Janina Uhse (born 2 October 1989) is a German

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Life and career

Uhse was born in

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, West Germany. She comes from a fairground family and she practiced acting at an early age. She began her acting career when she was nine years old, and her first role was in the TV series ''

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''. Shortly afterwards, she appeared in the TV show ''

Die Pfefferkörner ''Die Pfefferkörner'' (English: ''The Peppercorns'') is a German television series produced by KIKA, featuring 20 seasons. The Peppercorns are five friends from Hamburg: Jana Holstein Coutre (Anna-Elena Herzog), Natasha "Tascha" Jaonzäns (Vije ...

''. In 2002, she made her first film debut in the movie ''

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''. Then from 2002 to 2008 she played the role of ''Melanie Peschke'' in ''

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''. Ever since 2008, she has been in the TV series ''

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''. In 2012, she went to college in

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to study acting.

Filmography

* 2002–2003: ''

'' * 2002: ''Der Rattenkönig'' * 2003: ''

'' * 2003–2008: ''

'' * 2005: ''

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'' * 2008–2017: ''

'' * 2011: ''

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'' * 2016: '' Unsere Zeit ist jetzt'' * 2016: ''Leg dich nicht mit Klara an'' * 2017: ''

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'' * 2017: ''High Society'' * 2018: '' How About Adolf?'' * 2018: ''Unsere Jungs '' * 2020: '' Betonrausch'' * 2020: '' Berlin, Berlin'' * 2020: ' * 2022: '

References

External links

* * of Janina Uhse. {{DEFAULTSORT:Uhse, Janina 20th-century German actresses Living people 1989 births 21st-century German actresses German film actresses German television actresses German child actresses People from Husum Actresses from Schleswig-Holstein