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

Early life

Preuß was born in

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, near

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with an older sister. She won the Brandenburg Junior Championships in rhythmic gymnastics in 1993.

Career

Her breakthrough role was Anna Reichenbach in ''

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'' (''Einstein Castle''), a broadcast for children, in which she starred from 1999 to 2001. Preuß also starred in numerous other movies and broadcasts like ''

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'' or '. She won the German TV Award for Best Supporting Actress in 2005. Since 2005, she has been playing Lena, the lead role in the family comedy ''

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'' (''Turkish for Beginners''). 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

References

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* 1986 births Living people People from Zehdenick German film actresses German child actresses German television actresses 21st-century German actresses Actresses from Brandenburg {{Germany-screen-actor-stub