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 Go ... lden 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.
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Babylon Berlin
as Greta Overbeck
Episodes: 28
First Aired: Oct 13, 2017
The Swarm
as Charlie Wagner
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Mar 06, 2023
Around the World in 80 Days
as Abigail 'Fix' Fortescue
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Dec 05, 2021
Moresnet
as Eva Rolin
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Nov 07, 2024
Spy City
as Eliza Hahn
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Dec 03, 2020
Howards End
as Frieda Mosenbach
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Nov 12, 2017
The Turncoat
as Hildegard Roth
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Apr 08, 2020
The Crown
as Princess Cecilie
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Nov 04, 2016
Vienna Blood
as Helena Rieger
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Nov 18, 2019
Der Kriminalist
as Clarissa von Tannenhof
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 08, 2006
Heiter bis tödlich - Morden im Norden
as Gaby Zinke
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 21, 2012
Scene of the Crime
as Julia
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 29, 1970
Cologne P.D.
as Nadia Winkowski
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 22, 2003
Brecht
as Young Elisabeth Hauptmann
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 22, 2019
Der Club der singenden Metzger
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Jul 07, 2019
Holiday Secrets
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Nov 20, 2019
Leute heute
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 23, 1997
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