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 and Funky Squad. 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 Art. 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 Mike Batt's Dramatico record label. In 2007, she collaborated with Katie Melua, writing lyrics for "What I Miss About You""What I Miss About You" – lyric and credits and Dirty Dice"Dirty Dice" – lyric and credits which appeared on Melua's third album, Pictures.
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 PropertyAndrea McEwan's Official website – at Andrea's Blog 30/1/09 released at end of May 2009 by Dramatico Entertainment Ltd.
Filmography + Andrea McEwan film and television credits Year Title Role Notes 1989–2002 Neighbours Sonia / Sara Livingston / Nicole Cahill / Penny Watts 34 episodes 1994 Ocean Girl Lee 13 episodes 1994, 2002 Blue Heelers Joanne Foster / Erin Williams 2 episodes 1995 Funky Squad 1 episode 2001 All Saints Jaqui Henderson 1 episode 2001 BeastMaster Pola Episode: "Destiny" 2001, 2002 McLeod's Daughters Kimmy 2 episodes 2003 CrashBurn Lucinda 2 episodes 2004 The Secret Life of Us Melissa 1 episode 2005 Coronation Street Lisa Ditchfield 3 episodes
References
External links Official website Personal Blog of Andrea McEwan about living in Berlin