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Linnea Berthelsen

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Linnea Berthelsen
Born
India
Alma materEast 15 Acting School
OccupationActress
Years active2014–present

Linnea Berthelsen is an Indian-born Danish actress, best known for her recurring role as Kali Prasad / Eight in the second and fifth seasons of the Netflix series Stranger Things.

Early life

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Berthelsen was born in India, adopted, and brought up in Kalundborg, Denmark.[1][2][3] She moved to England in 2014 to study at East 15 Acting School in Essex.[4]

Career

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Berthelsen started acting in her early teens.[5] She made her acting debut in the short film Mirrors in 2014. She later continued to appear in short films such as Natskygge,[6] Dyspno and Cape Fear.[6] In 2015, she appeared in the Danish film Hybrid. In 2017, she was cast as Kali Prasad / Eight for the second season of the Netflix science fiction horror series Stranger Things.[7][8][3] She reprised the role for the series' fifth season in 2025.[9]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2014 Mirrors Signe Short film
2014 Teenland[6] Patient Short film
2014 Alma Alma Short film
2015 Hybrid Clara
2015 Natskygge[6] Leading role Short film
2015 Aisha Aisha Short film
2015 Dyspno Fie Short film
2015 Cape Fear Gabrielle Short film

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2016 Exitium[3] Ezra Pilot
2017; 2025 Stranger Things Kali Prasad / Eight Recurring role
2019 The Desert Nura 1 episode
2020 Devs[10] Jen 4 episodes

References

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  1. ^ Christensen, Mie. "En kvinde vi kan li': Linnea Berthelsen". Euroman. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Linnea Berthelsen Explains Her Character Kali's Controversial Episode 7 In the Second Season". W Magazine. 2017. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "Danish star Linnea Berthelsen also will join the Netflix sensation". The Hollywood Reporter. 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Interview Linnea Berthelsen". Schön!. 30 October 2017.
  5. ^ Christensen, Mie. "En kvinde vi kan li': Linnea Berthelsen". Euroman. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d "Who plays Roman in Stranger Things 2?". Radio Times. 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  7. ^ Roschke, Ryan. "The Awesome Thing You Don't Know About Eleven's "Sister" on Stranger Things". POPSUGAR Entertainment. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Stranger Things Actress Linnea Berthelsen on the Advice That Millie Bobby Brown Gave Her Before She Shaved Her Head". www.vogue.com. 2017. Archived from the original on 1 January 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Stranger Things fans are split over Kali's fate in the Season 5 finale". Dexerto. 26 December 2025. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
  10. ^ "Devs (2020) Hulu trailer, release date". startattle.com. 2019. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
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