Malandra Elizabeth Burrows (née Newman; born 4th November 1965 in Woolton, Liverpool, Lancashire) is an English actress and singer who portrayed Kathy Brookman in Emmerdale from November 1985 to December 2001, with a short stint from October to November 2005.
Even before leaving drama school, Burrows played several roles on television, appearing in The Practice and Fell Tiger, as well as taking two parts in the Channel 4 soap opera Brookside - firstly Lucy Collins' schoolfriend, Sue, and then Lisa Morrissey, the girlfriend of Pat Hancock.
Burrows has had some success in the UK Singles Chart, reaching number 11 with the song "Just This Side of Love" in 1990. She released a self-penned single "Summernight Love" (1996) on AATW/DKAM Records (#185 UK). This resulted in a recording contract with Warner Bros, and two more singles ("Carnival in Heaven" and "Don't Leave Me") also hit the UK charts (albeit the lower reaches: No. 49 and No. 54, respectively).
In 2006, she took part in Channel 5's The All Star Talent Show and then ITV's I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.