Leanne Best

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Leanne Best

Acting 47 June 15, 1979

Liverpool, England, UK

Leanne Best (born June 15, 1979) is an English actress. She trained at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts and presently lives in southwest London. She is known for her r…

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

7.2 2015 Movie
Black Mirror

Black Mirror

8.3 2011 TV Show
Ted Lasso

Ted Lasso

8.4 2020 TV Show
The Infiltrator

The Infiltrator

6.7 2016 Movie
Carnival Row

Carnival Row

7.7 2019 TV Show
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death

The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death

5.2 2014 Movie
Line of Duty

Line of Duty

8.2 2012 TV Show
Shetland

Shetland

7.5 2013 TV Show
New Tricks

New Tricks

7.3 2004 TV Show
Fortitude

Fortitude

6.8 2015 TV Show
Ripper Street

Ripper Street

7.4 2012 TV Show
Little Joe

Little Joe

5.7 2019 Movie

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Leanne Best (born June 15, 1979) is an English actress. She trained at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts and presently lives in southwest London. She is known for her roles as Jane Cobden in the BBC series Ripper Street, Celia Donnelly in Fortitude, and the title role of 'The Woman In Black' in the 2014 film The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death. Best also appeared as Min Sakul in the sequel Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). More recently Best appeared in ITV comedy series Cold Feet in September 2016 as Tina Reynolds. She was also in Line of Duty series 3.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    A Woman of Substance

    TV show Adele Fairley

  2. 2025
    This City Is Ours

    TV show Lesley Williams

  3. 2024
    Sebastian

    Movie Dionne

  4. 2024
    Insomnia

    TV show Phoebe

  5. 2024
    G'wed

    TV show Jodie

  6. 2023
    Raging Grace

    Movie Katherine

  7. 2023
    Our Kid

    Movie Sarah

  8. 2023
    Black Dog

    Movie Dog Lady

  9. 2023
    Bolan's Shoes

    Movie Penny / Sadie

  10. 2023
    A Town Called Malice

    TV show Lindsay

  11. 2022
    The Walk-In

    TV show Alison

  12. 2022
    Compulsion

    TV show Jenny

  13. 2022
    Four Lives

    TV show Kate

  14. 2021
    Close to Me

    TV show Anna

  15. 2021
    Harm

    Movie

  16. 2020
    Young Wallander

    TV show Frida Rask

More credits
  1. 2020
    Ted Lasso

    TV show Georgie Tartt

  2. 2019
    Little Joe

    Movie Mother

  3. 2019
    Carnival Row

    TV show Madame Moira

  4. 2019
    I Am...

    TV show Ava

  5. 2019
    The Bay

    TV show Julie Ashworth

  6. 2018
    Native

    Movie Awan

  7. 2017
    Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool

    Movie Eileen

  8. 2017
    Cotton Wool

    Movie Rachel

  9. 2017
    Tin Star

    TV show Penny

  10. 2017
    Babs

    Movie Rose Deeks

  11. 2017
    The Good Karma Hospital

    TV show Debbie Smart

  12. 2016
    The Infiltrator

    Movie Bowling Alley Waitress

  13. 2016
    Undercover

    TV show Abigail Strickland

  14. 2016
    The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells

    TV show Eveline Coombes

  15. 2015
    Star Wars: The Force Awakens

    Movie Min Sakul

  16. 2015
    From Darkness

    TV show Julie Hind

  17. 2015
    The Outcast

    TV show Jeanie Lee

  18. 2015
    Home Fires

    TV show Teresa Fenchurch

  19. 2015
    Fortitude

    TV show Celia Donnelly

  20. 2014
    The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death

    Movie Woman In Black

  21. 2014
    The Driver

    TV show Sarah

  22. 2014
    Salting the Battlefield

    Movie Amber Page

  23. 2013
    Lucan

    TV show Sandra Rivett

  24. 2013
    Lucan

    Movie Sandra Rivett