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

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''. She received an

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nomination for "Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor-Female" in the comedy series ''

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''. She is a presenter on the long-running

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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. She studied at the

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, graduating in 1993.

Career

On stage, Vandenberg has performed in ''Grace'' (

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), ''Criminology'' (

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), ''The Country'' (B Sharp @ Belvoir Street), ''The Perfumed Garden'', ''The Taming of the Shrew'', ''A Clockwork Orange'', and ''Love and Understanding''. She received a 2007

nomination of "Most Outstanding Performance by an Actor – Female" for her role as Anne in ''Stupid Stupid Man'' (series 1 and 2). Vandenberg joined the filming of Netflix series '' Wellmania'' in the role of Dr Singh, appeared in ABC drama '' Savage River (TV series)'' and was later announced as part of the cast in

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/ 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:*

Television appearances

Film appearances

References

External links

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