She doesn't have any Swedish ancestry, but chose the Swedish name Anneka (named after the sister of a friend) because Anne and its variations were already taken when she joined Equity, and she wanted something similar.
Voted "Rear Of The Year" by The Sun newspaper in 1987 after she became
famous for her role in Treasure Hunt (1982), clad in a figure-hugging jumpsuit and
pursued by a cameraman.
Began her television career on English-language television in Hong
Kong, where she lived from 1978 - 1982.