Leonie Benesch
Birthday: 1991-04-22 | Place of Birth: Hamburg, GermanyLeonie 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.
Known For
Acting
Role
as Floria Lind
as Eva Rolin
as Marianne Gebhardt
as Carla Nowak
as Charlie Wagner
as Elsa
as Abigail 'Fix' Fortescue
as Eliza Hahn
as Hildegard Roth
as Hildegard Roth
as Hildegard Roth
as Eva
as Helen
as Jova
as Margot Hanke
as Maria
as Mia Halbach
as Kevins Girlfriend
as Yvonne
as Eva
as Gitti
