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Anjana Vasan is a Singaporean actress and singer-songwriter based in London known for her stage work, winning a Laurence Olivier Award, and her role in the Channel 4 sitcom We Are Lady Parts, for which she was nominated for a British Academy Television Award.
Anjana Vasan has won the Olivier for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for playing Stella Kowalski in the revival of American playwright Tennessee Williams’ A Streetcar Named Desire. She is the first Singaporean to win best supporting actress in a play at the Olivier awards.
Anjana Vasan’s Biography
Anjana Vasan born on 31 January 1987, is a Singaporean actress and singer-songwriter based in London. She is known for her stage work, winning a Laurence Olivier Award, and her role in the Channel 4 sitcom We Are Lady Parts, for which she was nominated for a British Academy Television Award.
She was born in Chennai, India to a Tamil family and moved to Singapore when she was just four. 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.
Anjana Vasan made her television debut as Lauren in two episodes of the Channel 4 comedy-drama Fresh Meat. After completing drama school, she had small roles in the National Theatre Wales production of The Radicalisation of Bradley Manning, the Royal Shakespeare Company production of Much Ado About Nothing, as well as Golgotha at the Tristan Bates Theatre in London.
She played a witch in Kenneth Branagh’s Macbeth at the Manchester International Festival and for its New York run at the Park Avenue Armory. She made her feature film debut with a small role in the live-action version of Cinderella (2015) and in 2018, played Zahra Alsaadi in the Channel 4 sitcom Hang Ups and had a role in the anthology film London Unplugged.
Anjana Vasan played Rosa in Summer and Smoke at the Almeida Theatre and Duke of York’s Theatre, marking her West End debut. This was followed by roles Rutherford and Son at the National Theatre and A Doll’s House at the Lyric Hammersmith, the latter of which earned her an Evening Standard Theatre Award nomination.
Anjana Vasan starred in the 2020 Riz Ahmed-written and starring drama film Mogul Mowgli and then reprised her role from the 2018 short Lady Parts as lead guitar player Amina in We Are Lady Parts on Channel 4 in 2021. For her performance, She received nominations at the British Academy Television Awards, Independent Spirit Awards, and Gotham Awards and also appeared in Joe Wright’s Cyrano.
Anjana Vasan joined the main cast of the BBC spy thriller Killing Eve for its fourth and final series as Pam. She returned to the stage as Stella in the London revival of A Streetcar Named Desire opposite Paul Mescal and Patsy Ferran. The production began at the Almeida in 2022 and was move to the West End’s Phoenix Theatre in 2023. She has upcoming roles in the comedy film Wicked Little Letters and the sixth series of Black Mirror.
Anjana Vasan’s Nationality
Anjana Vasan is a Chennai-born Singaporean actress
Anjana Vasan’s Net Worth
Anjana Vasan is projected to have a net worth of roughly $2 million
Where is Anjana Vasan from?
Anjana Vasan is from Chennai, on the Bay of Bengal in eastern India, is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu. The city is home to Fort St. George, built in 1644 and now a museum showcasing the city’s roots as a British military garrison and East India Company trading outpost, when it was called Madras.
How old is Anjana Vasan?
Born on January 31, 1987, Anjana Vasan 36 years
Anjana Vasan’s Height & Weight
Anjana Vasan stands 5 feet 6 inches (1.68 m) tall and weighs, 54 kg (119 lbs) ;
Anjana Vasan’s Career
Anjana Vasan began her career as an actress with her television debut as Lauren in two episodes of the Channel 4 comedy-drama Fresh Meat. After completing drama school, she had small roles in the National Theatre Wales production of The Radicalisation of Bradley Manning, the Royal Shakespeare Company production of Much Ado About Nothing, as well as Golgotha at the Tristan Bates Theatre in London.
She played a witch in Kenneth Branagh’s Macbeth at the Manchester International Festival and for its New York run at the Park Avenue Armory. She made her feature film debut with a small role in the live-action version of Cinderella (2015) and in 2018, played Zahra Alsaadi in the Channel 4 sitcom Hang Ups and had a role in the anthology film London Unplugged.
Anjana Vasan played Rosa in Summer and Smoke at the Almeida Theatre and Duke of York’s Theatre, marking her West End debut. This was followed by roles Rutherford and Son at the National Theatre and A Doll’s House at the Lyric Hammersmith, the latter of which earned her an Evening Standard Theatre Award nomination.
Anjana Vasan starred in the 2020 Riz Ahmed-written and starring drama film Mogul Mowgli and then reprised her role from the 2018 short Lady Parts as lead guitar player Amina in We Are Lady Parts on Channel 4 in 2021. For her performance, She received nominations at the British Academy Television Awards, Independent Spirit Awards, and Gotham Awards and also appeared in Joe Wright’s Cyrano.
Anjana Vasan joined the main cast of the BBC spy thriller Killing Eve for its fourth and final series as Pam. She returned to the stage as Stella in the London revival of A Streetcar Named Desire opposite Paul Mescal and Patsy Ferran. The production began at the Almeida in 2022 and was move to the West End’s Phoenix Theatre in 2023. She has upcoming roles in the comedy film Wicked Little Letters and the sixth series of Black Mirror.
Anjana Vasan’s Marital Status
Anjana Vasan is possibly single as there is no record of her being married or being in a relationship with anyone.
Anjana Vasan’s Family & Siblings
Anjana Vasan hasn’t given any information about her family or siblings hence we have no idea who her parents are and can’t tell if she has any siblings or is the only child of her parents.
Why is Anjana Vasan famous?
Anjana Vasan is famous as the first Singaporean to win the Laurence Olivier Award. The Chennai-born Singaporean actress won the best supporting actress in a play at the 47th edition of Olivier Awards, which celebrate the best of London theatre, opera and dance.
Anjana Vasan’s Children
Anjana Vasan isn’t known to have any child of her own but we believe she has plans of having her own child someday.
Anjana Vasan’s Social Media
On Instagram, Anjana Vasan goes by the handle (@anjvasan) and on Twitter, she can be found with the handle (@aj_vasan)