Leanne Best
Acting
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.
Known for
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tvA Woman of Substance
2026
Adele Fairley
tvThis City Is Ours
2025
Lesley Williams
movieSebastian
2024
Dionne
tvInsomnia
2024
Phoebe
tvG'wed
2024
Jodie
movieRaging Grace
2023
Katherine
movieOur Kid
2023
Sarah
movieBlack Dog
2023
Dog Lady
movieBolan's Shoes
2023
Penny / Sadie
tvA Town Called Malice
2023
Lindsay
tvThe Walk-In
2022
Alison
tvCompulsion
2022
Jenny
tvFour Lives
2022
Kate
tvYoung Wallander
2020
Frida Rask
tvTed Lasso
2020
Georgie Tartt
movieLittle Joe
2019
Mother
tvCarnival Row
2019
Madame Moira
tvThe Bay
2019
Julie Ashworth
movieNative
2018
Awan
movieCotton Wool
2017
Rachel
tvTin Star
2017
Penny
movieBabs
2017
Rose Deeks
tvThe Good Karma Hospital
2017
Debbie Smart
movieThe Infiltrator
2016
Bowling Alley Waitress
tvUndercover
2016
Abigail Strickland
tvThe Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells
2016
Eveline Coombes
tvFrom Darkness
2015
Julie Hind
tvThe Outcast
2015
Jeanie Lee
tvHome Fires
2015
Teresa Fenchurch
tvFortitude
2015
Celia Donnelly
movieThe Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death
2014
Woman In Black
tvThe Driver
2014
Sarah
movieSalting the Battlefield
2014
Amber Page
movieLucan
2013
Sandra Rivett
tvLucan
2013
Sandra Rivett
tvShetland
2013
Annabel
tvRipper Street
2012
Jane Cobden
tvLine of Duty
2012
PC Jackie Brickford
tvBlack Mirror
2011
Penny
tvMoving On
2009
Lesley
tvNew Street Law
2006
Claudia Hartson
movieHeatwave
2005
Loz Garrett
tvNew Tricks
2004
Zoe Baines
tvCold Feet
1998
Tina Reynolds