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Leanne Best | |
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| Born | 15 June 1979 Liverpool, Merseyside, England |
| 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]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Casualty | Karen Jablon | |
| 2005 | Wire in the Blood | Terri | |
| 2006 | New Street Law | Claudia Hartson | |
| 2009 | The Be All and End All | Kyrstal | |
| 2011 | Doctors | Colette Coleman | |
| 2012 | Good Cop | Emma Pearson | |
| 2013 | Lucan | Sandra Rivett | |
| Ripper Street | Jane Cobden | ||
| 2014 | Shetland | Annabel | |
| The Driver | Sarah | ||
| Salting the Battlefield | Amber Page | ||
| The Woman in Black: Angel of Death | The Woman in Black | ||
| New Tricks | Zoe Baines | ||
| 2015 | JP Cooper Closer | Laura | |
| Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Min Sakul | ||
| Home Fires | Teresa Fenchurch | ||
| From Darkness | Julie Hind | 4 episodes | |
| Line of Duty | PC Jackie Brickford | ||
| Fortitude | Celia Donnelly | ||
| The Outcast | Jeanie Lee | 2 episodes | |
| 2016 | Black Mirror: Shut Up and Dance | Penny | |
| The Infiltrator | Bowling Alley Waitress | ||
| Undercover | Abigail Strickland | ||
| Native | Awan | ||
| The Nightmare Worlds of H. G. Wells | Eveline Coombes | ||
| 2016–2017 | Cold Feet | Tina Reynolds | Main cast, 15 episodes |
| 2017 | Tin Star | Helen | |
| Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool | Eileen | ||
| Babs | Rose Deeks | ||
| Cotton Wool | Rachel | ||
| The Good Karma Hospital | Debbie Smart | ||
| 2019 | Little Joe | Brittany | |
| I am Nicola | Ava | ||
| Carnival Row | Madame Moira | ||
| 2020 | Young Wallander | Frida Rask | |
| 2021 | Close To Me | Anna | |
| 2022 | The Walk-In | Alison | |
| Four Lives | Kate | ||
| Compulsion | Jenny Challoner | ||
| 2023 | A Town Called Malice | D.I. Lindsay | |
| 2023 | Ted Lasso | Georgie Tartt | [4] |
| 2023 | Bolan's Shoes | Penny | |
| 2023 | Raging Grace | Katherine | |
| 2024 | G'Wed | Jodie |
| 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 |
