MyAnna Buring
My Margaretha Anna Buring Rantapää (born 22 September 1979), known professionally as MyAnna Buring (Swedish: [mʏˈânːa ˈbʉ̂ːrɪŋ]), is a Swedish-born British actress. Her films include The Descent (2005), Kill List (2011), and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (2011) and Part 2 (2012). On television, she is known for her roles in the BBC series Ripper Street (2012–2016) and the Netflix series The Witcher (2019–2023).
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MyAnna Buring

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- Anna Margaretha My Rantapää.
- Nationality
- Sweden and United Kingdom.
- Occupation
- actress.
- Education
- London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
- Languages
- English.
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My Margaretha Anna Buring Rantapää (born 22 September 1979), known professionally as MyAnna Buring (Swedish: [mʏˈânːa ˈbʉ̂ːrɪŋ]), is a Swedish-born British actress. Her films include The Descent (2005), Kill List (2011), and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (2011) and Part 2 (2012). On television, she is known for her roles in the BBC series Ripper Street (2012–2016) and the Netflix series The Witcher (2019–2023).
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Early life and education
Early life and education
Buring was born My Margaretha Anna Buring Rantapää on 22 September 1979 in Sundsvall, Sweden, and later moved to the Middle East. Her father, Klas, was an orthopaedic consultant and surgeon, while her mother sold fur coats and Christmas trees in Kuwait. Buring attended secondary school at the American British Academy in Muscat, Oman. As a teenager, Buring temporarily quit school and worked collecting glasses in a Stockholm bar. She then moved to England, where she completed the International Baccalaureate at a boarding school in Oxford. She studied drama and Spanish (though she eventually dropped Spanish) at the University of Bristol, and went on to graduate from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) in 2004. She was the associate director of the MahWaff Theatre Company.
Television
Television
In 2006, Buring appeared in "The Impossible Planet", the first episode of a two-episode Doctor Who story. Her character, Scooti, perished in the vacuum of space. Buring also starred as Debbie in Much Ado About Nothing (BBC One), Midsomer Murders (ITV), Casualty (BBC One) and Murder Prevention (Channel 5). Buring played the role of the CND peace activist and student Adriana Doyle in series 3, episode 2, of Inspector George Gently, which was screened in the UK on BBC One in October 2010. In 2012, Buring had significant supporting roles in the BBC drama serials Blackout and Ripper Street. She also joined the cast of Downton Abbey, playing the role of the maid Edna Braithwaite in the 2012 Christmas special episode and the fourth season. In December 2012, Buring played protagonist Karen Clarke, a woman who is haunted by her past which eventually catches up with her, in a two-part drama called The Poison Tree that was broadcast on ITV1. In 2013, Buring appeared in an episode of NBC's Crossing Lines, playing villainess Anika Hauten. In July 2017, she played the lead role of Manchester police Detective Inspector Helen Weeks in BBC 4-part drama In the Dark. In 2019, she started playing sorcereress Tissaia de Vries in the Netflix fantasy series The Witcher. She played the role of Dawn Sturgess in the 2020 mini-series The Salisbury Poisonings. In 2022 she played the role of Kate Carson in the BBC TV drama The Responder.
Theatre
Theatre
In 2006, Buring played Olivia in a production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night by Exeter's Northcott Theatre Company, and appeared in a new play, Seduced, at London's Finborough Theatre. For MahWaff Theatre Company, she starred in Guardians, Monologue for an Ensemble and An Inspector Calls. Buring played the lead as Vera in Mathilde Dratwa's Milk and Gall in South London's Theatre503. The show ran from 2 to 27 November 2021.
Personal life
Personal life
In May 2017, Buring gave birth to a son. In 2022, she opened up about her experience with antenatal depression, but generally prefers to keep the details of her personal life private.
Activism
Activism
A 2013 interview with The Herald noted Buring's knowledge of and "interest in the world around her". She is a Women for Women ambassador and became involved with SolarAid in 2014. She is vocal on a number of social issues, such as climate change and the rights of refugees. In light of the Gaza war, Buring was one of over two thousand to sign an Artists for Palestine letter calling for a ceasefire and accusing western governments of "not only tolerating war crimes but aiding and abetting them."
Film
In her first film role, Buring starred in a leading role in the 2005 horror film The Descent, as one of the main characters among the women who ventured down into an uncharted cave system. Buring also appeared in the film's sequel, The Descent Part 2, in the form of flashbacks. In 2008, Buring starred as Alice in the independent film Credo (also known as The Devil's Curse). Other film roles include Doomsday (2008), Lesbian Vampire Killers (2009), and Kill List (2011). Buring also played Tanya, the leader of the Denali Coven who are "cousins" of Edward Cullen's family, in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (2011) and Part 2 (2012).
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- 1.Gilbert, Gerard. MyAnna Buring: I had no idea I'd be returning to Downton Abbey. The Independent. 20 September 2013.
- 2.Ek, Torbjörn. Svenska "Downton Abbey"-stjärnan MyAnna Buring om sin stora hemlighet: "Säger man det får man inga jobb". Aftonbladet. 1 January 2013.
- 3.Sweeting, Adam. Q&A: Actress MyAnna Buring. The Arts Desk. 2 March 2015.
- 4.Pryer, Emma. The Responder star reveals secret pregnancy battle - and what saved her life. Sunday Mirror. 19 January 2022.
- 5.MyAnna Buring on Downton and Ripper Street. The Herald. 27 September 2013.
- 6.Watson, Keith. MyAnna Buring: Nobody's ever quite sure where I'm from – which is great for my career. Metro. 13 December 2012.
- 7.Meet our LAMDA Acting Alumni. lamda.ac.uk.
- 8.The Waffs. Mahwaff Theatre Company.
- 9.Marsh, Jenni. Twilight film star MyAnna Buring to vamp up Downton Abbey. Daily Express. 23 July 2012.
- 10.Harrison, Ellie. In the Dark review: MyAnna Buring's rainy crime drama needs to delve deeper. Radio Times.
- 11.Petski, Denise. 'The Witcher': Netflix Fantasy Drama Series Casts Its Females Leads Ciri & Yennefer. Deadline. October 10, 2018.
- 12.McIntosh, Steven. TV drama revisits Salisbury poison attack 'horror'. BBC News. 14 June 2020.
- 13.The Responder: Meet the full cast of Martin Freeman's BBC drama. 24 January 2022.
- 14.Rob Carnevale. Lesbian Vampire Killers – MyAnna Buring interview. IndieLondon.
- 15.Theatre503 announces cast for Milk and Gall world premiere. WhatsOnStage. October 2021.
- 16.TI Media. Downton Abbey's MyAnna Buring confirms the birth of her baby boy. goodtoknow.co.uk. 14 July 2017.
- 17.Marrs, John. Downton Abbey actress MyAnna Buring: Fame doesn't matter to me. Daily Express. 17 January 2016.
- 18.MyAnna's message to the World – The solar revolution is here and now. SolarAid. 12 June 2018.
- 19.Brazier, Tori. Star-studded slew of celebrities including Olivia Colman and Lena Headey join Cameo to raise money for Afghan refugees. Metro. 20 August 2021.
- 20.Tilda Swinton among 2000+ artists calling for Gaza ceasefire. Artists for Palestine. 17 October 2023.
- 21.Galton, Bridget. MyAnna Buring stars in Anthropology at Hampstead Theatre. Ham & High. 17 August 2023.
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