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Leanne Best

Leanne Best

Born: 1979-06-15 • Liverpool, England, UK

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
Sebastian poster
Sebastian
2024 • Dionne
Raging Grace poster
Raging Grace
2023 • Katherine
Our Kid poster
Our Kid
2023 • Sarah
Black Dog poster
Black Dog
2023 • Dog Lady
Bolan's Shoes poster
Bolan's Shoes
2023 • Penny / Sadie
Harm poster
Harm
2021
Little Joe poster
Little Joe
2019 • Mother
Native poster
Native
2018 • Awan
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool poster
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
2017 • Eileen
Cotton Wool poster
Cotton Wool
2017 • Rachel
Babs poster
Babs
2017 • Rose Deeks
The Infiltrator poster
The Infiltrator
2016 • Bowling Alley Waitress
Star Wars: The Force Awakens poster
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 • Min Sakul
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death poster
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death
2014 • Woman In Black
Salting the Battlefield poster
Salting the Battlefield
2014 • Amber Page
Lucan poster
Lucan
2013 • Sandra Rivett
The Be All and End All poster
The Be All and End All
2010 • Krystal
No Image
Heatwave
2005 • Loz Garrett