Leah Vandenberg
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Leah Vandenberg | |
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| Occupations | Actress (theatre, television and film) |
| Years active | 1997–present |
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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.[1]
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.[2] She studied at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts, graduating in 1993.[3]
Career
Vandenberg has been a long serving host of Australian Children's television series Play School, in 2021 Vandenberg performed and wrote an episode of the series featuring Punjabi music.[4][5]
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.[3]
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).[3]
Vandenberg joined the filming of Netflix series Wellmania in the role of Dr Singh,[6] appeared in ABC drama Savage River (TV series)[7] and was later announced as part of the cast in Foxtel/Binge drama High Country.[8]
In September 2025, Vandenberg was announced in the cast for the 2025 season of Queensland Theatre's Back To Bilo.[9]
Other activities
In 2021, Vandenberg was involved in a special project with the Biloela family where she would teach them in an online playgroup called Tree House Cubby.[10]
