }} 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.{{cite news |last=Harvey |first=Chris |title=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' |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=22 April 2019 }} Her monologue performance in Alan Bennett's The Outside Dog was selected by The Guardian as the best theatre show of 2020.{{cite web |last=Akbar |first=Arifa |url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/dec/23/best-theatre-of-2020 |title=A dramatic year: the 10 best theatre shows of 2020 |date=23 December 2020 |website=The Guardian |access-date=13 April 2021 |archive-date=13 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413182524/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/dec/23/best-theatre-of-2020 |url-status=live }}
Sandall was a series regular in Criminal: UK, as Detective Constable Vanessa Warren.{{cite web |last=Jefferey |first=Morgan |title=Criminal cast hint at season 3 and reveal dream guest stars |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/criminal-season-3-covid/ |work=Radio Times |access-date=13 April 2021 |archive-date=13 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413182524/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/criminal-season-3-covid/ |url-status=live }} Sandall starred with Letitia Wright and John Boyega in Small Axe (2020), and also had roles in Black Mirror: Bandersnatch and in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.{{cite web |title=Rochenda Sandall |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/5581f15b5cff3 |publisher=British Film Institute |access-date=13 April 2021 |archive-date=13 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413182524/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/5581f15b5cff3 |url-status=dead }} She appeared as a high-ranking member of a criminal gang in Line of Duty,{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/culture/theatre-dance/article/what-ive-learnt-rochenda-sandall-z86d538nx|title=What I've learnt: Rochenda Sandall|first=James|last=Jackson|work=The Times|access-date=11 November 2021|archive-date=12 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211112000204/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/what-ive-learnt-rochenda-sandall-z86d538nx|url-status=live}} and played Azure in the 13th series of Doctor Who.{{cite web |last=Denby |first=Laura |title=Rochenda Sandall says her Doctor Who villain could be 'misunderstood |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/rochenda-sandall-doctor-who-villain-misunderstood-newsupdate/ |work=Radio Times |date=14 November 2021 |access-date=17 March 2022 |archive-date=14 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114133638/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/rochenda-sandall-doctor-who-villain-misunderstood-newsupdate/ |url-status=live }} 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 2025, Sandall appeared in BBC Comedy Amandaland
In 2020, Sandall was reported to be in a long-term relationship with fellow actor Mark Stanley, who acted with her in Criminal: UK.{{Cite web|last=Akbar|first=Arifa|url=http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/sep/08/line-of-duty-rochenda-sandall-talking-heads-small-axe|title=Line of Duty's Rochenda Sandall: 'There are so many dimensions to domestic abuse'|date=8 September 2020|website=The Guardian|access-date=11 November 2021|archive-date=11 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111234704/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/sep/08/line-of-duty-rochenda-sandall-talking-heads-small-axe|url-status=live}}
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|5878360}}
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Category:Actors from the Borough of North Lincolnshire
Category:Actresses from Lincolnshire
Category:Alumni of East 15 Acting School
Category:Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Category:English stage actresses