Siobhan Redmond

Siobhan Redmond MBE (born 27 August 1959) is a Scottish actor who voiced Talin in AUDIO: Revenge of the Swarm and The Rani in AUDIO: The Rani Elite.

Redmond was appointed an in 2013 for her services to drama.

Redmond had never seen Doctor Who prior to being cast as the Rani, though she familiarised herself with her predecessor Kate O'Mara's work in the role. Before her in-character photoshoot as the new Rani, she put rollers in her hair as a small homage to O'Mara.

Redmond's portrayal of the Rani with her own Scottish accent, closely following as it did the premieres of the first Scottish-accented Doctor and on televised Doctor Who, led Vortex to comment "Scottish Time Lords are like buses.  You wait ages for one to appear, and then suddenly you get three at once!"