Linnea Berthelsen

Linnea Berthelsen (born 13 July 1993) is a Danish actress who is best known for her recurring role as Kali “Eight” Prasad, the "sister" of Jane "Eleven" Ives in the second season of the science-fiction horror Netflix original series Stranger Things.

Linnea Berthelsen
Born (1993-07-13) 13 July 1993
Copenhagen, Denmark
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present

Personal life

Berthelsen was brought up in Copenhagen and is of Indian descent.[1][2] She moved to England in 2014 to study at East 15 Acting School in Essex, and now lives in London.[3]

Career

Berthelsen made her acting debut in the short film Mirrors in 2014. She later continued to appear in short films such as Natskygge,[4] Dyspno and Cape Fear.[4] In 2015, she appeared in the Danish film Hybrid. In 2017, she was cast as Kali / Eight with the ability to create hallucinations, in the Netflix original science fiction horror series Stranger Things.[5][6][2]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Mirrors Signe Short film
2014 Teenland[4] Patient Short film
2014 Alma Alma Short film
2015 Hybrid Clara
2015 Natskygge[4] Leading role Short film
2015 Aisha Aisha Short film
2015 Dyspno Fie Short film
2015 Cape Fear Gabrielle Short film

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2016 Exitium[2] Ezra Pilot
2017 Stranger Things Kali Prasad / Eight 3 episodes - season 2
2019 The Desert Nura 1 episode
2020 Devs [7] Jen 4 episodes
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gollark: Not if your idea is fundamentally insecure!
gollark: rednet is uncool.
gollark: * modem, not rednet
gollark: 3. just use krist

References
  1. "Linnea Berthelsen Explains Her Character Kali's Controversial Episode 7 In the Second Season". wmagazine.com. 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  2. "Danish star Linnea Berthelsen also will join the Netflix sensation". hollywoodreporter.com. 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  3. "Interview Linnea Berthelsen". schonmagazine.com. 30 October 2017.
  4. "Who plays Roman in Stranger Things 2?". Radio Times. 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  5. Roschke, Ryan. "The Awesome Thing You Don't Know About Eleven's "Sister" on Stranger Things". POPSUGAR Entertainment. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  6. "Stranger Things Actress Linnea Berthelsen on the Advice That Millie Bobby Brown Gave Her Before She Shaved Her Head". www.vogue.com. 2017. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  7. "Devs (2020) Hulu trailer, release date". startattle.com. 2019.


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