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Anjana Vasan (born 31 January 1987) is a Singaporean actress and singer-songwriter based in London.[1] She gained prominence through her stage work, receiving an Evening Standard Theatre Award nomination for her performance in the 2019 production of A Doll's House.[2] As of 2021, she stars in the Channel 4 sitcom We Are Lady Parts.[3]

Anjana Vasan
Born (1987-01-31) 31 January 1987 (age 35)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Alma materRoyal Welsh College of Music & Drama
OccupationActress
Years active2010–present

Early and personal life


Vasan was born in Chennai in India to a Tamil family and moved to Singapore when she was four.[4][5][6] She took theatre studies at the National University of Singapore before relocating to the United Kingdom, where she graduated in 2012 with a Master of Arts in Acting from the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama.[7][8]


Filmography



Film


Year Title Role Notes
2013 Macbeth Third Sister National Theatre Live
2015 Cinderella Maid
Behind the Beautiful Forevers Manju Waghekar National Theatre Live
2016 A Midsummer Night's Dream Hermia Recording
2017 Double Act Manager Short film
The Children Act Kate
King Lear Cordelia Recording
2018 London Unplugged Lucy Anthology
2019 Spider-Man: Far From Home Reporter
Brexit: The Uncivil War Interviewer Television film
2020 Mogul Mowgli Vaseem
Dara Hira Bai National Theatre Live
2021 Cyrano Sister Claire

Television


Year Title Role Notes
2011 Fresh Meat Lauren 2 episodes
2016 Call the Midwife Tripti Valluk 1 episode
Black Mirror Space Officer Episode: "Nosedive"
2017 Ill Behaviour Shazia Miniseries
2018 Lady Parts Amina Comedy short
Hang Ups Zahra Alsaadi 5 episodes
2019 Pls Like' Lorna Episode: "Kids"
Sex Education Protester 1 episode
Temple Katie 2 episodes
2021 We Are Lady Parts Amina Main role
2022 Killing Eve Pam 4 episodes

Stage


Year Title Role Notes
2012 The Radicalisation of Bradley Manning National Theatre Wales, Cardiff
2012 Much Ado About Nothing Servant Royal Shakespeare Company
2012 Golgotha Loretta Tristan Bates Theatre, London
2013, 2015 Macbeth Third Sister Park Avenue Armory, New York
2014 The Taming of the Shrew Tranio RSC tour
2014 Behind the Beautiful Forevers Manju Waghekar National Theatre, London
2015 Dara Hira Bai National Theatre, London
2015 Image of An Unknown Young Woman Leyla Gate Theatre, London
2016 A Midsummer Night's Dream Hermia Globe Theatre, London
2017 Life of Galileo Virginia Young Vic, London
2017 King Lear Cordelia Globe Theatre, London
2018 An Adventure Jyoti Bush Theatre, London
2018–2019 Summer and Smoke Rosa Almeida Theatre and Duke of York's Theatre, London
2019 Rutherford and Son Mary National Theatre, London
2019 A Doll's House Niru Lyric Hammersmith, London

Audio



Awards and nominations


Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2019 Evening Standard Theatre Award Best Actress A Doll's House Nominated [9]
2021 Gotham Awards Outstanding Performance in New Series We Are Lady Parts Nominated [10]
2022 Independent Spirit Awards Best Female Performance in a New Scripted Series Nominated

Discography



Albums, EPs



References


  1. Gyamfi, Akua (17 May 2017). "#TBB10 with Anjana Vasan starring in Young Vic production of Life of Galileo". The British Blacklist. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  2. Review
  3. Seth, Radhika (14 May 2021). "'We Are Lady Parts', A Comedy Series About An All-Female Muslim Punk Band, Is About To Bring The House Down". British Vogue. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  4. Patel, Vibhuti (14 July 2014). "Witching Hour". Outlook. Retrieved 20 June 2021.(subscription required)
  5. "The Cast of 'Mogul Mowgli' on Representation and Breaking Barriers". Brown Girl Magazine. 24 November 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  6. ""Chennai. Singapore. London. I'm made up of three places and cultures. I often feel like I'm split in three."". Mogul Mowgli. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  7. "Anjana on Singapore, Shakespeare and Sir Ken". RWCMD. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  8. Mountford, Fiona (10 September 2019). "Anjana Vasan on A Doll's House: 'I didn't know if someone who was foreign and brown would have a career here'". iNews. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  9. Paskett, Zoe (2019-11-25). "The 2019 Evening Standard Theatre Awards winners in full". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
  10. Lewis, Hilary (21 October 2021). "Gotham Awards: 'The Lost Daughter,' 'Passing' Lead Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  11. "Too Dark For Country, by Anjana Vasan". Anjana Vasan. Retrieved 2022-02-24.
  12. "Strange Country Jukebox, by Anjana Vasan". Anjana Vasan. Retrieved 2022-02-24.


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