Leonie Benesch

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.

Filmografi

Persian Lessons2020 · ElsaSeptember 52024 · Marianne GebhardtLate Shift2025 · Floria LindThe Teachers' Lounge2023 · Carla NowakThe White Ribbon2009 · EvaPicco2011 · Kevins GirlfriendZOMA2027 · Elli SchreiberPhoenix2020 · Berlin Hero2025 · Natalie HartungHeureka · 1929 - Das Jahr Babylon2018 · Mädchen in Uniform2027 · The Master Butcher2019 · EvaEine feste Burg2010 · Katja KleinDie Flut ist pünktlich2013 · Mia Halbach8 Seconds2015 · HelenColors in the Dark2011 · YvonneViking Women2014 · JovaDas Jerusalem-Syndrom2013 · MariaGeorge2013 · Margot HankeBeautiful Bitch2007 · Gitti