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Leonie Benesch

1991-04-22

The 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.

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The Teachers' Lounge

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September 5

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Persian Lessons

7.6 average rating
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The White Ribbon

7.5 average rating
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Viking Women

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Picco

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George

6.7 average rating
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Die Flut ist pünktlich

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Beautiful Bitch

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The Turncoat

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The Master Butcher

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Colors in the Dark

5.8 average rating
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Late Shift

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Das Jerusalem-Syndrom

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Phoenix

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8 Saniye

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Eine feste Burg

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Der Held vom Bahnhof Friedrichstraße

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1929 – Das Jahr Babylon

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