Leanne was born in Liverpool in 1980 and learned her craft at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts. On graduation she somewhat reluctantly left her home city for London where "there was a lot of waitressing and shop work" before making her television debut in
Casualty (1986) in 2004. Since then she has appeared in numerous small screen roles, notably as Victorian campaigner Jane Cobden in period thriller
Ripper Street (2012) and in 2016 could be seen in three roles almost simultaneously as wartime school teacher Teresa in
Home Fires (2015) and two different cops in
Line of Duty (2012) and
Undercover (2016). Leanne has made many stage appearances, principally in her native Liverpool at the Playhouse and Everyman Theatres, playing such varied roles as Lady Macbeth, Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire' and Rita in 'Educating Rita'. On the big screen she had the title role in
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death (2014) as well as being part of the fighting force in
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015). As of mid-2016 she lives in London with Ted, her Jack Russell cross dog.
Untitled Ringo Starr Biopic(2028)as Aunt Mimi
Untitled George Harrison Biopic(2028)as Aunt Mimi
Untitled Paul McCartney Biopic(2028)as Aunt Mimi
Untitled John Lennon Biopic(2028)as Aunt Mimi
A Woman of Substance(2026)as Adele Fairley
The New Theatre(2019)
The Nightmare Worlds of H.G. Wells(2016)
Saturday Morning with James Martin(2017)as Self - Guest
Women in Progress(2022)as Self
Lorraine(2001)as Self
Jeremy Vine(2018)as Self - Panellist
This Morning(1988)as Self
