Leonie Benesch


Leonie Benesch is an actor 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". 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 Sophie Heldman's film Colours in the Dark alongside Senta Berger and Bruno Ganz.
In 2017, Benesch performed in Babylon Berlin as Greta Overbeck, winning the "German Acting Prize".
In 2017, Benesch also performed in The Crown as the sister of Prince Philip, Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark.
Benesch grew up in Tübingen, and attended the Freie Waldorfschule. She attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Filmography