Andrea McEwan (born 9 October 1978) is an Australian actress, singer, musician and songwriter.

Career

After attending MacRobertson Girls' High School in Melbourne, McEwan started acting, appearing in several television series including ''

Ocean Girl ''Ocean Girl'' (known as ''Ocean Odyssey'' in the UK) is an Australian science fiction television series aimed for family audiences and starring Marzena Godecki as the lead character. The show is set in the near future, and focuses on an unusu ...

'' and ''

Funky Squad ''Funky Squad'' was a short-lived 1995 Australian comedy television series which satirised 1970s-era U.S. police television dramas, such as ''The Mod Squad''. Only seven half-hour episodes were produced, which were broadcast on the ABC. Real te ...

''. In 1991 she was nominated for a Gladys Moncrieff Award for Outstanding New Talent by the Music Theatre Guild of Victoria after her performance in '' Annie''. She has also appeared several times in the soap opera ''

Neighbours ''Neighbours'' is an Australian television soap opera that has aired since 18 March 1985. It was created by television executive Reg Watson. The Seven Network commissioned the show following the success of Watson's earlier soap '' Sons and ...

''. Her first role as Sonia came in 1989, then in 1991 she played Sarah Livingston, followed by Nicole Cahill in 1995. She played Penny Watts in 2002. In 2000, McEwan studied at

National Institute of Dramatic Arts The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is an Australian educational institution for the performing arts based in Sydney, New South Wales. Founded in 1958, it offers bachelor's, master's and vocational degrees in subjects including acting ...

. She moved to the United Kingdom in the 2000s and in 2005 she appeared in ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' (colloquially referred to as ''Corrie'') is a British television soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres on a cobbled, terraced ...

'' where she played Lisa Ditchfield. After moving to the UK, McEwan started singing and song writing professionally and in 2006 was signed to

Mike Batt Michael Philip Batt (born 6 February 1949) is an English singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, record producer, director, and conductor. He served as the Deputy Chairman of the British Phonographic Industry. Batt created the novelty pop band T ...

Dramatico Dramatico is a record label founded by Mike Batt in 2000. Artists on the label include Mike Batt, Robert Meadmore, Sarah Blasko, Katie Melua, Leddra Chapman and Alistair Griffin. Dramatico has also established a publishing company in New Yor ...

record label. In 2007, she collaborated with

Katie Melua Ketevan Katie Melua (; ka, ქეთევან "ქეთი" მელუა, ; born 16 September 1984) is a British singer and songwriter. She was born in Kutaisi, Georgia and raised in Belfast and London. Under the management of composer ...

, writing lyrics for "What I Miss About You""What I Miss About You" – lyric and credits
and ''Dirty Dice''
which appeared on Melua's third album, ''

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''. McEwan toured the UK in late 2008 supporting Katie Melua. In 2008 she released a three track E.P., ''Candle in a Chatroom'' featuring the songs "Candle in a Chatroom", "Black Socks in the Wash" and "Fast Train". She released the second single ("Alibi") at the beginning of April. Her debut album ''Rental Property''Andrea McEwan's Official website – at Andrea's Blog 30/1/09
released at end of May 2009Andrea McEwan's MySpace
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Filmography

* 1989–2002: ''Neighbours'' * 1994: ''Ocean Girl'' * 1994–2002: ''

Blue Heelers ''Blue Heelers'' is an Australian police drama series that was produced by Southern Star Group and ran for twelve years on the Seven Network, from 1994 to 2006. Although based around the policing of the town, the series generally depicted th ...

'' * 1995: ''Funky Squad'' * 2001: ''

All Saints All Saints' Day is a Christian holiday. All Saints, All Saints Day or Feast of All Saints may also refer to: Art and entertainment * ''All Saints'' (film), a 2017 Christian drama film * ''All Saints'' (TV series), an Australian hospital drama * ...

'' * 2001: '' BeastMaster'' * 2001–2002: ''

McLeod's Daughters ''McLeod's Daughters'' is an Australian drama television series created by Posie Graeme-Evans and Caroline Stanton for the Nine Network, which aired from 8 August 2001, to 31 January 2009, lasting eight seasons. It stars Lisa Chappell and ...

'' * 2003: ''

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'' * 2004: ''

The Secret Life of Us ''The Secret Life of Us'' is an Australian television drama series set in the beachside neighbourhood of St Kilda, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It is primarily a drama with some comedic moments. The series was produced by South ...

'' * 2005: ''Coronation Street''

References

External links

Official websitePersonal Blog of Andrea McEwan about living in Berlin
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mcewan, Andrea 1978 births Living people Australian television actresses Australian jazz singers Australian women jazz singers National Institute of Dramatic Art alumni Jazz-pop singers Australian emigrants to the United Kingdom Australian folk-pop singers Actresses from Melbourne 21st-century Australian actresses Australian emigrants to Germany 21st-century Australian singers 21st-century Australian women singers Australian women singer-songwriters 21st-century Australian singer-songwriters