Josephine Bornebusch

Josephine Bornebusch
Bornebusch in 2013
Born
Leyla Jerrie Josephine Bornebusch

(1981-09-12) 12 September 1981 (age 43)
Stockholm, Sweden
Occupations
  • Actress
  • director
Children2

Leyla Jerrie Josephine Bornebusch (born 12 September 1981) is a Swedish actress and director.

Career

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

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

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
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

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
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

Singles

References

  1. ^ "Josephine Bornebusch". Svensk filmdatabas (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ a b "Josephine Bornebusch". NBC. 17 June 2014. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Hundtricket går hem". Svenska Dagbladet. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Recension: Älska mig säsong 2 på Viaplay av Josephine Bornebusch". Expressen. Archived from the original on 5 November 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Josephine Bornebusch är gravid | Nöjesbladet | Aftonbladet". Aftonbladet. 1 July 2014. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  9. ^ "Josephine Bornebusch har blivit mamma". Expressen. Archived from the original on 23 August 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.