Leanne Best | |
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Born | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | 15 June 1979
Alma mater | Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2003–present |
Leanne Best (born 15 June 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 . [1] Best also appeared as Min Sakul in the sequel Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). [2]
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 [3] and in the penultimate episode of Ted Lasso as Jamie Tartt’s mum.
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | The Be All and End All | Kyrstal | |
2014 | The Woman in Black: Angel of Death | The Woman in Black | |
2015 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Min Sakul | |
2016 | Native | Awan | |
The Infiltrator | Bowling Alley Waitress | ||
2017 | Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool | Eileen | |
Cotton Wool | Rachel | Short film | |
2019 | Little Joe | Brittany | |
2021 | Harm | The Woman | |
Close To Me | Anna | ||
2023 | Bolan's Shoes | Penny | |
Raging Grace | Katherine | ||
Black Dog | — | ||
Our Kid | Sarah | ||
2024 | Sebastian | Dionne |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | Casualty | Karen Jablon | Episode: "Love and Loathing" |
2005 | Wire in the Blood | Terri | Episode: "Bad Seed" |
2007 | New Street Law | Claudia Hartson | Episode: "#2.2" |
Mobile | Barmaid | 2 episodes | |
2009 | Moving On | Leslie | Episode: "Dress to Impress" |
2010–2011 | Doctors | Colette Coleman / Sam Bridges | 2 episodes |
2012 | Stepping Up | Samantha | Episode: "#Home Games |
Good Cop | Emma Pearson | Episode: "#1.3" | |
2013 | Lucan | Sandra Rivett | 2 episodes |
2013–2014 | Ripper Street | Jane Cobden | 10 episodes |
2014 | Shetland | Annabel | Episode: "Dead Water: Part 2" |
The Driver | Sarah | Episode: "#1.1" | |
Salting the Battlefield | Amber Page | Television movie | |
New Tricks | Zoe Baines | Episode: "#The English Defence" | |
2015 | From Darkness | Julie Hind | 4 episodes |
Fortitude | Celia Donnelly | Episode: "#1.8" | |
The Outcast | Jeanie Lee | 2 episodes | |
2015–2016 | Home Fires | Teresa Fenchurch | 12 episodes |
2016 | Line of Duty | PC Jackie Brickford | 3 episodes |
Black Mirror | Penny | Episode: "Shut Up and Dance" | |
Undercover | Abigail Strickland | 4 episodes | |
The Nightmare Worlds of H. G. Wells | Eveline Coombes | Episode: "The Purple Pileus" | |
2016–2017 | Cold Feet | Tina Reynolds | Main cast, 15 episodes |
2017 | Babs | Rose Deeks | Television movie |
The Good Karma Hospital | Debbie Smart | 2 episodes | |
2017–2020 | Tin Star | Helen | 5 episodes |
2019 | I Am... | Ava | Episode: "I Am Nicola" |
Carnival Row | Madame Moira | 4 episodes | |
2020–2022 | Young Wallander | Frida Rask | 12 episodes |
2022 | The Walk-In | Alison | 5 episodes |
Four Lives | Kate | 3 episodes | |
Compulsion | Jenny Challoner | 4 episodes | |
2023 | A Town Called Malice | D.I. Lindsay | 6 episodes |
Ted Lasso | Georgie Tartt | Episode: "Mom City" [4] | |
2024 | G'Wed | Jodie | 5 episodes |
2024 | The Bay | Julie Ashworth | Series 5 |
Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
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2012 | TMA Awards | Best Performance | The Matchbox | Nominated |
2017 | TV Times Awards | Best Newcomer | Cold Feet | Nominated |
2018 | Out of the Can Film Festival | Special Achievement Award - For Contribution to Film and TV | — | Won |
Los Angeles Film Awards | Best Actress | Cotton Wool | Won | |
Los Angeles Film Awards (Annual Ceremony) | Best Actress of 2019 | Nominated | ||
European Independent Film Awards | Best Actress | Won | ||
New York Film Awards | Nominated | |||
Best Duo (with Crissy Rock) | Nominated | |||
Manchester Screenplays and Shorts Film Festival | Best Actress | Won | ||
Unrestricted View Film Festival | Won | |||
New Renaissance Film Festival | Nominated | |||
The Monthly Film Festival [5] | Won |
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