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Leonie Benesch

Acting
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34 Years Old

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.

Born

Hamburg, Germany on 22nd April 1991

All Credits

The Crown Image
The Crown
Princess Cecilie
Scene of the Crime Image
Scene of the Crime
Julia
Der Kriminalist Image
Der Kriminalist
Clarissa von Tannenhof
Heiter bis tödlich - Morden im Norden Image
Heiter bis tödlich - Morden im Norden
Gaby Zinke
Babylon Berlin Image
Babylon Berlin
Greta Overbeck
The Swarm Image
The Swarm
Charlie Wagner
Cologne P.D. Image
Cologne P.D.
Nadia Winkowski
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Leute heute
Self
Around the World in 80 Days Image
Around the World in 80 Days
Abigail 'Fix' Fortescue
Vienna Blood Image
Vienna Blood
Helena Rieger
The Turncoat Image
The Turncoat
Hildegard Roth
Howards End Image
Howards End
Frieda Mosenbach
Moresnet Image
Moresnet
Eva Rolin
Holiday Secrets Image
Holiday Secrets
Spy City Image
Spy City
Eliza Hahn
Der Club der singenden Metzger Image
Der Club der singenden Metzger
Brecht Image
Brecht
Young Elisabeth Hauptmann
September 5 Image
September 5
Marianne Gebhardt
The White Ribbon Image
The White Ribbon
Eva
Persian Lessons Image
Persian Lessons
Elsa
The Teachers' Lounge Image
The Teachers' Lounge
Carla Nowak
Late Shift Image
Late Shift
Floria Lind
8 Seconds Image
8 Seconds
Helen
Colors in the Dark Image
Colors in the Dark
Yvonne
George Image
George
Margot Hanke
The Master Butcher Image
The Master Butcher
Eva
Picco Image
Picco
Kevins Girlfriend
No Image
Der Held vom Bahnhof Friedrichstraße
No Image
Viking Women
Jova
Die Flut ist pünktlich Image
Die Flut ist pünktlich
Mia Halbach
Beautiful Bitch Image
Beautiful Bitch
Gitti
Phoenix Image
Phoenix
No Image
Eine feste Burg
Katja Klein
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1929 – Das Jahr Babylon
Das Jerusalem-Syndrom Image
Das Jerusalem-Syndrom
Maria