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'' (titled ''Ocean Odyssey'' in the UK) is an Australian science fiction TV 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 unusual girl n ...

'' 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''. 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 is based in Sydney, New South Wales. Founded in 1958, many of Australia's leading actors and directors trained at NIDA, including ...

. She moved to the United Kingdom in the 2000s and in 2005 she appeared in '' Coronation Street'' where she played Lisa Ditchfield. After moving to the UK, McEwan started singing and song writing professionally and in 2006 was signed to

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's Dramatico record label. In 2007, she collaborated with

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, 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
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Filmography

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

Blue Heelers ''Blue Heelers'' is an Australian Police procedural, police drama series that was produced by Endemol Australia, Southern Star Group and ran for 12 years on the Seven Network, from 1994 to 2006. Although based around the policing of the town, ...

'' * 1995: ''Funky Squad'' * 2001: '' All Saints'' * 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 Bri ...

'' * 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 Southe ...

'' * 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 singer-songwriters 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