Josefine Preuß
Josefine Preuß (born 13 January 1986) is a German television actress.
Josefine Preuß
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- Name
- Josefine Preuß
- Born
- 13 January 1986
- Birthplace
- Zehdenick, Bezirk Potsdam, East Germany
- Occupation
- Actress
- Nationality
- German Democratic Republic · Germany
- Fields
- acting · film
- Education
- Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Gymnasium · Die Etage
- Known for
- Türkisch für Anfänger · Lotta
- Honours
- Jupiter Awards
- Languages
- German · English · French
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Josefine Preuß studied at Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Gymnasium and Die Etage. The recorded working language is German, English and French. The field of work recorded is acting and film. Places of work recorded in the authority are Berlin. Residence is recorded at Berlin and Potsdam. Works named in the authority record are Türkisch für Anfänger and Lotta. Distinctions recorded are Jupiter Awards.
• Name — Josefine Preuß • Born — 13 January 1986 • Birthplace — Zehdenick, Bezirk Potsdam, East Germany • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 2000–present Josefine Preuß (born 13 January 1986) is a German television actress.
Early life
Early life
Preuß was born in Zehdenick, Brandenburg, near Berlin with an older sister. She won the Brandenburg Junior Championships in rhythmic gymnastics in 1993.
Career
Career
Her breakthrough role was Anna Reichenbach in Schloss Einstein (Einstein Castle), a broadcast for children, in which she starred from 1999 to 2001. Preuß also starred in numerous other movies and broadcasts like Abschnitt 40 or The School Trip. She won the German TV Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2005. Since 2005, she has been playing Lena, the lead role in the family comedy Türkisch für Anfänger (Turkish for Beginners). As "Josi" she hosts Quergelesen, a TV show for children about books. As a voice actor, she performed the German voices for Mary Katherine in the 2013 film Epic and as Judy Hopps in the 2016 film Zootropolis.
Selected filmography
Selected filmography
• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2004 — Jargo — Emilia • 2006–2009 — Türkisch für Anfänger — Lena — TV series • 2007 — Küss mich, Genosse! — Alexandra Lütjens — TV film • 2012 — Turkish for Beginners (film) — Lena — Feature film • 2013 — ' — Sonja Schadt — TV miniseries • Ruby Red — Lucy Montrose • Epic — Mary Katherine — voice; German version • Lost Place — Jessica • 2014 — The Midwife (2014 film) — Gesa Langwasser — TV film • Therapy Crashers — Mia • Sapphire Blue — Lucy Montrose • 2016 — Zootopia — Judy Hopps — voice; German version • Emerald Green (2016 film) — Lucy Montrose • Das Sacher — Konstanze von Traunstein — TV movie • 2017 — Lotta & der Ernst des Lebens — TV movie • 2018 — Schattengrund – Ein Harz-Thriller — TV movie • 2019 — Lotta & der schöne Schein — TV movie • Lotta & der Mittelpunkt der Welt — TV movie
Josefine Preuß auf der Deutschlandpremiere des Films "Saphirblau" im Cinedom Köln am 11. August 2014.
Michael Schilling
Jörg Schüttauf und Josefine Preuß| beim Hessischen Film- und Kinopreis 2017
JCS · Foto: © JCS
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Berlin and Potsdam
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Zehdenick.
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