Acting
Jul 31, 1996
Bonn, Germany
Lea Zoë Voss
Acting
Biography
Lea Zoë Voss (born August 1996 in Bonn) is a German theater and film actress. As a child, Lea Zoë Voss attended various theater and musical courses at the *Junges Theater Bonn* (Young Theater Bonn), where she gained her first stage experience. Later, she was a temporary member of the theater's ensemble and appeared in productions such as the play *Kreuz und Quer*. She completed her *Abitur* (secondary school graduation) in 2016 at the Carl-von-Ossietzky-Gymnasium. Voss gained her first on-camera experience in 2015 in the film *Zazy*. She rose to prominence starting in 2018 through the series *Druck*, in which she played the role of Kiki Machwitz until 2019. This was followed by appearances in series such as *Das Wichtigste im Leben*, *SOKO Potsdam*, *Die Pfefferkörner*, and *Tatort*. In the ZDFneo series *Liebe. Jetzt!*, she took on the lead role of Lucy. The production was considered one of the first German series to be filmed under COVID-19 conditions and explored the impact of the pandemic on interpersonal relationships. The series' Christmas season was nominated for the Grimme Prize in 2021. Since 2020, Voss has co-hosted the podcast *Wo drückt’s?* alongside her fellow actress Lilly Charlotte Dreesen. Additionally, in 2021, she appeared in several episodes of *Notruf Hafenkante* and once again voiced the lead role of Olivia in the audio drama *Lynn ist nicht allein*. For her work in *Druck*, she and the ensemble received the German Acting Award (*Deutscher Schauspielpreis*) in 2021. That same year, she was also nominated for the New Faces Award for Best Newcomer Actress for her performance in *Liebe. Jetzt!*. In 2022, she appeared on camera alongside Jürgen Vogel for the series production *Jenseits der Spree*. She also acted alongside him in the film adaptation of the graphic novel *Nachts im Paradies*. In 2024, Lea Zoë Voss appeared in the feature film *Der Spatz im Kamin*, directed by Ramon Zürcher. The drama premiered at the Locarno Film Festival and received several international awards and nominations, including a nomination for the European Film Awards. In 2025, Voss spoke publicly on the *NDR Talk Show* about the influence of social media and advocated for a more mindful approach to its use.
Feature Films (2)
Karen and Markus live with their children in Karen’s parents’ house. Karen’s sister Jule travels with her family to Markus’ birthday party. While Karen takes everyone’s breath away with her domineering manner, Jule is the complete opposite. Gradually a front forms against Karen until everything escalates into a fiery inferno. An inferno that destroys the old to create the new.
The Sparrow in the Chimney
Two teenagers, who look exactly the same, but never met before, are changing places during holidays in a theme park.
Takeover
Television & Series (17)
Toni, who has Asperger’s syndrome, and Valerie, who has Tourette’s syndrome, have been a happy couple for over a year. When Valerie’s grandmother dies, however, the two face a major decision: whether to buy her grandmother’s run-down house in the village and start a new life. A life in which the routine-loving Toni cannot hold on to the structures he is accustomed to.
Tonis Welt
Luna Kunath (Caroline Erikson) and Tamara Meurer (Anjua Pahl) work together in the Potsdam murder commission. Luna is single, strong, assertive, funny, empathic, sporty and fast in the head. It is an excellent policewoman whose carefree always accompanies with a little naivety and brings you again and again in brenzy situations. Tamara, however, has more mature, adult. The two of the boss Bernhard Henschel (Michael Lott) and the colleagues David Grünbaum (Omar El-Saeidi), Christoph Westermann (Hendrik von Bültzingslöwen), lail-sure Thomas Brandner (Yung No) and legal physician Werner Vense (Bernd Stegemann). Potsdam, Berlin's pretty little sister, confronts the commissars again and again with a wide variety of life effects. However, the team not only determines in Potsdam, but must always be out of the surrounding area. Because the crime does not stop at the city limit.
