Anjana Vasan (born 31 January 1987) is a

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actress and singer-songwriter based in

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. She gained prominence through her stage work, receiving an ''Evening Standard'' Theatre Award nomination for her performance in the 2019 production of ''

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''. As of 2021, she stars in the

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sitcom ''

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''.

Early and personal life

Vasan was born in

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in India to a

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family and moved to

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when she was four. She took theatre studies at the National University of Singapore before relocating to the United Kingdom, where she graduated in 2012 with a

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in Acting from the

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Filmography

Film

Television

Stage

Audio

* ''Goblin Market'' (BBC) * ''The Man Who Wore Sanitary Pads'' (BBC)

Awards and nominations

Discography

Albums, EPs

* ''Too Dark For Country'' (released October 7, 2017 - EP) * ''Strange Country Jukebox'' (released July 26, 2021)

References

External links

*
Anjana Vasan at Bandcamp
Living people 21st-century Singaporean actresses Actresses from Chennai Alumni of the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama Indian emigrants to Singapore Singaporean people of Tamil descent Singaporean emigrants to the United Kingdom Tamil actresses 1987 births {{Singapore-actor-stub