Anjana Vasan

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Summary

Anjana Vasan is an actor known for We Are Lady Parts, Black Mirror, Killing Eve, and acclaimed stage work, including A Streetcar Named Desire. Her roles range from comic and unconventional characters to dramatic parts, with recurring stories about South Asian women and outsiders. Vasan has described the women-of-colour-led set of We Are Lady Parts as empowering and said she hopes to see more shows like it. She has also spoken publicly about South Asian representation and casting, supporting stories that reflect actors’ backgrounds when those backgrounds add meaning; no public party campaigning or advocacy-group affiliation is on record.