Josephine Park
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Josephine Park | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 April 1987 Denmark |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2013–present |
Josephine Park (born 10 April 1987) is a Danish actress. She is known for her roles in a number of Danish films, including Attachment (Natten har øjne; 2022), as well as television series, including Dicte (2013) and Oxen (2023–).
Josephine Park was born in Copenhagen,[1] Denmark, on 10 April 1987.[2][1] Her parents divorced when she was two years old.[1]
Park moved to Aarhus to study acting at the acting academy (Skuespilskolen) at Aarhus Theatre, graduating in 2014.[2][1]
Career
Television
While still a student, Park appeared in the 2013 TV series Dicte,[2] and was also cast in a supporting role as Isa Varlø[2] in DR's large-scale family drama The Legacy (Arvingerne),[1] initially in season 1 in 2014, and then in season 2 in 2015.[2]
Park played a major role as Jose in the series Doggystyle (2018–2022),[3][4] and played a recurring role in the 2019-20 series Those Who Kill (Den som dræber – Fanget af mørket).[2] She played the lead role as a fertility doctor in the Netflix comedy series Baby Fever (Danish: Skruk) (2022–24).[5][4] and appears in season 3 of Forhøret (Face to Face) in 2023.[2]
In 2023, she played the lead role in the Netflx true crime series The Nurse (Sygeplejersken), based on the book of the same name by Kristian Corfixen, about a Danish nurse who was convicted of attempted manslaughter of four patients at Nykøbing Falster Hospital.[4] In the same year, she took the lead role in Suplex, a murder mystery four-part miniseries written by Adam August, Jens Dahl, and Christian Bengtson, produced by Drive Studios for YouSee Originals.[6]
From 2023, Park plays a major role as police investigator Margrethe Franck in the crime drama series Oxen, based on the crime novel series of the same name by Danish crime writer Jens Henrik Jensen.[7]
Film
Park made her film debut in 2014 in Lev stærkt, as Nete.[3][2] She also starred as Maja in the 2022 Danish film Attachment (Natten har øjne).[2]
She played one of the lead roles as Andrea in The Venus Effect (Venuseffekten), written and directed by Anna Emma Haudal and released in 2021.[8][9] Catherine Bray, writing in The Guardian, gave the film 4 out of 5 stars, calling it "a sizzling queer romcom without the cliches".[10]
Other roles in Danish films include:[2]
- Shorta (2020), as Rønning
- Centervagt (2021), as MC
- Miss Viborg (2022), as Michala
- Mango (2025), as Lærke
- Pigedyr (2026), as Monika
Recognition and awards
- 2015: Reumert Prize for Talent of the Year (Reumertprisen Årets Talent)[1]
- 2019: Robert Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Television Role, for Doggystyle[3][1]
- 2020: Robert Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Television Role, for Doggystyle[3]
- 2022: Robert Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role, for her role in The Venus Effect (Venuseffekten)[1]
- 2022: Ove Sprogøe Prize, awarded at Nordisk Film's Isbjørnen (Polar Bear Awards)[11][12]