Portrait of Leanne Best

Leanne Best

Acting

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.

Born: June 15, 1979

Place of Birth: Liverpool, England, UK

Filmography

2025
This City Is Ours

as Lesley Williams

2024
Sebastian

as Dionne

2024
Insomnia

as Phoebe

2024
G'wed

as Jodie

2023
Raging Grace

as Katherine

2023
Our Kid

as Sarah

2023
Black Dog

as Dog Lady

2023
Bolan's Shoes

as Penny / Sadie

2023
2022
The Walk-In

as Alison

2022
Compulsion

as Jenny

2022
Four Lives

as Kate

2021
2021
2020
Young Wallander

as Frida Rask

2020
Ted Lasso

as Georgie Tartt

2019
Little Joe

as Mother

2019
Carnival Row

as Madame Moira

2019
I Am...

as Ava

2019
2018
Native

as Awan

2017
Cotton Wool

as Rachel

2017
Tin Star

as Penny

2017
Babs

as Rose Deeks

2017
2016
The Infiltrator

as Bowling Alley Waitress

2016
Undercover

as Abigail Strickland

2015
From Darkness

as Julie Hind

2015
The Outcast

as Jeanie Lee

2015
Home Fires

as Teresa Fenchurch

2015
Fortitude

as Celia Donnelly

2014
The Driver

as Sarah

2014
2013
Lucan

as Sandra Rivett

2013
Lucan

as Sandra Rivett

2013
Shetland

as Annabel

2012
Ripper Street

as Jane Cobden

2012
Line of Duty

as PC Jackie Brickford

2011
Black Mirror

as Penny

2009
Moving On

as Lesley

2004
New Tricks

as Zoe Baines

1998
Cold Feet

as Tina Reynolds