Josefine Preuß (born 13 January 1986) is a German television actress.

Josefine Preuß
Born (1986-01-13) 13 January 1986 (age 38)
OccupationActress
Years active2000–present

Early life edit

Preuß was born in Zehdenick, Brandenburg, near Berlin with an older sister. She won the Brandenburg Junior Championships in rhythmic gymnastics in 1993.

Career edit

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 [de]. She won the German TV Award[1] for Best Supporting Actress in 2005.[2] Since 2005, she has been playing Lena, the lead role in the family comedy Türkisch für Anfänger (Turkish for Beginners).[1] 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 edit

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Jargo Emilia
2006–2009 Türkisch für Anfänger Lena TV series
2007 Küss mich, Genosse! [de] Alexandra Lütjens TV film
2012 Turkish for Beginners [de] Lena Feature film
2013 Hotel Adlon: A Family Saga [de] Sonja Schadt TV miniseries
Ruby Red Lucy Montrose
Epic Mary Katherine voice; German version
Lost Place [de] Jessica
2014 The Midwife [de] Gesa Langwasser TV film
Therapy Crashers Mia
Sapphire Blue Lucy Montrose
2016 Zootopia Judy Hopps voice; German version
Emerald Green [de] 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

References edit

  1. ^ a b Tittelbach, Rainer (27 March 2007). "'Türkisch für Anfänger': Neues vom Multikulti-Clan" (in German).
  2. ^ "Josefine Preuß". Archived from the original on 25 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2012.

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