Linnea Berthelsen | |
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Born | Houston, Texas, U.S. | 13 July 1993
Alma mater | East 15 Acting School |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2014–present |
Linnea Berthelsen (born 13 July 1993) is a Danish actress, who is best known for her recurring role as Kali, also known as Eight, the sister of Eleven in the second season of the science-fiction horror Netflix original series Stranger Things .
Berthelsen was born in Houston Texas, and brought up in Kalundborg. [1] [2] [3] She moved to England in 2014 to study at East 15 Acting School in Essex, and now lives in Chicago. [4]
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 with the ability to create hallucinations, in the Netflix original science fiction horror series Stranger Things . [7] [8] [3]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Exitium [3] | Ezra | Pilot |
2017 | Stranger Things | Kali Prasad / Eight | 3 episodes - season 2 |
2019 | The Desert | Nura | 1 episode |
2020 | Devs [9] | Jen | 4 episodes |
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