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Leonie Benesch
Actor

Leonie Benesch

22 Apr 1991Born
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Hamburg, GermanyBirthplace

Biography

Leonie Benesch (born April 22, 1991) is a German actress who has played roles in major productions including Babylon Berlin and The Crown, as well as Around the World in 80 Days. She is currently based in London.

In 2009, Benesch played the role of Eva in the film The White Ribbon, which won the Golden Palm. Film critics singled out her performance as "a discovery". She received the American "Young Artist Award" for her work, as well as a "New Faces Award".

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In 2010, she performed in Philip Koch's drama Picco and in Sophie Heldman's film Colors in the Dark (Satte Farben vor Schwarz), where she worked alongside Senta Berger and Bruno Ganz.

In 2017, Benesch performed in Babylon Berlin as Greta Overbeck, winning the "German Acting Prize". Benesch also performed in The Crown as the sister of Prince Philip, Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark. In 2020, she was cast in the BBC miniseries Around the World in 80 Days, alongside David Tennant as Phileas Fogg and Ibrahim Koma as Passepartout.

Benesch grew up in Tübingen, and attended the Freie Waldorfschule. She also attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. She is of French and Transylvanian descent.

Known for

Filmography

  1. TBAMädchen in UniformFilm
  2. TBAHeurekaFilm
  3. 2027ZOMAFilm: Elli Schreiber
  4. 2026PrisonerSeries: Nina Drâgus (6 episodes)
  5. 2025Berlin HeroFilm: Natalie Hartung
  6. 2025Late ShiftFilm: Floria Lind
  7. 2024September 5Film: Marianne Gebhardt
  8. 2024MoresnetSeries: Eva Rolin (6 episodes)
  9. 2023The Teachers' LoungeFilm: Carla Nowak
  10. 2023The SwarmSeries: Charlie Wagner (8 episodes)
  11. 2021Around the World in 80 DaysSeries: Abigail 'Fix' Fortescue (8 episodes)
  12. 2020Spy CitySeries: Eliza Hahn (6 episodes)
  13. 2020Persian LessonsFilm: Elsa
  14. 2020The TurncoatSeries: Hildegard Roth (4 episodes)
  15. 2020PhoenixFilm
  16. 2019Holiday SecretsSeries (3 episodes)
  17. 2019Vienna BloodSeries: Helena Rieger (2 episodes)
  18. 2019Der Club der singenden MetzgerSeries: Eva (4 episodes)
  19. 2019The Master ButcherFilm: Eva
  20. 2019BrechtSeries: Young Elisabeth Hauptmann (1 episode)
  21. 20181929 - Das Jahr BabylonFilm
  22. 2017CounterpartSeries: Sofia (2 episodes)
  23. 2017Howards EndSeries: Frieda Mosenbach (4 episodes)
  24. 2017Babylon BerlinSeries: Greta Overbeck (28 episodes)
  25. 2016The CrownSeries: Princess Cecilie (3 episodes)
  26. 20158 SecondsFilm: Helen
  27. 2014Viking WomenFilm: Jova
  28. 2013Das Jerusalem-SyndromFilm: Maria
  29. 2013Die Flut ist pünktlichFilm: Mia Halbach
  30. 2013GeorgeFilm: Margot Hanke
  31. 2012Murder in the NorthSeries: Gaby Zinke (1 episode)
  32. 2011PiccoFilm: Kevins Girlfriend
  33. 2011Colors in the DarkFilm: Yvonne
  34. 2010Eine feste BurgFilm: Katja Klein
  35. 2009The White RibbonFilm: Eva
  36. 2007Beautiful BitchFilm: Gitti
  37. 2006Der KriminalistSeries: Clarissa von Tannenhof (1 episode)
  38. 2003SOKO KölnSeries: Nadia Winkowski (1 episode)
  39. 1970Scene of the CrimeSeries: Julia (1 episode)

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