Leah Vandenberg

Leah Vandenberg
Leah Vandenberg
Born	New Zealand
Occupation(s)	Actress (theatre, television and film)
Years active	1997–present
Known for	Play School; Savage River; Wellmania;

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.

Early life and education

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]

Career

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] and was later announced as part of the cast for upcoming Foxtel/Binge drama High Country.

Filmography

Vandenberg has appeared in a wide range of genres in TV series as well as a few feature films, including:^[4]

Year	Title	Type	Episodes	Role
1995– 1999	Blue Heelers	TV series	2	Helene Lee
1996	G.P.	TV series	12	Dr. Yasmin Richards
1998	Never Tell Me Never	TV film	N/A	Physiotherapist
1998– 1999	Wildside	TV series	7	Samira Nassar
1999	Strange Planet	Film	N/A	Sarah
1999	Erskineville Kings	Film	N/A	Lanny
2000–	Play School	TV series	250+	Herself
2000	The Games	TV series	1	Leah
2000– 2003	Grass Roots	TV series	4	Meera
2002	Short Cuts	TV series	1	Psychologist
2002	BootLeg	TV mini-series	4	Wendy
2002– 2003	MDA	TV series	2	Dr. Jane Bowen
2003	Kath & Kim	TV series	1	Shop girl
2004	The Brush-Off	TV film	1	Claire Sutton
2005	JewBoy	Film	1	Sarita
2006– 2008	Stupid, Stupid Man	TV series	16	Anne Cassidy
2008	East of Everything	TV series	3	Lara
2008	Family Footsteps	TV series	4	Narrator
2009	Snake Tales	TV series	13	Miranda Sailendra
2010	Sleuth 101	Game Show	2	Annie/Jessica
2010	Tangle	TV series	2	Elle Rosenthal
2016	The Wrong Girl	TV series	8	Meredith
2017, 2019	The Letdown	TV series	13	Martha
2019	The Hunting	TV mini-series	4	Ravneet
2022	Here Out West	TV drama movie	1	Ashmita
2022	Savage River^[5]	TV mini-series	6	Deborah Cochrane
2023	Wellmania	TV mini-series	7	Dr. Singh
2024	High Country^[6]	TV Series		Tammy Samson

References

^ Hassall, Greg (10 March 2008). "She'll be white, mate". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Agony Aunts: The aunts: Leah Vandenberg". ABC TV. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
^ http://australiantelevision.net/wellmania/cast.html
^ *Leah Vandenberg at IMDb
^ https://tvtonight.com.au/2022/02/cameras-roll-on-savage-river.html
^ https://tvtonight.com.au/2023/05/more-cast-added-to-high-country.html

External links

Leah Vandenberg on Instagram
Leah Vandenberg at IMDb

[1] Hassall, Greg (10 March 2008). "She'll be white, mate". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 17 August 2013.

[aunts-2] "Agony Aunts: The aunts: Leah Vandenberg". ABC TV. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 9 August 2019.

[3] ttp://australiantelevision.net/wellmania/cast.html

[4] *Leah Vandenberg at IMDb

[5] ttps://tvtonight.com.au/2022/02/cameras-roll-on-savage-river.html

[6] ttps://tvtonight.com.au/2023/05/more-cast-added-to-high-country.html

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