Leonie Benesch

Leonie Benesch born April 22 1991 is a German actress who has played roles in major productions including Babylon Berlin and The Crown as well as Around the World in 80 Days She is currently based in London In 2009 Benesch played the role of Eva in the film The White Ribbon which won the Golden Palm Film critics singled out her performance as a discovery She received the American Young Artist Award for her work as well as a New Faces Award In 2010 she performed in Philip Kochs drama Picco and in Sophie Heldmans film Colors in the Dark Satte Farben vor Schwarz where she worked alongside Senta Berger and Bruno Ganz In 2017 Benesch performed in Babylon Berlin as Greta Overbeck winning the German Acting Prize Benesch also performed in The Crown as the sister of Prince Philip Princess Cecilie of Greece and Denmark In 2020 she was cast in the BBC miniseries Around the World in 80 Days alongside David Tennant as Phileas Fogg and Ibrahim Koma as Passepartout Benesch grew up in Tübingen and attended the Freie Waldorfschule She also attended the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London She is of French and Transylvanian descent