Linnea Berthelsen

Linnea Berthelsen
Born	India
Alma mater	East 15 Acting School
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2014–present

Linnea Berthelsen is a Danish actress, who is best known for her recurring role as Kali, also known as Eight, in the second and fifth seasons of the science-fiction horror Netflix original series Stranger Things .

Personal life

Berthelsen was born in India, adopted, and brought up in Kalundborg. ^{[1] [2] [3]} She moved to England in 2014 to study at East 15 Acting School in Essex. ^[4]

Career

Berthelsen started acting in her early teens. ^[5] She made her acting debut in the short film Mirrors in 2016. She later continued to appear in short films such as Natskygge, ^[6] Dyspno and Cape Fear. ^[6] In 2015, she appeared in the Danish film Hybrid. In 2017, she was cast as Kali / Eight (a character with the ability to create hallucinations) in the Netflix original science fiction horror series Stranger Things . ^{[7] [8] [3]}

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Mirrors	Signe	Short film
2014	Teenland [6]	Patient	Short film
2014	Alma	Alma	Short film
2015	Hybrid	Clara
2015	Natskygge [6]	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 [3]	Ezra	Pilot
2017; 2025	Stranger Things	Kali Prasad / Eight	3 episodes; seasons 2–5
2019	The Desert	Nura	1 episode
2020	Devs [9]	Jen	4 episodes

References

1. Christensen, Mie. "En kvinde vi kan li': Linnea Berthelsen". Euroman. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
2. "Linnea Berthelsen Explains Her Character Kali's Controversial Episode 7 In the Second Season". W Magazine. 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
3. "Danish star Linnea Berthelsen also will join the Netflix sensation". The Hollywood Reporter. 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
4. "Interview Linnea Berthelsen". Schön!. 30 October 2017.
5. Christensen, Mie. "En kvinde vi kan li': Linnea Berthelsen". Euroman. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
6. "Who plays Roman in Stranger Things 2?". Radio Times. 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
7. Roschke, Ryan. "The Awesome Thing You Don't Know About Eleven's "Sister" on Stranger Things". POPSUGAR Entertainment. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
8. "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.
9. "Devs (2020) Hulu trailer, release date". startattle.com. 2019.

External links

• Linnea Berthelsen at IMDb