---
name: "MyAnna Buring"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/myanna-buring"
fi1m_id: "myanna-buring"
imdb_id: "nm1769728"
tmdb_id: 57578
wikidata_id: "Q73864"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "22 September 1979"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 12
average_fi1m_score: 69
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 12
updated: "2026-10-13T04:54:57.258960+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# MyAnna Buring

## Identity

MyAnna Buring

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/myanna-buring
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** myanna-buring
- **IMDb ID:** nm1769728
- **TMDB ID:** 57578
- **Wikidata ID:** Q73864
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MyAnna_Buring, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q73864, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1769728/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/57578

Actor. Born 22 September 1979 in Sundsvall, Västernorrlands län, Sweden.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 22 September 1979, Sundsvall, Västernorrlands län, Sweden
- **Active:** 2005–present
- **Also known as:** My Anna Margaretha Buring Rantapää, My Buring, Anna Buring
- **Average Fi1m score:** 69, as actor, over 12 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 85 (1), 2010s 66 (9), 2020s 75 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 69 to 67 across 9 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 7 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 1 of 7 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Drama 8, Crime 5, Thriller 3, Adventure 2, Fantasy 2, Horror 2
- **Screen time:** 11 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,634m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MyAnna_Buring, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q73864, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1769728/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/57578

## Coming up

- *Doctor Who Day: The Impossible Planet & The Satan Pit* (2026-11-23), as Scooti Manista — [page](https://film.one/film/doctor-who-the-satan-pit.md)

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*The Descent*](https://film.one/film/the-descent.md) (85), [*The Responder*](https://film.one/tv/the-responder.md) (84), [*Prey*](https://film.one/tv/prey-2014.md) (74), [*Ripper Street*](https://film.one/tv/ripper-street.md) (74)
- **AMC+:** [*Kill List*](https://film.one/film/kill-list.md) (82), [*Official Secrets*](https://film.one/film/official-secrets.md) (68)
- **Peacock:** [*Last Breath*](https://film.one/film/last-breath-2025.md) (66)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Fi1m on MyAnna Buring

> MyAnna Buring is a strong ensemble actor who helps make horror’s ordinary people credible. We rate that grounded quality, though *The Descent* is a reminder that she needs more from the writing than a place in the group.

The tension between the women in *The Descent* (2005) holds a scene even when the writing has not properly distinguished them. MyAnna Buring’s Sam suffers from that shortage of detail, alongside Rebecca and Holly. We felt hemmed in well before the violence began, because Neil Marshall makes the confined spaces frightening through his control of light. The darkness can also make the less developed characters harder to follow. It is a strong horror film that could have given Buring more to play.

*Kill List* (2011) is a better place to look for what she brings: a grounded performance as Shel within Ben Wheatley’s mixture of suburban tension and hitmen at work. Buring is useful to this kind of horror because she helps make the people credible. Neil Maskell and Michael Smiley do much of that work too; this is an ensemble, and her contribution need not be the largest to count. We recommend the film despite a less persuasive final stretch, with a warning about the violence.

*Kill List* also helped turn an early foothold in horror into sustained television work. As Long Susan Hart in *Ripper Street* (2012–2016), Buring had five series in which to sustain a complicated character, a more generous opportunity than Sam offered. Her television work also includes Edna Braithwaite in *Downton Abbey* (2012–2013) and the fantasy role of Tissaia de Vries in *The Witcher* (2019–2023). Recurring television work suits an actor whose strength is contributing to a group.

We would not judge her by how thoroughly she takes over a film; these parts require her to work with the people around her. The fairer question is whether the character has enough detail to make that work count. Sam needs more, despite the quality of the film around her. Start with *Kill List* for Buring, then try *The Descent* for Marshall’s control of confined spaces, accepting that her character gets less attention.

## Biography

MyAnna Buring is a Swedish-born British actress. She was born My Margaretha Anna Buring Rantapää on 22 September 1979 in Sundsvall, Sweden.

She grew up in the Middle East, attending the American British Academy in Muscat, Oman, before moving to the United Kingdom at the age of 16. Buring studied drama at the University of Bristol and graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in 2004.

Buring is known for her role as Sam in the horror film *The Descent* (2005) and its sequel *The Descent: Part 2* (2009). Other credits include *The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1* (2011) and *Part 2* (2012) as Tanya Denali, the BBC series *Downton Abbey* (2010) as Edna Braithwaite, and the Netflix series *The Witcher* (2019–2023) as Tissaia de Vries.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (12)

- *Last Breath* (2025), Fi1m 66, as Hanna (1st Officer) — [page](https://film.one/film/last-breath-2025.md)
- *The Responder* (2022), Fi1m 84, as Kate Carson — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-responder.md)
- *Official Secrets* (2019), Fi1m 68, as Jasmine — [page](https://film.one/film/official-secrets.md)
- *The Witcher* (2019), Fi1m 61, as Tissaia De Vries — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-witcher.md)
- *Unforgotten* (2015), Fi1m 64, as Melinda Ricci — [page](https://film.one/tv/unforgotten.md)
- *Prey* (2014), Fi1m 74, as Jules Hope — [page](https://film.one/tv/prey-2014.md)
- *Ripper Street* (2012), Fi1m 74, as Long Susan Hart — [page](https://film.one/tv/ripper-street.md)
- *The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2* (2012), Fi1m 55, as Tanya — [page](https://film.one/film/the-twilight-saga-breaking-dawn-part-2.md)
- *Kill List* (2011), Fi1m 82, as Shel — [page](https://film.one/film/kill-list.md)
- *The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1* (2011), Fi1m 47, as Tanya Denali — [page](https://film.one/film/the-twilight-saga-breaking-dawn-part-1.md)
- *Any Human Heart* (2010), Fi1m 73, as Ingeborg — [page](https://film.one/tv/any-human-heart.md)
- *The Descent* (2005), Fi1m 85, as Sam — [page](https://film.one/film/the-descent.md)

## Complete filmography (64)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Doctor Who Day: The Impossible Planet & The Satan Pit* (2026), as Scooti Manista — coming soon, [page](https://film.one/film/doctor-who-the-satan-pit.md)
- *Zip Wire* (2026), as Amy Watson
- *Last Breath* (2025), as Hanna (1st Officer) — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/last-breath-2025.md)
- *So Long, Marianne* (2024), series, Writer
- *The Fall: Skydive Murder Plot* (2024), series, as Victoria Cilliers
- *My Week with Maisy* (2024), as Nurse
- *The Puppet Asylum* (2023), as Mother
- *97 Minutes* (2023), as Kim
- *Mia and the Dragon Princess* (2023), Actor
- *A Ghost Story for Christmas: Count Magnus* (2022), as Froken de la Gardie
- *Slow Horses* (2022), series, as Jane — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/slow-horses.md)
- *The Responder* (2022), series, as Kate Carson — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-responder.md)
- *The Jonsson Gang* (2021), as Regina Wall
- *Whitstable Pearl* (2021), series, Writer
- *The Salisbury Poisonings* (2020), series, as Dawn Sturgess
- *The Witcher* (2019), series, as Tissaia De Vries — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-witcher.md)
- *Exit* (2019), series, as Formuesforvalter · Writer
- *Official Secrets* (2019), as Jasmine — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/official-secrets.md)
- *Killers Anonymous* (2019), as Joanna
- *One Night* (2018), series, as Elizabeth
- *Health, Wealth & Happiness* (2017), Actor
- *In the Dark* (2017), series, as DI Helen Weeks
- *The Comedian's Guide to Survival* (2016), as Nell
- *Hot Property* (2016), as Melody Munro
- *Unforgotten* (2015), series, as Melinda Ricci — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/tv/unforgotten.md)
- *The Vote* (2015), as Tilde Larson
- *Hyena* (2015), as Lisa
- *Banished* (2015), series, as Elizabeth Quinn
- *Lost in Karastan* (2014), as Chulpan
- *The Great War: The People's Story* (2014), series, as Dorothy Lawrence
- *Prey* (2014), series, as Jules Hope — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/prey-2014.md)
- *Crossing Lines* (2013), series, as Anika
- *Ripper Street* (2012), series, as Long Susan Hart — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/ripper-street.md)
- *The Poison Tree* (2012), series, as Karen Clarke
- *The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2* (2012), as Tanya — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/film/the-twilight-saga-breaking-dawn-part-2.md)
- *Blackout* (2012), series, as Sylvie
- *White Heat* (2012), series, as Lilly
- *The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1* (2011), as Tanya Denali — Fi1m 47, [page](https://film.one/film/the-twilight-saga-breaking-dawn-part-1.md)
- *Kill List* (2011), as Shel — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/kill-list.md)
- *Super Eruption* (2011), as Claire
- *Way of the Morris* (2011), as Voice of the Will-O'-Wisp
- *Any Human Heart* (2010), series, as Ingeborg — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/tv/any-human-heart.md)
- *Downton Abbey* (2010), series, as Edna Braithwaite — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/tv/downton-abbey.md)
- *Devil's Playground* (2010), as Angela
- *Witchville* (2010), as Jozefa
- *Deliver Me* (2010), as Heather
- *The Descent: Part 2* (2009), as Sam Vernet
- *City Rats* (2009), as Sammy
- *Lesbian Vampire Killers* (2009), as Lotte
- *The Devil's Curse* (2008), as Alice
- *The Wrong Door* (2008), series, as Various
- *Red Mist* (2008), as Shelby
- *Doomsday* (2008), as Cally Kane
- *Grindhouse* (2007), as Featured Woman (segment "Don't") (uncredited)
- *The Omen* (2006), as Tabloid Reporter #2
- *The Descent* (2005), as Sam — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-descent.md)
- *Doctor Who* (2005), series, as Scooti Manista — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md)
- *Doctor Who Confidential* (2005), series, Actor
- *Agatha Christie's Marple* (2004), series, as Lucky Dyson
- *Murder Prevention* (2004), series, as Michelle Wynne
- *Midsomer Murders* (1997), series, as Mandy — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/tv/midsomer-murders.md)
- *A Ghost Story for Christmas* (1971), series, as Froken de la Gardie
- *Los Cuentos de Albion (Antología)*, Actor
- *The Old Hag Syndrome*, Actor

## Gallery

- ![MyAnna Buring](https://film.one/media/person/99031/gallery-35e3a3e7870e.jpg) MyAnna Buring — Ibsan73, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/Myanna_Buring_at_the_Moet_BIFA_2014.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![MyAnna Buring](https://film.one/media/person/99031/gallery-a565cd48bbfd.jpg) MyAnna Buring — Image via TMDB
- ![MyAnna Buring](https://film.one/media/person/99031/gallery-ffbef85aa1a0.jpg) MyAnna Buring — Image via TMDB
- ![MyAnna Buring](https://film.one/media/person/99031/gallery-0b9747794f29.jpg) MyAnna Buring — Image via TMDB
- ![MyAnna Buring](https://film.one/media/person/99031/gallery-f97f7f0c8117.jpg) MyAnna Buring — Image via TMDB
- ![MyAnna Buring](https://film.one/media/person/99031/gallery-499be6575fb0.jpg) MyAnna Buring — Image via TMDB

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