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.
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]
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] appeared in ABC drama Savage River (TV series)[4] and was later announced as part of the cast for upcoming Foxtel/Binge drama High Country.[5]
Vandenberg has appeared in a wide range of genres in TV series as well as a few feature films, including:[6]