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Leonie Benesch

Birth Name: Leonie Benesch

Birth Date: 1991-04-22

Birth Place: Hamburg, Germany

Details

Alternate Names: Леони Бенеш, Леоні Бенеш, لیونی بنش

Physical Characteristics: N/A

Career

First Appearances:

  • Beautiful Bitch (2007) as Gitti

Most Important Roles:

  • The White Ribbon (2009) as Eva
  • Picco (2011) as Kevins Girlfriend
  • George (2013) as Margot Hanke
  • Das Jerusalem-Syndrom (2013) as Maria
  • Die Flut ist pünktlich (2013) as Mia Halbach
  • The Teachers' Lounge (2023) as Carla Nowak
  • Beautiful Bitch (2007) as Gitti
  • September 5 (2024) as Marianne Gebhardt
  • Viking Women (2014) as Jova

Career Highlights:

  • The White Ribbon (2009)
  • Picco (2011)
  • George (2013)
  • Das Jerusalem-Syndrom (2013)
  • Die Flut ist pünktlich (2013)
  • The Teachers' Lounge (2023)
  • Beautiful Bitch (2007)
  • September 5 (2024)
  • Viking Women (2014)

Awards

Awards:

  • Won EFP Shooting Star (2023)
  • Nominated for 1 European Film Award - European Actress (2023)
  • Won Film Award in Gold - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Weibliche Nebenrolle) (2025)
  • Won Film Award in Gold - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Beste darstellerische Leistung - Weibliche Hauptrolle) (2023)
  • Won FIPRESCI Prize - Best Actress (2024)
  • Won Young Artist Award - Best Performance in an International Feature Film - Leading Young Performer (2010)
  • Nominated for 1 Günter Strack TV Award - Best Young Actress (2014)
  • Won New Faces Award - Actress (2010)
  • Nominated for 1 CinEuphoria - Best Actress - International Competition (2025)
  • Won DSP Award - Best Supporting Actress (Beste Nebendarstellerin) (2018)
  • Nominated for 1 Golden Hen - Acting (2023)
  • Nominated for 1 Astra Award - Best International Actress (2024)

Full 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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