Malandra Elizabeth Burrows (née Newman; 4 November 1965) is an English actress and singer. She is best known for her long-running role as Kathy Glover in ITV soap opera Emmerdale (1985–2001, 2005). == Early life == After deciding that she wanted to be a performer, Burrows joined the Everyman Youth Theatre in Liverpool, did classes at Liverpool Theatre School and also did productions with a local amateur dramatics company at St Peter's, in Woolton, whilst continuing to perform musically. After... [more on Wikipedia]