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.

Leanne Best

Leanne Best

Acting Born June 15, 1979 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.

Known For

Ted Lasso poster

Ted Lasso

Georgie Tartt
Black Mirror poster

Black Mirror

Penny
Shetland poster

Shetland

Annabel
New Tricks poster

New Tricks

Zoe Baines
Line of Duty poster

Line of Duty

PC Jackie Brickford
Ripper Street poster

Ripper Street

Jane Cobden
Star Wars: The Force Awakens poster

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Min Sakul
Carnival Row poster

Carnival Row

Madame Moira
Fortitude poster

Fortitude

Celia Donnelly
Moving On poster

Moving On

Lesley
Tin Star poster

Tin Star

Penny
The Bay poster

The Bay

Julie Ashworth