Leyla Jerrie Josephine Bornebusch (born 12 September 1981) is a

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actress.

Career

Bornebusch was involved in Vår teater, a children's theatre, as a child. She began her acting career in the Swedish drama series ''

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'' in 1999 and a year later, she starred alongside

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in the films ''

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'' and '' Wings of Glass''. In 2002, Bornebusch again acted in a film alongside Skarsgård as one of the lead roles of the film ''

The Dog Trick ''The Dog Trick'' (Swedish language, Swedish: ''Hundtricket – The Movie'') is a 2002 Swedish romantic comedy film directed by Christian Eklöw and Christopher Panov. It stars Linus Wahlgren, Alexander Skarsgård and Josephine Bornebusch in the l ...

''. She was an actress in the comedy show '' Playa del Sol'' on

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. She was also one of the regular hosts of ''

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'', a Swedish version of ''

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''. She starred as the character "Mickan" in the comedy series '' Solsidan''. Bornebusch is a writer, associate producer, and female lead opposite

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in '' Welcome to Sweden'' which was broadcast on

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in Sweden and on

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in the United States. The series was cancelled on 28 July 2015. 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.

Personal life

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

Filmography

Television

Film

Discography

Singles

*2011: "I'm So Happy" (

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feat. Josephine Bornebusch)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bornebusch, Josephine 1981 births Living people Swedish film actresses Swedish television actresses Actresses from Stockholm 20th-century Swedish actresses 21st-century Swedish actresses Swedish television producers Women television producers