Linnea Berthelsen

Linnea Berthelsen
Born (1993-07-13) 13 July 1993
Copenhagen, Denmark
Occupation Actress
Years active 2014–present

Linnea Berthelsen (born 13 July 1993) is a Danish actress. She is best known for her recurring role as Kali “Eight/008” Prasad[1] in the science-fiction horror Netflix Original series Stranger Things.

Early life

Berthelsen was brought up in Copenhagen.[2][3] She moved to England in 2014 to study at the East 15 Acting School in London. Berthelsen has also training in singing mezzo, contemporary dance and ballet.[4]

Career

Berthelsen made her acting debut in the short film Mirrors in 2014. She later continued to appear in short films such as Natskygge,[5] Dyspno and Cape Fear.[5] In 2015, she appeared in the Danish film Hybrid. In 2017, she was cast as Kali / Eight in the Netflix original horror series Stranger Things.[6]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Mirrors Signe Short film
2014 Teenland[5] Patient Short film
2014 Alma Alma Short film
2015 Hybrid Clara
2015 Natskygge[5] Short film
2015 Aisha Aisha
2015 Dyspno Fie Short film
2015 Cape Fear Gabrielle Short film

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2016 The Desert[3][5] Nurma[4] Mini-series; 1 episode
2016 Exitium[3] Ezra[4] Pilot
2017 Stranger Things Kali / Eight 3 episodes

References

  1. Roschke, Ryan. "The Awesome Thing You Don't Know About Eleven's "Sister" on Stranger Things". POPSUGAR Entertainment. Retrieved 2018-01-02.
  2. "Linnea Berthelsen Explains Her Character Kali's Controversial Episode 7 In the Second Season". wmagazine.com. 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Danish star Linnea Berthelsen also will join the Netflix sensation". hollywoodreporter.com. 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 "Linnea Berthelsen biography and cv". panoramaagency.com. 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Who plays Roman in Stranger Things 2?". Radio Times. 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  6. "Stranger Things Actress Linnea Berthelsen on the Advice That Millie Bobby Brown Gave Her Before She Shaved Her Head". www.vogue.com. 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.


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