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Malandra Elizabeth Burrows (born 4 November, 1965 in Woolton, Liverpool) is an English actress.

She started dancing after encouragement from her mother, under the tutelage of Billy Pearces mother Jean, appearing on YTV’s "Junior Showtime" at the age of six. In 1974 Burrows became the youngest-ever winner of New Faces – appearing on the same “all-winners” show with Les Dennis and Victoria Wood.

Burrows later appeared in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside, and has had minor musical success in the UK Singles Chart, reaching number 11 with the song 'Just This Side Of Love' in 1990. This resulted in a recording contract with Warner Bros and two more singles ("Carnival in Heaven" and "Don't Leave Me") hit the UK charts, albeit the lower reaches (#49 and #54, respectively).

Her most prominent role to date was as Kathy Glover in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale, a role which she played from 1985 - 2001, coming back again briefly in 2005. First husband Jackie Merrick accidentally shot himself in 1988; her second marriage to wheelchair-bound Chris Tate ended in 1994 when he admitted to an affair; in 1996 Kathy’s third husband Dave Glover died saving a baby he thought to be his own from a house fire as he was about to elope with his mistress Kim Tate. Poor Kathy was even dumped at the altar by her fourth fiancee Biff in 1999. During her 17-year stint, Kathy was kidnapped by a diamond thieving lord, knocked down by a horse-stealing conman, targeted by a double wife murderer who tried to drive her over a cliff, trapped in the wreckage of a bus hit by a lorry, and imprisoned for protesting against the local haulage company.

In 2002 she was a contestant on Celebrity Weakest Link and in 2004 she took part in the ITV game show Simply the Best, where she represented Liverpool in a head-to-head tournament with other British Cities.

External links

Malandra Burrows at the [Internet Movie Database]
Interview post leaving Emmerdale

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+[[Image:Malandra Burrows.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Malandra as Kathy in Emmerdale]]
-[[Image:Malandra Burrows.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Malandra as Kathy in Emmerdale]]'''Malandra Burrows''' (born [[November 4th]], [[1965]] in [[Woolton]], [[Liverpool]]) is an [[England|English]] [[actress]], probably most famous for her role as [[Kathy Glover]] in the [[ITV]] [[soap opera]] ''[[Emmerdale]]''. A role which she played from [[1985]] - [[2001]], coming back again briefly in [[2005]].
+'''Malandra Elizabeth Burrows''' (born [[4 November]], [[1965]] in [[Woolton]], [[Liverpool]]) is an [[England|English]] [[actress]].
+She started dancing after encouragement from her mother, under the tutelage of [[Billy Pearce]]s mother Jean, appearing on [[Yorkshire Television|YTV]]’s ''"Junior Showtime"'' at the age of six. In [[1974]] Burrows became the youngest-ever winner of ''[[New Faces]]'' – appearing on the same “all-winners” show with [[Les Dennis]] and [[Victoria Wood]].
-She has also appeared in the [[Channel 4]] [[soap opera]] ''[[Brookside]]'', and has had minor musical success in the [[UK Singles Chart]], reaching number 11 with the song 'Just This Side Of Love' in [[1990]]. This resulted in a recording contract with [[Warner Bros]] and two more singles ("Carnival in Heaven" and "Don't Leave Me") hit the UK charts, albeit the lower reaches (#49 and #54, respectively).
+Burrows later appeared in the [[Channel 4]] [[soap opera]] ''[[Brookside]]'', and has had minor musical success in the [[UK Singles Chart]], reaching number 11 with the song 'Just This Side Of Love' in [[1990]]. This resulted in a recording contract with [[Warner Bros]] and two more singles ("Carnival in Heaven" and "Don't Leave Me") hit the UK charts, albeit the lower reaches (#49 and #54, respectively).
-Burrows was also the youngest ever winning contestant on the British televised 'talent show' ''[[New Faces]]'' in [[1974]].
+Her most prominent role to date was as [[Kathy Glover]] in the [[ITV]] [[soap opera]] ''[[Emmerdale]]'', a role which she played from [[1985]] - [[2001]], coming back again briefly in [[2005]]. First husband Jackie Merrick accidentally shot himself in [[1988]]; her second marriage to wheelchair-bound Chris Tate ended in 1994 when he admitted to an affair; in 1996 Kathy’s third husband Dave Glover died saving a baby he thought to be his own from a house fire as he was about to elope with his mistress Kim Tate. Poor Kathy was even dumped at the altar by her fourth fiancee Biff in [[1999]]. During her 17-year stint, Kathy was kidnapped by a diamond thieving lord, knocked down by a horse-stealing conman, targeted by a double wife murderer who tried to drive her over a cliff, trapped in the wreckage of a bus hit by a lorry, and imprisoned for protesting against the local haulage company.
 In [[2002]] she was a contestant on ''[[Weakest Link|Celebrity Weakest Link]]'' and in [[2004]] she took part in the ITV game show ''Simply the Best'', where she represented Liverpool in a head-to-head tournament with other British [[City|Cities]].
 == External links ==
-*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0123288/ Malandra Burrows IMDB Entry]
+*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0123288/ Malandra Burrows] at the [Internet Movie Database]
+*[http://www.webspawner.com/users/kathyglover/index.html Interview post leaving Emmerdale]
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-[[Category:Brookside actors|Burrows, Malandra]]
+[[Category:People from Liverpool|Burrows, Malandra]]
-[[Category:Emmerdale actors|Burrows, Malandra]]
-[[Category:English actors|Burrows, Malandra]]
 [[Category:English television actors|Burrows, Malandra]]
 [[Category:English female singers|Burrows, Malandra]]
-[[Category:People from Liverpool|Burrows, Malandra]]
+[[Category:Brookside actors|Burrows, Malandra]]
+[[Category:Emmerdale actors|Burrows, Malandra]]
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