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 Pendlerkids , and later received national recognition for her role as Tinka in the TV 2 shows Tinkas juleeventyr , Tinka og Kongespillet , and Tinka og Sjælens Spejl .
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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 Pendlerkids 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 Juleshow, and played Sara in two seasons of the DR Ultra series Klassen . The following year, she appeared alongside Mette Horn in four educational films for the Dansk Center for Undervisningsmiljø, 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 Tinkas juleeventyr . This role later led to an appearance in a sequel, Tinka og Kongespillet , released in 2019. In 2020, she was awarded with the Svendprisen for her performance as Tinka. She later played Tinka for a third time in 2022 in Tinka og Sjælens Spejl , where she also played Tinka's twin Flora.
Højbjerg made her film debut in 2019 in the drama film Hacker , playing the female lead character Savannah.