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
This City Is Ours
Lesley Williams · (5 episodes)
2025
Sebastian
Dionne
2024
Insomnia
Phoebe · (6 episodes)
2024
G'wed
Jodie · (6 episodes)
2024
Raging Grace
Katherine
2023
Our Kid
Sarah
2023
Black Dog
Dog Lady
2023
Bolan's Shoes
Penny / Sadie
2023
A Town Called Malice
Lindsay · (6 episodes)
2023
The Walk-In
Alison · (5 episodes)
2022
Compulsion
Jenny · (4 episodes)
2022
Four Lives
Kate · (3 episodes)
2022
Close to Me
Anna · (6 episodes)
2021
Harm
2021
Young Wallander
Frida Rask · (6 episodes)
2020
Ted Lasso
Georgie Tartt · (1 episode)
2020
Little Joe
Mother
2019
Carnival Row
Madame Moira · (4 episodes)
2019
I Am...
Ava · (1 episode)
2019
Native
Awan
2018
Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool
Eileen
2017
Cotton Wool
Rachel
2017
Tin Star
Penny · (3 episodes)
2017
Babs
Rose Deeks
2017
The Good Karma Hospital
Debbie Smart · (6 episodes)
2017
The Infiltrator
Bowling Alley Waitress
2016
Undercover
Abigail Strickland · (6 episodes)
2016
The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells
Eveline Coombes · (1 episode)
2016
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Min Sakul
2015
From Darkness
Julie Hind · (4 episodes)
2015
The Outcast
Jeanie Lee · (2 episodes)
2015
Home Fires
Teresa Fenchurch · (12 episodes)
2015
Fortitude
Celia Donnelly · (11 episodes)
2015
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death
Woman In Black
2014
Salting the Battlefield
Amber Page
2014
Lucan
Sandra Rivett
2013
Lucan
Sandra Rivett · (1 episode)
2013
Shetland
Annabel · (1 episode)
2013
Ripper Street
Jane Cobden · (9 episodes)
2012
Line of Duty
PC Jackie Brickford · (6 episodes)
2012
Black Mirror
Penny · (1 episode)
2011
The Be All and End All
Krystal
2010
Moving On
Lesley · (1 episode)
2009
New Tricks
Zoe Baines · (1 episode)
2004
Cold Feet
Tina Reynolds · (15 episodes)
1998