Leanne Best
Known for Acting · 50 credits
- Born
- 1979-06-15 (age 46)
- Place of birth
- Liverpool, England, UK
- Also known as
- 리앤 베스트
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
TV Shows (32)
Black Mirror
2011
as Penny
Ted Lasso
2020
as Georgie Tartt
Shetland
2013
as Annabel
Line of Duty
2012
as PC Jackie Brickford
New Tricks
2004
as Zoe Baines
Carnival Row
2019
as Madame Moira
Ripper Street
2012
as Jane Cobden
Moving On
2009
as Lesley
Cold Feet
1998
as Tina Reynolds
The Bay
2019
as Julie Ashworth
Fortitude
2015
as Celia Donnelly
Tin Star
2017
as Penny
I Am...
2019
as Ava
Young Wallander
2020
as Frida Rask
This City Is Ours
2025
as Lesley Williams
A Woman of Substance
2026
as Adele Fairley
The Good Karma Hospital
2017
as Debbie Smart
Home Fires
2015
as Teresa Fenchurch
Lucan
2013
as Sandra Rivett
Undercover
2016
as Abigail Strickland
Four Lives
2022
as Kate
Insomnia
2024
as Phoebe
The Walk-In
2022
as Alison
The Driver
2014
as Sarah
A Town Called Malice
2023
as Lindsay
Close to Me
2021
as Anna
The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells
2016
as Eveline Coombes
From Darkness
2015
as Julie Hind
G'wed
2024
as Jodie
The Outcast
2015
as Jeanie Lee
Compulsion
2022
as Jenny
Do Not Disturb
as Mum
Movies (18)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
as Min Sakul
The Infiltrator
2016
as Bowling Alley Waitress
Sebastian
2024
as Dionne
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
2017
as Eileen
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death
2014
as Woman In Black
Salting the Battlefield
2014
as Amber Page
Little Joe
2019
as Mother
Raging Grace
2023
as Katherine
Babs
2017
as Rose Deeks
Black Dog
2023
as Dog Lady
Lucan
2013
as Sandra Rivett
Bolan's Shoes
2023
as Penny / Sadie
Harm
2021
Cotton Wool
2017
as Rachel
Native
2018
as Awan
Heatwave
2005
as Loz Garrett
The Be All and End All
2010
as Krystal
Our Kid
2023
as Sarah
About Leanne Best
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… With 50 credits spanning from 1998 to 2026, Leanne Best has appeared in 18 films and 32 TV shows.
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Most Popular Leanne Best Movies
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) — as Min Sakul
- The Infiltrator (2016) — as Bowling Alley Waitress
- Sebastian (2024) — as Dionne
- Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017) — as Eileen
- The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death (2014) — as Woman In Black
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