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Leonie Benesch

Actor • Born 1991

Leonie Benesch

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About

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...

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Scene of the Crime posterScene of the CrimeSeries • 1970The Crown posterThe CrownSeries • 2016SOKO Köln posterSOKO KölnSeries • 2003Babylon Berlin posterBabylon BerlinSeries • 2017Murder in the North posterMurder in the NorthSeries • 2012Counterpart posterCounterpartSeries • 2017Der Kriminalist posterDer KriminalistSeries • 2006Persian Lessons posterPersian LessonsMovie • 2020The Swarm posterThe SwarmSeries • 2023Around the World in 80 Days posterAround the World in 80 DaysSeries • 2021Vienna Blood posterVienna BloodSeries • 2019Prisoner posterPrisonerSeries • 2026The Teachers' Lounge posterThe Teachers' LoungeMovie • 2023September 5 posterSeptember 5Movie • 2024The White Ribbon posterThe White RibbonMovie • 2009Late Shift posterLate ShiftMovie • 2025Spy City posterSpy CitySeries • 2020The Turncoat posterThe TurncoatSeries • 2020Howards End posterHowards EndSeries • 2017Holiday Secrets posterHoliday SecretsSeries • 2019Berlin Hero posterBerlin HeroMovie • 2025Picco posterPiccoMovie • 2011