She has played roles in various film and TV productions including Babylon Berlin, The Crown, Around the World in 80 Days and The Teachers' Lounge.

In 2009, Benesch played the role of Eva in the film The White Ribbon, which won the Golden Palm.

In 2010, she performed in Philip Koch's drama Picco and in Sophie Heldman's film Colors in the Dark [de] (Satte Farben vor Schwarz), where she worked alongside Senta Berger and Bruno Ganz.

In 2020, she was cast in the BBC miniseries Around the World in 80 Days, alongside David Tennant as Phileas Fogg [4] and Ibrahim Koma as Passepartout.

[7] Benesch grew up in Tübingen[8] as the oldest of four children,[9] and attended the Freie Waldorfschule[10] and the Rudolf-Steiner-Schule in Bielefeld-Schildesche [de].