Leah Vandenberg

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Leah Vandenberg
OccupationActress (theatre, television and film)
Years active1997- present

Leah Vandenberg is an Indian-Australian theatre, television, and film actress. She has appeared in many well-known Australian productions including the award-winning Netflix series 'The Letdown' and SBS Drama 'The Hunting'. Leah received an ASTRA nomination for 'Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor-Female' in the comedy series Stupid, Stupid Man. She is a presenter on the long-running ABC TV Kids television program Play School, a role she maintains today.

Early life and education[]

Vandenberg was born in New Zealand to an Indian father, who had grown up in Fiji, and an Australian mother of Irish and Scottish heritage.[1] She studied at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, graduating in 1993.[2]

Career[]

On stage, Vandenberg has performed in Grace (Melbourne Theatre Company); Criminology (Arena Theatre Company); The Country (B Sharp @ Belvoir Street); The Perfumed Garden; The Taming of the Shrew; A Clockwork Orange; and Love and Understanding.[2]

She received a 2007 ASTRA nomination of "Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor - Female" for her role as Anne in Stupid Stupid Man (series 1 & 2).[2]

Filmography[]

Vandenberg has appeared in a wide range of genres in TV series as well as a few feature films, including:[3]

Year Title Type Episodes Role
1995–
1999
Blue Heelers TV series 2 Helene Lee
1996 G.P. TV series 12 Dr. Yasmin Richards
1998 Never Tell Me Never TV Film N/A Physiotherapist
1998–
1999
Wildside TV series 7 Samira Nassar
1999 Strange Planet Film N/A Sarah
1999 Erskineville Kings Film N/A Lanny
2000– Play School TV series 250+ Leah
2000 The Games TV series 1 Leah
2000–
2003
Grass Roots TV series 4 Meera
2002 Short Cuts TV series 1 Psychologist
2002 BootLeg TV mini-series 4 Wendy
2002–
2003
MDA TV series 2 Dr. Jane Bowen
2003 Kath & Kim TV series 1 Shop Girl
2004 The Brush-Off TV Film 1 Claire Sutton
2005 JewBoy Film 1 Sarita
2006–
2008
Stupid, Stupid Man TV series 16 Anne Cassidy
2008 East of Everything TV series 3 Lara
2008 Family Footsteps TV series 4 Narrator
2009 Snake Tales TV series 13 Miranda Sailendra
2010 Sleuth 101 Game Show 2 Annie/Jessica
2010 Tangle TV series 2 Elle Rosenthal
2016 The Wrong Girl TV series 8 Meredith
2017, 2019 The Letdown TV series 13 Martha
2019 The Hunting TV mini-series 4 Ravneet

References[]

  1. ^ Hassall, Greg (10 March 2008). "She'll be white, mate". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  2. ^ a b c "Agony Aunts: The aunts: Leah Vandenberg". ABC TV. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  3. ^ *Leah Vandenberg at IMDb

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