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Leonie Benesch
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Leonie Benesch
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1991-04-22,Hamburg, Germany
Gender
Female
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

The White Ribbon

7.483

The White Ribbon
2009-09-24

6.1

Picco
2011-02-03

6.7

George
2013-06-21

Das Jerusalem-Syndrom

0

Das Jerusalem-Syndrom
2013-12-11

Die Flut ist pünktlich

1

Die Flut ist pünktlich
2013-09-28

The Teachers' Lounge

7.234

The Teachers' Lounge
2023-05-04

Beautiful Bitch

5.3

Beautiful Bitch
2007-10-26

7.037

September 5
2024-11-07

0

Viking Women
2014-09-13

Der Held vom Bahnhof Friedrichstraße

0

Der Held vom Bahnhof Friedrichstraße
2025-12-11

6.063

8 Seconds
2015-02-27

Colors in the Dark

5.8

Colors in the Dark
2011-01-13

Eine feste Burg

0

Eine feste Burg
2010-09-01

1929 – Das Jahr Babylon

0

1929 – Das Jahr Babylon
2018-09-30

Persian Lessons

7.583

Persian Lessons
2020-04-17

The Master Butcher

8

The Master Butcher
2019-12-27

0

Phoenix
2020-01-21

8.132

Late Shift
2025-02-27

7.052

Howards End
2017-11-12

Der Kriminalist

5.2

Der Kriminalist
2006-12-08

Heiter bis tödlich - Morden im Norden

5.6

Heiter bis tödlich - Morden im Norden
2012-02-21

Scene of the Crime

6.1

Scene of the Crime
1970-11-29

7.777

Babylon Berlin
2017-10-13

6.7

Cologne P.D.
2003-10-22

8.205

The Crown
2016-11-04

4.75

Leute heute
1997-07-23

9

Moresnet
2024-11-07

6.4

The Swarm
2023-03-06

6

Brecht
2019-03-22

Holiday Secrets

6.2

Holiday Secrets
2019-11-20

6.2

The Turncoat
2020-04-08

Around the World in 80 Days

7.315

Around the World in 80 Days
2021-12-05

Der Club der singenden Metzger

6.2

Der Club der singenden Metzger
2019-07-07

7.3

Vienna Blood
2019-11-18

7.071

Spy City
2020-12-03