Leanne Best
Born: 1979-06-15 in Liverpool, England, UK
Known For: Acting
Biography
Leanne Best (born June 15, 1979) is an English actress. She trained at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts and presently lives in southwest London. She is known for her roles as Jane Cobden in the BBC series Ripper Street, Celia Donnelly in Fortitude, and the title role of 'The Woman In Black' in the 2014 film The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death. Best also appeared as Min Sakul in the sequel Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). More recently Best appeared in ITV comedy series Cold Feet in September 2016 as Tina Reynolds. She was also in Line of Duty series 3.
Filmography
2026
- A Woman of Substance as Adele Fairley
2025
- This City Is Ours as Lesley Williams
2023
- A Town Called Malice as Lindsay
- Raging Grace as Katherine
- Black Dog as Dog Lady
- Bolan's Shoes as Penny / Sadie
- Our Kid as Sarah
2022
- Four Lives as Kate
- The Walk-In as Alison
- Compulsion as Jenny
2021
- Close to Me as Anna
- Harm
2020
- Ted Lasso as Georgie Tartt
- Young Wallander as Frida Rask
2019
- Carnival Row as Madame Moira
- The Bay as Julie Ashworth
- I Am... as Ava
- Little Joe as Mother
2018
- Native as Awan
2017
- Tin Star as Penny
- The Good Karma Hospital as Debbie Smart
- Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool as Eileen
- Babs as Rose Deeks
- Cotton Wool as Rachel
2016
- The Infiltrator as Bowling Alley Waitress
- Undercover as Abigail Strickland
- The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells as Eveline Coombes
2015
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens as Min Sakul
- Fortitude as Celia Donnelly
- Home Fires as Teresa Fenchurch
- From Darkness as Julie Hind
- The Outcast as Jeanie Lee
2014
- The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death as Woman In Black
- The Driver as Sarah
- Salting the Battlefield as Amber Page
2012
- Line of Duty as PC Jackie Brickford
- Ripper Street as Jane Cobden
2011
- Black Mirror as Penny
2010
- The Be All and End All as Krystal
2009
- Moving On as Lesley
2005
- Heatwave as Loz Garrett
2004
- New Tricks as Zoe Baines
1998
- Cold Feet as Tina Reynolds