Leonie Benesch

  • actrice

 

  • Naissance : 22 avril 1991
  • 33 ans
  • 3 films

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...

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.

Filmographie

Année Film Durée
2023 La Salle des profs

Durée : 1h34

Alors qu'une série de vols a lieu en salle des profs, Carla Nowak mène l'enquête dans le collège où elle enseigne. Très vite, tout l'établissement est ébranlé par ses découvertes....

  • dans le rôle de Carla nowak
1h34
2020 Les Leçons Persanes

Durée : 2h07

1942, dans la France occupée, Gilles est arrêté pour être déporté dans un camp en Allemagne. Juste avant de se faire fusiller, il échappe à la mort en jurant aux soldats qu'il n’est pas juif mais persan. Ce mensonge le sauve momentanément puisque l’un des chefs du camp souhaite apprendre le farsi po...

  • dans le rôle de Elsa
2h07
2009 Le Ruban blanc

Durée : 2h24

Un village protestant de l'Allemagne du Nord à la veille de la Première Guerre mondiale (1913/1914). L'histoire d'enfants et d'adolescents d'une chorale dirigée par l'instituteur du village et celle de leurs familles : le baron, le régisseur du domaine, le pasteur, le m&e...

  • dans le rôle de Eva
2h24
3 films soit 6 heures et 5 minutes de visionnage non-stop