Leonie Benesch
Leonie Benesch (born 22 April 1991 in Hamburg)[1] is an actress and celebrity who has played roles in major productions including Babylon Berlin and The Crown. She is a German national, based in London.
Biography
In 2009, Benesch played one of the leading roles in the Golden Palm winning film, The White Ribbon. Film critics singled out her performance as "a discovery".[2] She received the American "Young Artist Award" for her work,[3] as well as a "New Faces Award". In 2010 she performed in Philip Koch's drama Picco, and Sophie Heldman's film Colours in the Dark (Satte Farben vor Schwarz) 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 on the upcoming BBC miniseries Around the World in 80 Days, alongside David Tennant.[4]
Personal life
Benesch grew up in Tübingen,[5] and attended the Freie Waldorfschule.[6] She attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Filmography
- 2007: Beautiful Bitch
- 2009: Das weiße Band – Eine deutsche Kindergeschichte
- 2010: Picco
- 2011: Satte Farben vor Schwarz
- 2011: Morgenröte (short film)
- 2012: Der Kriminalist – "Blaues Blut" episode
- 2012: Cologne P.D. – Zeugin in Angst
- 2012: Brüderlein (short film)
- 2013: Tatort: Freunde bis in den Tod
- 2013: Das Jerusalem-Syndrom
- 2014: Die Flut ist pünktlich
- 2014: Die Frauen der Wikinger – Odins Töchter — Java
- 2017: Babylon Berlin — Greta Overbeck (13 episodes)
- 2017, 2019: The Crown — Princess Cecile (3 episodes)
- 2018: Counterpart — Sophia (2 episodes)
- 2018: Morden im Norden – Jäger und Sammler
- 2019: Holiday Secrets –Lara
- 2020: Der Überlaufer –Hildegard Roth
- 2020: Persian Lessons
Notes
- ^ "Film-Talent Leonie Benesch "Ich hatte einfach extrem Angst, dass ich abhebe"". reutlingen.ihk.de. Retrieved 2013-05-15.
- ^ "Eine Entdeckung": Filmfestspiele Cannes: Hanekes tödliches Geheimnis in: Die Presse vom 21. Mai 2009
- ^ [1]
- ^ https://variety.com/2020/tv/global/around-the-world-in-80-days-restart-production-romania-south-africa-1234783362/
- ^ Leonie Benesch Archived 2017-09-09 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Leonie Benesch: Genau diese Naivität, die Eva hat. In: Die Presse, 19. September 2009