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Josefine Preuß

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

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

Early life

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

Career

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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

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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

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  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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