Jessica Boehrs

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Jessica Boehrs
Jessica Boehrs During the Filming of "Kreuzfahrt ins Gluck - Las Vegas".jpg
Boehrs during the filming of Cruise to Happiness in Las Vegas, 12 November 2009
Born (1980-03-05) 5 March 1980 (age 43)
Magdeburg, East Germany
(now Magdeburg, Germany)
NationalityGerman
Occupation(s)Singer, actress
Years active1995–present
Spouse
Marcus Grüsser
(m. 2010;div. 2015)
Children1

Jessica Boehrs (born 5 March 1980) is a German actress and singer. She is best known as the singer of the Eurodance project Novaspace between 2002 and 2006, and for her role in the 2004 American comedy film EuroTrip .

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Career

Boehrs started appearing in various German TV productions in her early to mid-teens, most notably in the 1995 television film Die Kreuzfahrt. The following year, she started her singing career in the band JessVaness. Their only release was the 1997 single "Bla Bla Bla" on ZYX Music which wasn't a commercial success. Boehrs was a background singer for the boy band Caught in the Act and the hip-hop trio Tic Tac Toe. She then made guest appearances in such TV series as Die Rote Meile , SOKO München and Marienhof .

In 2002, Boehrs became the singer of the Eurodance musical duo Novaspace. They achieved international success with dance covers of the 1980s songs "Time After Time", "Guardian Angel" and "Beds Are Burning", among others, particularly in German-speaking countries. During her five years in Novaspace, she released three albums and scored five international top 10 hits. [1] [2] In 2004, Boehrs appeared in the American sex comedy EuroTrip as Mieke, the object of the main character's European vacation quest. [3]

Between 2006 and 2007, she played Nina in the German television program Schloss Einstein on KiKa and appeared in the comedy series Zack! Comedy nach Maß on Sat.1. From March to October 2008, she played the role of Jana in over 100 episodes of the soap opera Sturm der Liebe ( Storm of Love ). In 2010, Boehrs made her first appearance in the series Kreuzfahrt ins Glück , where she would play the recurring character Andrea. In 2012, she appeared in one episode of the telenovela Anna und die Liebe . In the following years, Boehrs occasionally played small roles in various TV series, such as SOKO Stuttgart (2018) and Familie Dr. Kleist (2019).

Personal life

Boehrs lives in Munich and Potsdam, and married actor Marcus Grüsser in July 2010. [4] The couple split up in March 2015. [5] Her son was born in September 2015. [6]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995Die KreuzfahrtKatjaTV film
1998Julia – Kämpfe für deine Träume!Melanie KnauppTV film
1999Unschuldige BiesterLisa StreckmannTV film
2004 EuroTrip Mieke
2005Peace, Love & Bikinis!herselfdocumentary
2006 One Way bartender
They KnowLacy
2008Ein Ferienhaus auf IbizaAnjaTV film
2018PhantomschmerzJulia

TV series

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999 The Red Mile Nadine1 episode
2000 SOKO 5113 Lena Ries1 episode: "Eine Nummer zu groß"
2002 Mary Court Melanie Neuhaus1 episode
The Bull of Tölz Birgit Hauser1 episode: "Lover Couple Murderer" ('"Liebespaarmörder")
2006A love on Lake GardaIsabella Hofer21 episodes
Rosamunde PilcherMarian Simmons1 episode: "The Love of Her Life" ("Die Liebe ihres Lebens")
The Family Lawyer Biggi1 episode: "Ramba Zamba"
2006–07 Einstein Castle Nina44 episodes
2007 Zack! Comedy Made to Measure various characters
2008 Storm of Love Jana Schneider
In the Valley of Wild Roses Cindy KaloonSeason 3, episode 3: "Peak of Love" ("Gipfel der Liebe")
2009 Hallo Robbie! Marion SchöllerSeason 8, episode 8: "Robbie has Pig" ("Robbie hat Schwein")
2010–15 Cruise to Happiness Andrea Herbst / Manuela Müller7 episodes
2012 Anna and Love Petra1 episode: "Clinical Dead" ("Klinisch tot")
2015Cheerful to Deadly: Hubert and StallerPetra1 episode: "Clinical Dead" ("Klinisch tot")
2017Dr. KleinAnna1 episode
2018 SOKO Stuttgart Anni / Conny1 episode: "Strange Voices" ("Fremde Stimmen")
2019 Beck Is Back! Marie Schmickler1 episode: "Final Destination" ("Endstation")
Family Dr. Kleist Sabine Ellerbrock1 episode: "For This Moment" ("Für diesen Augenblick")

Discography

Albums

Singles

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References

  1. "Discographie von Novaspace" (in German). www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  2. "Discographie Novaspace" (in German). austriancharts.at. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  3. "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Jessica Boehrs of "Euro Trip"". Cinema Confidential. 16 February 2004. Archived from the original on 10 March 2004. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  4. "Jessica Boehrs: Traumhochzeit nach dreieinhalb Anträgen". Bunte (in German). 15 July 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  5. "Jessica Boehrs & Markus Grüsser: Ihre Ehe ist gescheitert!". Bunte (in German). 23 March 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
  6. "Jessica Boehrs: Baby da!" (in German). Freizeitrevue.de. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.