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". 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.
Filmography
all 34
Movies 18
TV Shows 16
self 1
September 5 (2024)
The Teachers' Lounge (2023)
The Swarm (2023)
Around the World in 80 Days (2021)
Spy City (2020)
Persian Lessons (2020)
The Turncoat (2020)
The Turncoat (2020)
Phoenix (2020)
The Master Butcher (2019)
Holiday Secrets (2019)
Der Club der singenden Metzger (2019)
Brecht (2019)
1929 – Das Jahr Babylon (2018)
Howards End (2017)
Babylon Berlin (2017)
The Crown (2016)
8 Saniye (2015)
Viking Women (2014)
Das Jerusalem-Syndrom (2013)
Die Flut ist pünktlich (2013)
George (2013)
Heiter bis tödlich - Morden im Norden (2012)
Picco (2011)
Colors in the Dark (2011)
Eine feste Burg (2010)
The White Ribbon (2009)
Beautiful Bitch (2007)
Der Kriminalist (2006)
SOKO Köln (2003)
Leute heute (1997)
Scene of the Crime (1970)
Moresnet
Der Held vom Bahnhof Friedrichstraße
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1991-04-22 (32 years old)
Birth PlaceHamburg, Germany
CitizenshipsGermany
Also Known AsЛеони Бенеш, Леоні Бенеш
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