Leah Vandenberg


Leah Vandenberg is a Sri Lankan-Australian theatre, television and film actor. She has appeared in many well known Australian productions including the award-winning Netflix series 'The Letdown' and SBS Drama 'The Hunting'. Leah 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 TV Kids television program Play School, a role she maintains today.

Early life and education

Vandenberg was born in New Zealand to an Sri Lankan father, who had grown up in Fiji, and a white mother. She studied at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, graduating in 1993.

Career

On stage, Vandenberg has performed in Grace ; Criminology ; The Country ; The Perfumed Garden; The Taming of the Shrew; A Clockwork Orange; and Love and Understanding.
She received a 2007 ASTRA nomination of "Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor - Female" for her role as Anne in Stupid Stupid Man.

Filmography

Vandenberg has appeared in a wide range of genres in TV series as well as a few feature films, including:
YearTitleTypeEpisodesRole
1995–
1999		Blue HeelersTV series2Helene Lee
1996G.P.TV series12Dr. Yasmin Richards
1998Never Tell Me NeverTV FilmN/APhysiotherapist
1998–
1999		WildsideTV series7Samira Nassar
1999Strange PlanetFilmN/ASarah
1999Erskineville KingsFilmN/ALanny
2000–Play SchoolTV series250+Leah
2000The GamesTV series1Leah
2000–
2003		Grass RootsTV series4Meera
2002Short CutsTV series1Psychologist
2002BootLegTV mini-series4Wendy
2002–
2003		MDATV series2Dr. Jane Bowen
2003Kath & KimTV series1Shop Girl
2004The Brush-OffTV Film1Claire Sutton
2005JewBoyFilm1Sarita
2006–
2008		Stupid, Stupid ManTV series16Anne Cassidy
2008East of EverythingTV series3Lara
2008Family FootstepsTV series4Narrator
2009Snake TalesTV series13Miranda Sailendra
2010Sleuth 101Game Show2Annie/Jessica
2010TangleTV series2Elle Rosenthal
2016The Wrong GirlTV series8Meredith
2017, 2019The LetdownTV series13Martha
2019The HuntingTV mini-series4Ravneet