Biography

Désirée Nosbusch has been a successful and internationally acclaimed actress and television host for over 30 years. Born in Luxembourg, she started her career hosting a radio show for Radio Luxembourg at the age of 12. At the age of 14 she became the first youth television host in German television history for the network ZDF. In 1981 Désirée Nosbusch had her acting debut in 'Nach Mitternacht' a feature film adaptation of the fiction novel by Irmgard Keun. Hence she was accepted at the renowned Academy of Performing Arts HB-Studios by Uta Hagen and Herbert Berghof in New York. In 1986 the Taviani Brothers cast Désirée Nosbusch in Rome for the part of Mabel in their feature film 'Good morning Babylon', co-starring Greta Scacchi and Joaquim de Almeida, which opened at the Cannes Film Festival in 1987. She has since appeared in over 60 movies internationally. Since 2018 she is starring as Cathrin Blake in the ARD-Degeto series 'The Irish Crime Story' that is set in Galway, Ireland. 2019 Désirée Nosbusch was awarded the prestigious Grimme Award for 'Best actress' for her portrayal of Christelle LeBlanc in the highly acclaimed international miniseries 'Bad Banks' directed by Christian Schwochow. In 2003 Désirée Nosbusch changed course after successfully studying directing and film production at UCLA in Los Angeles. Her short film 'Ice Cream Sunday' starring Tippi Hedren, which she wrote and directed, received the Gold Award for Best short Direction at the World Festival Houston and the Gold Award for Best Short Drama at the Fargo Film Festival. In 2023 she wrapped her directorial feature film debut, an adaptation of the play Gift/Poison by Lot Vekemans, starring Tim Roth and Trine Dyrholm.