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Occupation(s) | Actress (theatre, television and film) |
Years active | 1997–present |
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Leah Vandenberg is a New Zealand-born 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 . She 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 television program Play School , a role she maintains today.
Vandenberg was born in New Zealand to a Sri Lankan 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]
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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 and 2). [2]
Vandenberg joined the filming of Netflix series Wellmania in the role of Dr Singh, [3] appeared in ABC drama Savage River (TV series) [4] and was later announced as part of the cast for upcoming Foxtel/Binge drama High Country. [5]
Vandenberg has appeared in a wide range of genres in TV series as well as a few feature films, including: [6]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1995– 1999 | Blue Heelers | Helene Lee | TV series; 2 episodes |
1996 | G.P. | Dr. Yasmin Richards | TV series; 12 episodes |
1998 | Never Tell Me Never | Physiotherapist | TV movie |
1998– 1999 | Wildside | Samira Nassar | TV series; 7 episodes |
2000– | Play School | Herself | TV series; 250+ episodes |
2000 | The Games | Leah | TV series; 1 episode |
2000– 2003 | Grass Roots | Meera | TV series; 4 episodes |
2002 | Short Cuts | Psychologist | TV series; 1 episode |
BootLeg | Wendy | TV mini-series; 4 episodes | |
2002– 2003 | MDA | Dr. Jane Bowen | TV series; 2 episodes |
2003 | Kath & Kim | Shop girl | TV series; 1 episode |
2004 | The Brush-Off | Claire Sutton | TV movie |
2006– 2008 | Stupid, Stupid Man | Anne Cassidy | TV series; 16 episodes |
2008 | East of Everything | Lara | TV series; 3 episodes |
Family Footsteps | Narrator | TV series; 4 episodes | |
2009 | Snake Tales | Miranda Sailendra | TV series; 13 episodes |
2010 | Sleuth 101 | Annie/Jessica | TV series; 2 episodes |
Tangle | Elle Rosenthal | TV series; 2 episodes | |
2016 | The Wrong Girl | Meredith | TV series; 8 episodes |
2017, 2019 | The Letdown | Martha | TV series; 13 episodes |
2019 | The Hunting | Ravneet | TV mini-series; 4 episodes |
2022 | Savage River | Deborah Cochrane | TV mini-series; 6 episodes |
2023 | Wellmania | Dr. Singh | TV mini-series; 7 episodes |
2024 | High Country | Tammy Samson | TV Series; 7 episodes |
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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2023 | Inside | Jenny | ||
2022 | Here Out West | Ashmita | ||
2005 | JewBoy | Sarita | ||
1999 | Strange Planet | Sarah | ||
Erskineville Kings | Lanny |
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