MyAnna Buring biography

MyAnna Buring (born 22 September 1984) is a Swedish actress best known for appearing in the 2005 horror film The Descent.

Early life

Buring was born in Sweden but grew up in the Middle East. When she turned 16, she moved to England. She attended high school at the American British Academy in Muscat, Oman, with her childhood friend Stegath Dorr, who is a character actor and a prolific horror filmmaker. Buring graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2004. She is also the associate director of the MahWaff Theatre Company.

Career

Television

In 2006, Buring guest-starred in "The Impossible Planet", the first episode of a two-episode Doctor Who story. Her character, Scooti, perished in the vacuum of space; the scenes of her body floating towards a black hole were filmed in an underwater tank in Pinewood Studios, to create the effect of weightlessness.
Also in 2006, Buring played Olivia in a production of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night by Exeter's Northcott Theatre Company, alongside Sara Weymouth and David Gwillim, and appeared in a new play, Seduced by Michael Kingsbury at London's Finborough Theatre. In 2008, Buring starred as Alice in the independent film Credo, also known as The Devil's Curse.
Buring also starred as Debbie in Much Ado About Nothing (BBC1), Midsomer Murders (ITV), Casualty (BBC1) and Murder Prevention (Channel 5). For MahWaff Theatre Company, she starred in Guardians, Monologue For An Ensemble and An Inspector Calls.
Buring played the role of CND peace activist and student Adrianna Doyle in series three, episode two of Inspector George Gently, which was screened in the UK on BBC1 on October 2010.

Film

In her first film role Buring starred in a leading role in the 2005 horror film The Descent by director Neil Marshall. Her character, Sam, was one of the main characters among the women who ventured down into an uncharted cave system. Buring also appeared in the films sequel, The Descent Part 2, in the form of flashbacks.
She also starred in Doomsday in 2008, linking her again with director Neil Marshall.
In 2009, Buring appeared as the female lead in the film Lesbian Vampire Killers opposite James Corden and Mathew Horne, which was released to UK cinemas 20 March 2009.
In May 2010 she appeared as Jozefa in Witchville for SyFy in the U.S. alongside Sarah Douglas.
Buring plays the role of Tanya of the Denali Coven in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I and II.
In 2011 Buring appeared in the horror film Kill List, in which she acted the part of the protagonist's wife.

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	Murder Prevention	Michelle Wynne	TV series, episode "Last Man Out: Part 1"
2004	Casualty	Kirsty Morrison	TV series, episode "Past Imperfect"
2005	The Descent	Sam
2006	Doctor Who	Scooti Manista	TV series, episode "The Impossible Planet"
2006	The Omen	Tabloid Reporter #2
2007	Grindhouse	Featured Woman	segment "Don't"
2007	English Language (with English Subtitles)	Esther
2007	The Bill	Kim Heyes	TV series, episode "Stealth Attack"
2008	Doomsday	Cally
2008	Midsomer Murders	Mandy	TV series, episode "Midsomer Life"
2008	Freakdog	Shelby
2008	The Wrong Door	Various	TV series, 5 episodes
2008	Credo	Alice
2009	The Road to Vengeance
2009	Lesbian Vampire Killers	Lotte
2009	City Rats	Sammy
2009	The Descent Part 2	Sam
2010	Comedy Lab	Inga	TV series, episode "Filth"
2010	Witchville	Jozefa	TV movie
2010	The Devil's Playground	Angela
2010	Half Hearted	Lauren
2010	Inspector George Gently	Adriana Doyle	TV series, episode "Peace & Love"
2010	Any Human Heart	Ingeborg	TV series, episode #1.4
2011	Au Revoir Monkeys	Anna
2011	Super Eruption	Claire	TV movie
2011	Way of the Morris	Voice of the Will-O'-Wisps
2011	Kill List	Shel
2011	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1	Tanya
2012	White Heat	Lilly	TV series, 6 episodes filming
2012	The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2	Tanya	post-production