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Leonie Benesch

Acting Born Apr 22, 1991 Hamburg, Germany 24 credits

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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Known for

The Crown

as Princess Cecilie

Prisoner

as Nina Drâgus
Film

Young Frankenstein

as Julia

Leute heute

as Self

Babylon Berlin

as Greta Overbeck

SOKO Köln

as Nadia Winkowski

Der Kriminalist

as Clarissa von Tannenhof

Heiter bis tödlich - Morden im Norden

as Gaby Zinke
Film

The White Ribbon

as Eva
Film

Persian Lessons

as Elsa

Full filmography

  • The Crown (2016) as Princess Cecilie
  • Prisoner (2026) as Nina Drâgus
  • Scene of the Crime (1970) as Julia
  • Leute heute (1997) as Self
  • Babylon Berlin (2017) as Greta Overbeck
  • SOKO Köln (2003) as Nadia Winkowski
  • Der Kriminalist (2006) as Clarissa von Tannenhof
  • Counterpart (2017) as Sofia
  • Heiter bis tödlich - Morden im Norden (2012) as Gaby Zinke
  • The Swarm (2023) as Charlie Wagner
  • Around the World in 80 Days (2021) as Abigail 'Fix' Fortescue
  • Vienna Blood (2019) as Helena Rieger
  • Moresnet (2024) as Eva Rolin
  • Late Shift (2025) as Floria Lind
  • Howards End (2017) as Frieda Mosenbach
  • Spy City (2020) as Eliza Hahn
  • The Turncoat (2020) as Hildegard Roth
  • September 5 (2024) as Marianne Gebhardt
  • The White Ribbon (2009) as Eva
  • Persian Lessons (2020) as Elsa
  • The Hero of Friedrichstrasse Station (2025) as Natalie Hartung
  • Brecht (2019) as Young Elisabeth Hauptmann
  • The Teachers' Lounge (2023) as Carla Nowak
  • Der Club der singenden Metzger (2019)