Josephine Chavarria Højbjerg (born 14 January 2003) is a Danish actress. At the age of nine, she made her acting debut in the DR series , and later received national recognition for her role as Tinka in the TV 2 shows , , and .
Early life Højbjerg grew up on Bornholm with her mother and older brother. She is a quarter Costa Rican through her maternal grandfather. She completed her secondary education in 2022.
Career Højbjerg's acting debut came as a child when she appeared in all three seasons of the DR series from 2012 to 2014, playing the character Pil. Her mother saw a casting call from DR and submitted her for the role. During the nine weeks of filming, she stayed with her uncle in Copenhagen.
In 2015, Højbjerg appeared in the third season of The Bridge as Karen, the role of Julie in the DR Ultra Christmas show Bubber's , and played Sara in two seasons of the DR Ultra series . The following year, she appeared alongside in four educational films for the , and in December, she appeared as Emma in the SEAS-NVE campaign "Use Energy Wisely."
Højbjerg's national breakthrough came in 2017 when she played the lead role of Tinka in TV 2's . This role later led to an appearance in a sequel, , released in 2019. In 2020, she was awarded with the for her performance as Tinka. She later played Tinka for a third time in 2022 in , where she also played Tinka's twin Flora.
Højbjerg made her film debut in 2019 in the drama film , playing the female lead character Savannah.
Filmography Film Year Film Role 2019 Savannah 2025 Agnes
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated Work Result 2020 Danish Actor of the Year in a TV drama series
References
External links
Josephine Højbjerg at the Danish Film Institute