Leanne Best
Known for
Acting
Life
Born 1979 (age 47)
Born in
Liverpool, England, UK
Credits
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Biography
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.
Known For
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
15 Dec 2015
Black Mirror
04 Dec 2011
Ted Lasso
14 Aug 2020
The Infiltrator
13 Jul 2016
Carnival Row
29 Aug 2019
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death
30 Dec 2014
Line of Duty
26 Jun 2012
Little Joe
01 Nov 2019
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Filmography
2026
- A Woman of Substanceas Adele Fairley8 episodes
2025
- This City Is Oursas Lesley Williams5 episodes
2023
- Raging Graceas Katherine
- Our Kidas Sarah
- Black Dogas Dog Lady
- Bolan's Shoesas Penny
- A Town Called Maliceas Lindsay6 episodes
2022
- The Walk-Inas Alison5 episodes
- Compulsionas Jenny4 episodes
- Four Livesas Kate3 episodes
2021
- Close to Meas Anna6 episodes
- Harm
2020
- Young Wallanderas Frida Rask6 episodes
- Ted Lassoas Georgie Tartt1 episode
2019
- Little Joeas Mother
- Carnival Rowas Madame Moira4 episodes
- I Am...as Ava1 episode
- The Bayas Julie Ashworth6 episodes
2018
- Nativeas Awan
2017
- Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpoolas Eileen
- Cotton Woolas Rachel
- Tin Staras Penny3 episodes
- Babsas Rose Deeks
- The Good Karma Hospitalas Debbie Smart6 episodes
2016
- The Infiltratoras Bowling Alley Waitress
- Undercoveras Abigail Strickland6 episodes
- The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wellsas Eveline Coombes1 episode
2015
- Star Wars: The Force Awakensas Min Sakul
- From Darknessas Julie Hind4 episodes
- The Outcastas Jeanie Lee2 episodes
- Home Firesas Teresa Fenchurch12 episodes
- Fortitudeas Celia Donnelly11 episodes
2014
- The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Deathas Woman In Black
- The Driveras Sarah1 episode
- Salting the Battlefieldas Amber Page
2012
- Ripper Streetas Jane Cobden9 episodes
- Line of Dutyas PC Jackie Brickford6 episodes
2011
- Black Mirroras Penny1 episode
2010
- The Be All and End Allas Krystal
2009
- Moving Onas Lesley1 episode
2006
- New Street Lawas Claudia Hartson1 episode
2005
- Heatwaveas Loz Garrett
2004
- New Tricksas Zoe Baines1 episode
1998
- Cold Feetas Tina Reynolds15 episodes