Acting · Liverpool, England, UK · Born June 15, 1979
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.
TVA Woman of Substance
2026
as Adele Fairley
TVThis City Is Ours
2025
as Lesley Williams
MovieSebastian
2024
as Dionne
TVInsomnia
2024
as Phoebe
TVG'wed
2024
as Jodie
MovieRaging Grace
2023
as Katherine
MovieOur Kid
2023
as Sarah
MovieBlack Dog
2023
as Dog Lady
MovieBolan's Shoes
2023
as Penny / Sadie
TVA Town Called Malice
2023
as Lindsay
TVThe Walk-In
2022
as Alison
TVCompulsion
2022
as Jenny
TVFour Lives
2022
as Kate
TVClose to Me
2021
as Anna
MovieHarm
2021
TVYoung Wallander
2020
as Frida Rask
TVTed Lasso
2020
as Georgie Tartt
MovieLittle Joe
2019
as Mother
TVCarnival Row
2019
as Madame Moira
TVI Am...
2019
as Ava
TVThe Bay
2019
as Julie Ashworth
MovieNative
2018
as Awan
MovieFilm Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
2017
as Eileen
MovieCotton Wool
2017
as Rachel
TVTin Star
2017
as Penny
MovieBabs
2017
as Rose Deeks
TVThe Good Karma Hospital
2017
as Debbie Smart
MovieThe Infiltrator
2016
as Bowling Alley Waitress
TVUndercover
2016
as Abigail Strickland
TVThe Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells
2016
as Eveline Coombes
MovieStar Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
as Min Sakul
TVFrom Darkness
2015
as Julie Hind
TVThe Outcast
2015
as Jeanie Lee
TVHome Fires
2015
as Teresa Fenchurch
TVFortitude
2015
as Celia Donnelly
MovieThe Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death
2014
as Woman In Black
TVThe Driver
2014
as Sarah
MovieSalting the Battlefield
2014
as Amber Page
MovieLucan
2013
as Sandra Rivett
TVLucan
2013
as Sandra Rivett
TVShetland
2013
as Annabel
TVRipper Street
2012
as Jane Cobden
TVLine of Duty
2012
as PC Jackie Brickford
TVBlack Mirror
2011
as Penny
MovieThe Be All and End All
2010
as Krystal
TVMoving On
2009
as Lesley
TVNew Street Law
2006
as Claudia Hartson
MovieHeatwave
2005
as Loz Garrett
TVNew Tricks
2004
as Zoe Baines
TVCold Feet
1998
as Tina Reynolds
Do Not Disturb
as Mum
