Leanne Best

Leanne Best
Born (1979-06-15) 15 June 1979 (age 45)
Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Alma materLiverpool Institute for Performing Arts
OccupationActress
Years active2003–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.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
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

Television

Year Title Role Notes
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

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
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

References

  1. ^ Collinson, Dawn (5 January 2015). "Liverpool actress Leanne Best talks about her starring role in Woman in Black II: Angel of Death". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Star Wars 7 News: Woman In Black 2's Leanne Best Outed As Castmember". Yahoo!. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Meet the cast of Line of Duty series 3". Radio Times. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  4. ^ Gomez, Dessi (23 May 2023). "5 Shocking Reveals from 'Ted Lasso' Season 3, Episode 11". Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Best of February 2019". The Monthly Film Festival.


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