Josephine Bornebusch
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| Born | Leyla Jerrie Josephine Bornebusch 12 September 1981 Stockholm, Sweden |
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Leyla Jerrie Josephine Bornebusch (born 12 September 1981) is a Swedish actress and director.
Career
[edit]Bornebusch was involved in Vår teater, a children's theatre, as a child.[1] She began her acting career in the Swedish drama series Rederiet in 1999 and a year later, she starred alongside Alexander Skarsgård in the films White Water Fury and Wings of Glass.[2][3] In 2002, Bornebusch again acted in a film alongside Skarsgård as one of the lead roles of the film The Dog Trick.[4] She starred in the comedy show Playa del Sol on SVT1.[5] She was also one of the regular hosts of Fredag Hela Veckan, a Swedish version of Saturday Night Live. She starred as the character "Mickan" in the comedy series Solsidan.[5]
Bornebusch is a writer, associate producer, and female lead opposite Greg Poehler in Welcome to Sweden which was broadcast on TV4 in Sweden and on NBC in the United States.[3] The series was cancelled on 28 July 2015.[6]
Bornebusch wrote and directed the TV series Älska mig in which she also plays the lead role, the series premiered in October 2019, with a second season starting in April 2020.[7] In 2020 she directed Orca, that she co-wrote with Gunnar AK Järvstad.
Personal life
[edit]In July 2014, Bornebusch revealed that she was pregnant with her first child.[8] In late August of the same year, she gave birth to a son.[9] In November 2016, her second child, a daughter, was born.
Filmography
[edit]Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 1999 | Rederiet | Madeleine Boisse de Blaque | 11 episodes | |
| 2000 | Hotel Seger | Charlotte Ivarsson | ||
| 2007–2009 | Playa del Sol | Linn | 12 episodes | |
| 2008 | Irene Huss | Charlotte von Knecht | 1 episode | |
| 2008 | Oskyldigt dömd | Annika Schalin | 1 episode | |
| 2009 | The Inspector and the Sea | Lisa Mattson | Episode: "The Dying Dandy" | |
| 2010 | Solsidan | Mikaela "Mickan" Schiller | Main role | |
| 2014–2015 | Welcome to Sweden | Emma Wiik | Main role | |
| 2019–2020 | Älska mig | Clara | Main role, writer, director | |
| 2024 | Baby Reindeer | – | Director (episodes 5–7) |
Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
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| 1983 | Moderna människor | The Little Child | ||
| 2000 | White Water Fury | Susanne | ||
| 2000 | Wings of Glass | Lotta | ||
| 2002 | The Dog Trick | Mia | ||
| 2008 | Kung Fu Panda | Voice, Swedish dub | ||
| 2008 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | Voice, Swedish dub | ||
| 2008 | The Elephant Princess | Voice, Swedish dub | ||
| 2009 | Kenny Begins | Thug 3 | ||
| 2009 | Scenes from a Celebrity Life | Josephine Bornebusch | ||
| 2009 | Så olika | Milou | ||
| 2013 | Love and Lemons | Lussan | ||
| 2020 | Orca | Matilda |
Discography
[edit]Singles
[edit]- 2011: "I'm So Happy" (Salem Al Fakir feat. Josephine Bornebusch)
References
[edit]- ^ "Josephine Bornebusch". Svensk filmdatabas (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Så gick det för skådespelarna i Rederiet | Extra | Expressen". Expressen.se. 1 April 2010. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ a b "Josephine Bornebusch". NBC. 17 June 2014. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ "Hundtricket går hem". Svenska Dagbladet. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ a b "Paradigm Signs Swedish Comedy Star Josephine Bornebusch". Deadline.com. 23 August 2013. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (28 July 2015). "NBC Cancels 'Welcome to Sweden'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 30 July 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ "Recension: Älska mig säsong 2 på Viaplay av Josephine Bornebusch". Expressen. Archived from the original on 5 November 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
- ^ "Josephine Bornebusch är gravid | Nöjesbladet | Aftonbladet". Aftonbladet. 1 July 2014. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ "Josephine Bornebusch har blivit mamma". Expressen. Archived from the original on 23 August 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
External links
[edit]- Josephine Bornebusch at IMDb
- "Josefin Bornebusch" (in Swedish). Swedish Film Institute. Archived from the original on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
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