- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- June 15, 1979
- Place of Birth
- Liverpool, England, UK
Leanne Best
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.
Filmography
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
tvClose to Me
2021 · Anna
movieHarm
2021
tvYoung Wallander
2020 · Frida Rask
tvTed Lasso
2020 · Georgie Tartt
movieLittle Joe
2019 · Mother
tvCarnival Row
2019 · Madame Moira
tvI Am...
2019 · Ava
tvThe Bay
2019 · Julie Ashworth
movieNative
2018 · Awan
movieFilm Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
2017 · Eileen
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
movieStar Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 · Min Sakul
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
movieThe Be All and End All
2010 · Krystal
tvMoving On
2009 · Lesley
tvNew Street Law
2006 · Claudia Hartson
movieHeatwave
2005 · Loz Garrett
tvNew Tricks
2004 · Zoe Baines
tvCold Feet
1998 · Tina Reynolds
Do Not Disturb
tvDo Not Disturb
— · Mum