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| name = Linnea Berthelsen
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|7|13|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[India]]Houston, Texas, U.S.
| occupation = Actress
| alma_mater = [[East 15 Acting School]]
| years_active = 2014–present
| spouse =
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'''Linnea Berthelsen''' (born 13 July 1993) is a Danish actress of Indian descent, who is best known for her recurring role as Kali, also known as Eight, the sister of [[Eleven (Stranger Things)|Eleven]] in the [[Stranger Things (season 2)|second season]] of the science-fiction horror [[Netflix]] original series ''[[Stranger Things]]''.
==Personal life==
Berthelsen was born in IndiaHouston Texas, and brought up in [[Kalundborg]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Christensen |first1=Mie |title=En kvinde vi kan li': Linnea Berthelsen |url=https://www.euroman.dk/kvinder/linnea-berthelsen |website=Euroman |access-date=16 March 2021}}</ref><ref name="wmag">{{cite web|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/story/linnea-berthelsen-kali-eight-stranger-things-season-2-episode-7 |title=Linnea Berthelsen Explains Her Character Kali's Controversial Episode 7 In the Second Season |publisher= wmagazine.com |year=2017|accessdate=7 November 2017}}</ref><ref name="holly" /> She moved to [[England]] in 2014 to study at [[East 15 Acting School]] in [[Essex]], and now lives in [[LondonChicago]].<ref name="schon">{{cite web|url=https://schonmagazine.com/interview-linnea-berthelsen/ |title=Interview Linnea Berthelsen |publisher=schonmagazine.com |date=30 October 2017}}</ref>
==Career==
Berthelsen started acting in her lateearly teens.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Christensen |first1=Mie |title=En kvinde vi kan li': Linnea Berthelsen |url=https://www.euroman.dk/kvinder/linnea-berthelsen |website=Euroman |access-date=1618 March 2021}}</ref> She made her acting debut in the short film ''Mirrors'' in 20142016. She later continued to appear in short films such as ''Natskygge'',<ref name="radio">{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2017-10-24/who-is-roman-in-stranger-things-2/ |title=Who plays Roman in Stranger Things 2? |publisher= Radio Times |year=2017|accessdate=9 November 20172016}}</ref> ''Dyspno'' and ''Cape Fear''.<ref name="radio" /> In 2015, she appeared in the Danish film ''Hybrid''. In 2017, she was cast as Kali / Eight with the ability to create [[hallucination|hallucinations]], in the [[List of original programs distributed by Netflix|Netflix original]] science fiction horror series ''[[Stranger Things]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/Who-Kali-Stranger-Things-44198641|title=The Awesome Thing You Don't Know About Eleven's "Sister" on Stranger Things|last=Roschke|first=Ryan|work=POPSUGAR Entertainment|access-date=2018-01-02|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="vog">{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.com/article/stranger-things-linnea-berthelsen-kali-eight-shaved-head-purple-hair-millie-bobby-brown-Netflix|title=Stranger Things Actress Linnea Berthelsen on the Advice That Millie Bobby Brown Gave Her Before She Shaved Her Head|publisher=www.vogue.com|year=2017|accessdate=7 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101210406/https://www.vogue.com/article/stranger-things-linnea-berthelsen-kali-eight-shaved-head-purple-hair-millie-bobby-brown-netflix|archive-date=1 January 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="holly">{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/stranger-things-season-2-cast-sean-astin-paul-reiser-linnea-berthelsen-944809 |title=Danish star Linnea Berthelsen also will join the Netflix sensation. |publisher= hollywoodreporter.com |year=2017|accessdate=9 November 2017}}</ref>
==Filmography==
!Notes
|-
| rowspan="3" |2014
| ''Mirrors''
| Signe
| rowspan="3" | Short film
|-
|2014
| ''Teenland''<ref name="radio" />
| Patient
| Short film
|-
|2014
| ''Alma''
| Alma
| Short film
|-
| rowspan="5" |2015
| ''Hybrid''
| Clara
|
|-
|2015
| ''Natskygge''<ref name="radio" />
| Leading role
| rowspan="4" | Short film
|-
|2015
| ''Aisha''
| Aisha
| Short film
|-
|2015
| ''Dyspno''
| Fie
| Short film
|-
|2015
| ''Cape Fear''
| Gabrielle
| Short film
|-
|}
| ''Exitium''<ref name="holly" />
| Ezra
| Episode: "Pilot"
|-
|2017
| ''[[Stranger Things]]''
| Kali Prasad / Eight
| 3 episodes - season 2
|-
|2019
|