Leonie Benesch

Leonie Benesch (born 22 April 1991 in Hamburg)[1] 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.

Leonie Benesch
Benesch at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival in 2023
Born (1991-04-22) 22 April 1991
Hamburg, Germany
OccupationActress

Biography

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".[2] She received the American "Young Artist Award" for her work,[3] 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 [4] and Ibrahim Koma as Passepartout.

Personal life

Benesch grew up in Tübingen,[5] and attended the Freie Waldorfschule.[6] She also attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. She is of French and Transylvanian descent.

Filmography

Film
Year Film Role Notes
2007 Beautiful Bitch Gitti
2009 The White Ribbon Eva
2010 Picco Kevin's Girlfriend
Colors in the Dark Yvonne
2011 Was uns zusteht Kerstin Short
2012 Morgenröte Lynn Short
2013 Brüderlein Teresa
George Margot Hanke TV film
Das Jerusalem-Syndrom Maria Gärtner TV film
2014 High Tide Is Dead on Time Mia Halbach TV film
Die Frauen der Wikinger - Odins Töchter Jova TV film
2015 8 Seconds Helen
2019 Brecht Elisabeth Hauptmann
2020 Phoenix Jenny Short
Persian Lessons Elsa
Der Überläufer Hildegard Roth
2023 The Teachers' Lounge Carla Nowak

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2012 Cologne P.D. Nadia Winkowski Episode: "Zeugin in Angst"
Der Kriminalist Clarissa von Tannenhof Episode: "Blaues Blut"
2013 Tatort Julia Episode: "Freunde bis in den Tod"
2017 Howards End Frieda Mosenbach 1 episode
2017, 2019 The Crown Princess Cecilie 3 episodes
2017–2020 Babylon Berlin Greta Overbeck Series regular
2018 Counterpart Sofia 2 episodes
Morden im Norden Gaby Zinke Episode: "Jäger und Sammler"
2019 Holiday Secrets Lara Series regular
2019 The Master Butcher Eva Series regular
2020 Spy City Eliza Hahn Series regular
2021 Around the World in 80 Days Abigail "Fix" Fortescue Main role
2023 The Swarm Charlie Wagner Main role

Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Work Result Ref.
2010 Young Artist Awards Best Performance in an International Feature Film - Leading Young Performer (with Leonard Proxauf) The White Ribbon Won
New Faces Awards Best Actress Won
2014 Günter Strack TV Award Best Young Actress Tatort - Episode:Freunde bis in den Tod Nominated
2018 German Screen Actors Awards Best Supporting Actress Babylon Berlin Won

References
  1. "Film-Talent Leonie Benesch "Ich hatte einfach extrem Angst, dass ich abhebe"". reutlingen.ihk.de. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
  2. "Eine Entdeckung": Filmfestspiele Cannes: Hanekes tödliches Geheimnis in: Die Presse vom 21. Mai 2009
  3. "Wega film vienna | Kino | DAS WEISSE BAND - eine deutsche Kindergeschichte".
  4. "'Around the World in 80 Days' to Restart Production in Romania, South Africa (EXCLUSIVE)". 25 September 2020.
  5. Leonie Benesch Archived 2017-09-09 at the Wayback Machine.
  6. Leonie Benesch: Genau diese Naivität, die Eva hat. In: Die Presse, 19. September 2009
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