
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
4/22/1991
Place of Birth
Hamburg, Germany
Also Known As
Леони БенешЛеоні Бенешلیونی بنش
Leonie Benesch
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...
Known For

The Teachers' Lounge
as Carla Nowak

Persian Lessons
as Elsa

8 Seconds
as Helen

Late Shift
as Floria Lind

George
as Margot Hanke

The Master Butcher
as Eva

The White Ribbon
as Eva

Das Jerusalem-Syndrom
as Maria

September 5
as Marianne Gebhardt

Picco
as Kevins Girlfriend

Der Held vom Bahnhof Friedrichstraße
Unknown Role

Die Flut ist pünktlich
as Mia Halbach

Phoenix
Unknown Role

Colors in the Dark
as Yvonne

Beautiful Bitch
as Gitti