# Jenny Funnell
**Jenny Funnell** (born 1963 in Kenya) is an actress known for playing Sandy in the BBC sitcom *[As Time Goes By](https://www.edgepedia.org/as-time-goes-by-tv-series)* from 1992 to 2005 and for voice roles in video games including *Bloodborne* and *Demon's Souls*[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0298780/). [TV Guide](https://www.edgepedia.org/tv-guide) lists her birthplace as Nairobi, Kenya[2](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jenny-funnell/credits/3000000903/).
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1963, Kenya (Nairobi)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0298780/) • [2](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jenny-funnell/credits/3000000903/) |
| Signature role | Sandy in *As Time Goes By*, 59 episodes, 1992–2005[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0298780/) |
| Game voice roles | Annalise, Vileblood Queen and Doctor Iosefka in *Bloodborne* (2015); Yuria the Witch in *Demon's Souls* (2009 and 2020)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0298780/) |
| Recent screen work | Ms Spence in *Polite Society* (2023)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0298780/) |
| Stage | Player Queen and understudy Gertrude in the 2009 Broadway transfer of *Hamlet*[3](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Jenny-Funnell/) |
| Family | Mother of actress Ella Funnell-Dale, with the actor Sam Dale[4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9761703/) |
## As Time Goes By
*As Time Goes By* ran on [BBC One](https://www.edgepedia.org/bbc-one) from 1992 to 2005 and starred [Judi Dench](https://www.edgepedia.org/judi-dench) as Jean Pargetter and Geoffrey Palmer as Lionel Hardcastle, former lovers who meet again after 38 years apart[5](https://www.memorabletv.com/tv/as-time-goes-by-bbc-1-1992-judi-dench-geoffrey-palmer/). Funnell played Sandy, an employee at Jean's secretarial agency. IMDb credits her with 59 episodes across the run[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0298780/).
**The character.** In a retrospective feature, British Comedy Guide describes Sandy as becoming ever more a second daughter to Jean as the series progresses, with romantic storylines of her own; together with Judith and Alistair, she forms part of a younger generation that Jean and Lionel often struggle to understand[6](https://www.comedy.co.uk/features/comedy-rewind/as-time-goes-by/). In the final series, Sandy left to marry Harry and live in Canada[5](https://www.memorabletv.com/tv/as-time-goes-by-bbc-1-1992-judi-dench-geoffrey-palmer/). She returned for the two Christmas special episodes broadcast in 2005[7](https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/jenny_funnell/), and she appeared with the rest of the principal cast in a 2009 reunion special on American public television[8](https://www.kpbs.org/news/arts-culture/2009/05/27/time-goes-reunion-special).
## Television and film credits
Her early television work includes appearances in *[Brookside](https://www.edgepedia.org/brookside-tv-series)* (listed by TV Guide among her credits), the police series *Bergerac*, an episode of *Agatha Christie's Poirot*, *Coronation Street*, *Casualty*, *The Bill*, and *Doctors*[2](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jenny-funnell/credits/3000000903/). British Comedy Guide records comedy appearances in *Drop The Dead Donkey* (1994), *Coming Of Age* (2008), *Cardinal Burns* (2014), and a 2024 credit as Miss Archie in *Waiting In The Wings*[7](https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/jenny_funnell/).
Her film work includes the comedy *Me, Myself and Di* (2021), in which she played Patricia Craven[7](https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/jenny_funnell/), and *Polite Society* (2023), in which she played Ms Spence[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0298780/). Rotten Tomatoes lists *Polite Society* at 91 percent, the highest-rated title in its listing of her filmography[9](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jenny_funnell).
## Video game and radio voice work
Funnell has an extensive list of video game voice credits. In FromSoftware's *Demon's Souls* she voiced Yuria the Witch in the 2009 original and returned as Yuria the Witch and Selen Vinland in the 2020 remake[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0298780/). In *Bloodborne* (2015) she voiced Annalise, Vileblood Queen and Doctor Iosefka[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0298780/), and in *Dark Souls III* (2016) she voiced Karla and the Old Woman of Londor[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0298780/). Other game credits include *Dark Souls: Remastered* (2018), *[World of Warcraft: Shadowlands](https://www.edgepedia.org/world-of-warcraft-shadowlands)* (2020), *Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2* (2017), and *Baldur's Gate III* (2023)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0298780/). She has also worked in BBC radio drama, with a voice credit in a *Doctor Who: The Fourth Doctor Adventures* episode[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0298780/).
## Stage and later activities
BroadwayWorld lists her among the company of the 2009 Broadway transfer of *Hamlet*, playing the Player Queen and understudying Gertrude[3](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Jenny-Funnell/). A 2025 podcast episode described her as a leading London tour guide as well as a television, radio, and theater actor[10](https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/669dcd72-2726-4881-a1fc-2f87319ecafb/episodes/dbd9f15d-4a54-4350-a68c-1c7757f207e1/read-on-the-radio-jenny-funnell).
Her daughter, born Ella May Funnell Dale, works as the actress Ella Funnell-Dale; her parents are Jenny Funnell and the actor Sam Dale[4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9761703/).
## References
1. [Jenny Funnell, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0298780/)
2. [Jenny Funnell List of Movies and TV Shows, TV Guide](https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jenny-funnell/credits/3000000903/)
3. [Jenny Funnell, BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/people/Jenny-Funnell/)
4. [Ella Funnell-Dale, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm9761703/)
5. [As Time Goes By (BBC-1 1992, Judi Dench, Geoffrey Palmer), Memorable TV](https://www.memorabletv.com/tv/as-time-goes-by-bbc-1-1992-judi-dench-geoffrey-palmer/)
6. [You must remember this: Revisiting As Time Goes By, British Comedy Guide](https://www.comedy.co.uk/features/comedy-rewind/as-time-goes-by/)
7. [Jenny Funnell, British Comedy Guide](https://www.comedy.co.uk/people/jenny_funnell/)
8. [As Time Goes By Reunion Special, KPBS Public Media](https://www.kpbs.org/news/arts-culture/2009/05/27/time-goes-reunion-special)
9. [Jenny Funnell, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/jenny_funnell)
10. [Jenny Funnell, READ ON THE RADIO, Amazon Music](https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/669dcd72-2726-4881-a1fc-2f87319ecafb/episodes/dbd9f15d-4a54-4350-a68c-1c7757f207e1/read-on-the-radio-jenny-funnell)
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