Leonie Benesch
Born: 1991-04-22 in Hamburg, Germany
Known For: Acting
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
2027
- ZOMA as Elli Schreiber
2026
- Prisoner as Nina Drâgus
2025
- Late Shift as Floria Lind
- The Hero of Friedrichstrasse Station as Natalie Hartung
2024
- Moresnet as Eva Rolin
- September 5 as Marianne Gebhardt
2023
- The Swarm as Charlie Wagner
- The Teachers' Lounge as Carla Nowak
2021
- Around the World in 80 Days as Abigail 'Fix' Fortescue
2020
- Spy City as Eliza Hahn
- Persian Lessons as Elsa
- The Turncoat as Hildegard Roth
- Phoenix
2019
- Vienna Blood as Helena Rieger
- Brecht as Young Elisabeth Hauptmann
- Holiday Secrets
- Der Club der singenden Metzger
- The Master Butcher as Eva
2017
- Babylon Berlin as Greta Overbeck
- Counterpart as Sofia
- Howards End as Frieda Mosenbach
2016
- The Crown as Princess Cecilie
2015
- 8 Seconds as Helen
2014
- Viking Women as Jova
2013
- George as Margot Hanke
- Das Jerusalem-Syndrom as Maria
- Die Flut ist pünktlich as Mia Halbach
2012
- Heiter bis tödlich - Morden im Norden as Gaby Zinke
2011
- Picco as Kevins Girlfriend
- Colors in the Dark as Yvonne
2010
- Eine feste Burg as Katja Klein
2009
- The White Ribbon as Eva
2007
- Beautiful Bitch as Gitti
2006
- Der Kriminalist as Clarissa von Tannenhof
2003
- SOKO Köln as Nadia Winkowski
1997
- Leute heute as Self
1970
- Scene of the Crime as Julia