Leah Vandenberg

Leah Vandenberg is a Sri Lankan-Australian theatre, television and film actor. 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.

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

Early life and education

Vandenberg was born in New Zealand to an Sri Lankan father, who had grown up in Fiji, and a white mother.[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]

YearTitleTypeEpisodesRole
1995–
1999		Blue HeelersTV series2Helene Lee
1996G.P.TV series12Dr. Yasmin Richards
1998Never Tell Me NeverTV FilmN/APhysiotherapist
1998–
1999		WildsideTV series7Samira Nassar
1999Strange PlanetFilmN/ASarah
1999Erskineville KingsFilmN/ALanny
2000–Play SchoolTV series250+Leah
2000The GamesTV series1Leah
2000–
2003		Grass RootsTV series4Meera
2002Short CutsTV series1Psychologist
2002BootLegTV mini-series4Wendy
2002–
2003		MDATV series2Dr. Jane Bowen
2003Kath & KimTV series1Shop Girl
2004The Brush-OffTV Film1Claire Sutton
2005JewBoyFilm1Sarita
2006–
2008		Stupid, Stupid ManTV series16Anne Cassidy
2008East of EverythingTV series3Lara
2008Family FootstepsTV series4Narrator
2009Snake TalesTV series13Miranda Sailendra
2010Sleuth 101Game Show2Annie/Jessica
2010TangleTV series2Elle Rosenthal
2016The Wrong GirlTV series8Meredith
2017, 2019The LetdownTV series13Martha
2019The HuntingTV mini-series4Ravneet
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References
  1. Hassall, Greg (10 March 2008). "She'll be white, mate". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
  2. "Agony Aunts: The aunts: Leah Vandenberg". ABC TV. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
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