Josephine Bornebusch

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Josephine Bornebusch
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Bornebusch in 2013
Born
Leyla Jerrie Josephine Bornebusch

(1981-09-12) 12 September 1981 (age 43)
Stockholm, Sweden
Occupations
  • Actress
  • director
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Leyla Jerrie Josephine Bornebusch (born 12 September 1981) is a Swedish actress and director.

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Early life

She was born 12 September 1981. [1]

Career

Bornebusch was involved in Vår teater, a children's theatre, as a child. [2] 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 . [3] [4] In 2002, Bornebusch again acted in a film alongside Skarsgård as one of the lead roles of the film The Dog Trick . [5] She starred in the comedy show Playa del Sol on SVT1. [6] 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 . [6]

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. [4] The series was cancelled on 28 July 2015. [7]

She made her directorial debut in 2018 with Lasse-Majas detektivbyrå – Det första mysteriet  [ sv ]. [1]

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. [8] In 2020 she directed Orca , that she co-wrote with Gunnar AK Järvstad. She wrote, directed, and played the leading role in the 2024 Netflix film Släpp taget (English language Let Go). [9]

Personal life

In July 2014, Bornebusch revealed that she was pregnant with her first child. [10] In late August of the same year, she gave birth to a son. [11] In November 2016, her second child, a daughter, was born.

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1999 Rederiet Madeleine Boisse de Blaque11 episodes
2000Hotel SegerCharlotte Ivarsson
2007–2009 Playa del Sol Linn12 episodes
2008Irene HussCharlotte von Knecht1 episode
2008 Oskyldigt dömd Annika Schalin1 episode
2009 The Inspector and the Sea Lisa MattsonEpisode: "The Dying Dandy"
2010 Solsidan Mikaela "Mickan" SchillerMain role
2014–2015 Welcome to Sweden Emma WiikMain role
2019–2020 Älska mig ClaraMain role, writer, director
2022 Bad Sisters –Director (episodes 4–6)
2024 Baby Reindeer –Director (episodes 5–7)

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
1983Moderna människorThe 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
2009Scenes from a Celebrity LifeJosephine Bornebusch
2009Så olikaMilou
2013 Love and Lemons Lussan
2020 Orca Matilda
2024Släpp tagetWriter, director, and Stella

Discography

Singles

References

  1. 1 2 "12 september". Hallands Nyheter . 12 September 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2025– via PressReader.
  2. ↑ "Josephine Bornebusch". Svensk filmdatabas (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. 1 2 "Josephine Bornebusch". NBC. 17 June 2014. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "Hundtricket går hem". Svenska Dagbladet. Archived from the original on 17 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Paradigm Signs Swedish Comedy Star Josephine Bornebusch". Deadline Hollywood. 23 August 2013. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "Recension: Älska mig säsong 2 på Viaplay av Josephine Bornebusch". Expressen. Archived from the original on 5 November 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  9. ↑ McDonnell, Brandy (16 May 2023). "Josephine Bornebusch is set to LET GO for Netflix". Alliance of Women Film Journalists. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  10. ↑ "Josephine Bornebusch är gravid | Nöjesbladet | Aftonbladet". Aftonbladet. 1 July 2014. Archived from the original on 7 July 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
  11. ↑ "Josephine Bornebusch har blivit mamma". Expressen. Archived from the original on 23 August 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
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