Anna Leong Brophy

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Anna Leong Brophy
Occupation(s)Actor, comedian
Years active2013–present

Anna Leong Brophy is a British comedian and actor. [1]

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Early life

Leong Brophy grew up in Brent, North West London. She is of Irish and Sino-Kadazan descent. [2] [3]

Career

Leong Brophy presents the Still Legit podcast with her comedy partner Emily Lloyd-Saini, with whom she has performed at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe as part of BattleActs! and EGG. [4] [5] She has also starred in TV series, video games, audiobooks, plays, and films. [1] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

In January 2022, it was announced Leong Brophy would play Tamar Kir-Bataar in the second season of the Netflix fantasy series Shadow and Bone . [5]

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2013A Kiss So Warm and TenderMaeShort
2015Jade DragonGraceShort
2016The ConversationsJodie
2017SparebnbTokyoTV series
2017The Diana CloneMelissaFilm
2018 Pls Like Baking VloggerTV series
2019 Berlin Station Lucy XimenTV series
2019 EastEnders DC HazariTV series
2019Paradise War: The Story of Bruno Manser Olivia TanFilm
2019-2020 Traces Louise Chiu JonesTV series
2020 Last Tango in Halifax LauraTV series
2020 Code 404 A.L.TV series
2020#SketchPackTV mini series
2021 Back BryonyTV series
2021NightwatchManGabby Green-ToucanTV mini series
2021 Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas Short Film
2023 Shadow and Bone Tamar Kir-BataarMain role, season 2

Audio

YearTitleRoleNotes
2019 Total War: Three Kingdoms voice actorVideo game
2020 Doctor Who: The Psychic CircusJuniper/Ragnarok God 2Audiobook
2021 Thunderbirds: Terror from the StarsTin-Tin/SphereAudiobook
2024 Rise of the Rōnin English voicesVideo game

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