Leanne Best

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Leanne Best
Born (1979-06-15) 15 June 1979 (age 42)
Liverpool, Merseyside, England
Alma materLiverpool Institute of Performing Arts
OccupationActress
Years active2003–present

Leanne Best (born 15 June 1979) is an English actress. She is the niece of former Beatle, Pete Best. 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 titular 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]

Filmography[]

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Casualty Karen Jablon BBC
2005 Wire in the Blood Terri ITV
2006 New Street Law Claudia Hartson BBC One
2009 The Be All and End All Kyrstal Whatever Pictures Ltd
2011 Doctors Colette Coleman BBC
2012 Good Cop Emma Pearson
2013 Lucan Sandra Rivett ITV
Ripper Street Jane Cobden BBC
2014 Shetland Annabel ITV
The Driver Sarah BBC One
Salting the Battlefield Amber Page Universal
The Woman in Black: Angel of Death The Woman in Black Hammer
New Tricks Zoe Baines BBC One
2015 JP Cooper Closer Laura Universal
Star Wars: The Force Awakens Min Sakul Disney / LucasFilm
Home Fires Teresa Fenchurch ITV
Line of Duty PC Jackie Brickford BBC One
Fortitude Celia Donnelly Sky Atlantic
The Outcast Jeanie Lee 2 episodes
2016 Black Mirror: Shut Up and Dance Penny Channel 4 / Netflix
The Infiltrator Bowling Alley Waitress LipSync
Undercover Abigail Strickland BBC
Native Awan Glasshouse
The Nightmare Worlds of H. G. Wells Eveline Coombes Sky Arts
2016–2017 Cold Feet Tina Reynolds Main cast, 15 episodes - ITV
2017 Tin Star Helen Sky Atlantic
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool Eileen EON Productions / StudioCannal
Babs Rose Deeks BBC
Cotton Wool Rachel Cherwell
The Good Karma Hospital Debbie Smart ITV
2019 Little Joe Brittany BFI
I am Nicola Ava Channel 4
Carnival Row Ava Amazon Studios
2020 Young Wallander Frida Rask Netflix
The Barking Murders Kate BBC One

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 N/A 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[4] 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. ^ "Best of February 2019". The Monthly Film Festival.

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