Florence Kasumba

Bio

Florence Kasumba was born in Kampala, grew up in Essen, studied in the Netherlands and lives in Berlin. She speaks three languages fluently – German, English, and Dutch.

While earning her degree in acting, singing, and dancing from the Fontys Hogeschool voor de Kunsten, she landed her first film role, Silke, in the Dutch motion picture hit Ik ook van Jou.

After graduating, she performed in musicals, such as Chicago, Cats, West Side Story, Evita, Crazy for You, Mamma Mia and Jesus Christ Superstar. In 2003, Florence was cast in Germany’s premiere production of the Disney musical Aida in the title role. A few years later, she played Shenzi in the German musical production of Disney’s The Lion King.

Her film and TV credits include: Deutschland 86 + 89, The Lion King, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, Black Panther – Wakanda Forever and many more.

Florence’s latest work includes: Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire, Tatort – Die kälteste Maschine, Mamma Mia and Hameln

Next to her work as an actress, Florence’s passion lies in martial arts, like Shaolin Kung Fu, Tai Chi Chen, Tai Chi Yang, and Qi Gong.

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Nominated for
"Coolest Detective 2019"

Tatort

Florence Kasumba stars in
Tatort - Geisterfahrt


Role: Anaïs Schmitz
Director: Christine Hartmann

Photo © NDR

KIZAZI MOTO: Generation Fire

Florence stars in the Disney+ Series Kizazi Moto: Generation Fire
Episode Herderboy

Role: Katono
Director: Raymond Malinga
Photo © Disney

Mamma Mia

Florence in the hit musical
Mamma Mia


Role: Tanja
Directors: Paul Garrington

Photo ©: Stage Entertainment/
Morris Mac Matzen

MPower

Marvel Studio's series MPower spotlights several of the MCU's most inspirational women heroes. Out now on Disney+.

Photo © Disney

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Marvel Studio's Black Panther Wakanda Forever is now streaming on Disney+.

Role: Ayo
Director: Ryan Coogler

Photo ©: Marvel Studios

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

Florence reprises her role as a member of the Dora Milaje in Marvels Studios' The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.
Now streaming on Disney+.
Role: Ayo
Director: Kari Skogland
Photo ©: Marvel

Deutschland 89

Deutschland 89 is available on Prime Video.

Role: Rose Seithathi

Directors: Randa Chahoud & Soleen Yusef

Photo ©: 2020 Prime Video

The Lion King

The Lion King is available
on Disney+.

Role: Shenzi
Director: Jon Favreau

Poster ©: Disney

Cold Case History

Episode Mord im Tower Available on Arte in their video library.

Role: Host

Photo: ©: Storyhouse/Jennifer Endom

Emerald City

Florence plays The Mistress
of the Eastern Wood in NBC's Emerald City.

Role: East
Director: Tarsem Singh

Photo ©: NBC

Makel

The audio blockbuster Makel (Season 2) is now available on FYEO.

Role: Afi Kwabena
Director: Johannes Schröder

Photo © CZAR

Tatort

Florence Kasumba stars in
Tatort - Die Rache an der Welt“


Role: Anaïs Schmitz
Director: Stefan Krohmer

Photo © NDR

KITZ

KITZ is available now on Netflix.

Role: Regine Forsell
Directors: Maurice Hübner and Lea Becker

Photo ©: Netflix

Cartier

Florence is happy to announce that she is part of the Cartier Pasha Community

#PashaDeCartier

#MakeYourOwnPath

#GenerationPasha

Tatort

Florence Kasumba stars in
"Tatort Krieg im Kopf"


Role: Anaïs Schmitz
Director: Jobst Christian Oetzmann

Photo © NDR

Black Panther

Florence stars in Marvel's "Black Panther". She reprises her role of Ayo. Black Panther is avaiable on Disney+.

Role: Ayo
Director: Ryan Coogler

Photo ©: Marvel

Der letzte Bulle

See Florence Kasumba in
"Der letzte Bulle". Available on
Prime Video.

Role: Kriemhild Magunda
Director: Peter Thorwarth

Photo ©: Warner Bros.

Spides

Spides is airing on SYFY and is available on DVD and Blu-ray.

Role: Nique Navar

Director: Rainer Matsutani

Photo ©: SYFY

Criminal

Florence stars in Criminal, the Netflix police interrogation drama series. The German cast includes: Peter Kurth, Christian Berkel, Deniz Arora, Nina Hoss, Eva Meckbach, Sylvester Groth, Christian Kuchenbuch and Jonathan Berlin. 




Role: Antje Borchert
Director:Oliver Hirschbiegel

Photo © Netflix/Jose Haro

Was sie mitgenommen haben

80 million people are on the run. Their stories are not often told. Eleven actors lent their voices to the German version ("Was sie mitgenommen haben) of Jenifer Toksvig's poem "What They Took With Them".

Director: Mario Pfeifer
Photo ©: Julia Terjung 

Apple is celebrating 30 years of diversity and creativity by introducing several “Faces of Germany” in the Apple TV App. Feel free to check out my page to see my recommendations for series and films, and so much more.

Photo © Apple

Deutschland 86, the second season of the Emmy-winning series, Deutschland 83, is available on Prime Video.

Role: Rose Seithathi
Directors: Florian Cossen & Arne Feldhusen

Photo Copyright: UFA Fiction GmbH/Anika Molnar

Florence is currently filming the next Tatort Göttingen – ‘Krieg im Kopf’.

Role: Anaïs Schmitz
Director: Jobst Oetzmann

Florence curated Bloomingdale’s Style Kingdom pop up shop which is inspired by Disney’s The Lion King.

It showcases African designs, plus exclusive styles featuring your favorite characters and more. 

“Tatort – National Feminin” is available in the ARD Mediathek.

Role: Anaïs Schmitz
Director: Franziska Buch

Photo: ©NDR/Frizzi Kurkhaus

Florence shoots for the Lambertz fine art calendar 2020.

Photographer: Sven Creutzmann
Location: Cape Town

Florence reprises her role of Ayo, a member of the Dora Milaje, in Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War. Available on Blu-ray and DVD now, and soon on Disney + channel.

Role: Ayo
Director: Anthony Russo and Joe Russo

Photo Copyright: Marvel

Florence is featured in the Dutch, Austrian, and German film, Arthur & Claire. It will premiere on February 16 in Austria and on March 8 in Germany.

Role: Maitre
Director: Miguel Alexandre

Photo Copyright: Universum Film

Florence is featured in the Netflix Movie Mute.

Role: Tanya
Director: Duncan Jones

Photo Copyright: Netflix

Tatort- Das verschwundene Kind is available in the ARD Mediathek until May 3, 2019.

Role: Anaïs Schmitz
Director: Franziska Buch

Photo Copyright: NDR/Christine Schröder

Florence stars in Der Staatsanwalt- Liebe und Gier, which is available in the ZDF Mediathek until April 17, 2019.

Role: Dr. Leila Johne 
Director: Ulrich Zrenner

Photo Copyright:
©ZDF und Andrea Enderlein

Deutschland 86 is available on Sundance TV.

Role: Rose Seithathi
Directors: Florian Cossen & Arne Feldhusen

Photo Copyright: UFA Fiction GmbH/Anika Molnar

RTL’s series ‚Alarm für Cobra 11‘ features Florence as an FBI agent in the episode ‚Most Wanted‘. It is available on TV NOW.

Role: Karen Morris
Director: Darius Simaifar

Photo Copyright:
MG RTL D/ Guido Engels

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Film

Get up | Natalie| Rat Pack Filmproduktion
Black Panther Wakanda Forever | Ayo | Marvel
The Lion King
| Shenzi | Disney
Der letzte Bulle | Kriemhild Magunda | Westside Filmproduktion GmbH
Avengers: Infinity War | Ayo | Marvel
Black Panther | Ayo | Marvel
Arthur & Claire | Maitre | Tivoli Film Produktion
Mute | Tanya | Netflix
A Midsummer Night´s Dream | Hippolyta | Beresford Pics
Wonder Woman | Senator Acantha | DC
Captain America: Civil War | Security Chief | Marvel
Offline | Skuld | RAT PACK Films
Zeit der Kannibalen | Magdalena | Studio.TV
Wie Männer über Frauen reden | Sabine | UNLIKE U
Transpapa | Tessie | Teamworx
The Stoning | Soraya | Lifetime Entertainment
Ik ook van Jou (NL) | Silke | Theorema Film

Theater

Mamma Mia | Tanja | Hamburg
Chicago | June | St. Gallen
Lion King | Shenzi | Hamburg
Hair | Tribe | Oper Leipzig
Crazy For You | Tess | Osnabrück
The Life | Tracy | Gelsenkirchen
Jesus Christ Superstar | Soul Girl | Amstetten
Cats | Bombalurina | Düsseldorf
Aida (Prem. Cast) | Aida | Essen
Mamma Mia (Prem. Cast) | Lisa | Hamburg
West Side Story | Rosalia | Linz
Goldberg Variationen | Golden Calf | Essen

 

Television

Dornröschen und der Fluch der siebten Fee | Solonia | ZDF
Hameln – Die Rückkehr des Rattenfängers | ZDF
Tatort – Die kälteste Maschine | Anaïs Schmitz | Das Erste
We are Family | ZDF
Kizazi Moto – Generation Fire | Katono | Disney+
MPower | Self | Disney+
Tatort – Geisterfahrt | Anaïs Schmitz | Das Erste
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier | Ayo | Marvel
KITZ | Regine Forsell / Netflix
Cold Case History | Host | arte.tv
Tatort – Die Rache an der Welt | Anaïs Schmitz | Das Erste
Der Wien Krimi: Blind ermittelt – Tod im Fiaker | Solveig Schachner | Das Erste
Deutschland 89 | Rose Seithathi | Prime Video
Tatort – National Feminin
| Anaïs Schmitz | Das Erste
Tatort – Krieg im Kopf | Anaïs Schmitz | Das Erste
Criminal 
Netflix
Spides  | Nique Navar | SyFy
Der Staatsanwalt Leila Johne | ZDF
Tatort – Das verschwundene Kind | Anaïs Schmitz | Das Erste
Alarm für Cobra 11 | Karen Morris | RTL
Deutschland 86| Rose Seithathi | Prime Video
Dr. Klein | Grace Kahindi-Bäumer | ZDF
Emerald City| East | NBC
Tatort – Im gelobten Land | Lela | Das Erste
Dominion | Daria | SyFy
Letzte Spur Berlin – Abseitsfalle | Madame Manyong | ZDF
Inas neues Leben | Gynäkologin | ZDF
Matterns Revier | Collie | Das Erste
The Quest | Fate Talmuh | ABC
Tatort – Borowski und das Meer | Amali Saunders | Das Erste
In aller Freundschaft – Wünsche | Imani Kutesa | Das Erste
Tatort – Gegen den Kopf | Bartender | Das Erste
Der letzte Bulle | Denise Mokaba | SAT1
Grossstadtrevier – Fracht aus Abidjan| Sisi Ngoro | Das Erste
Das Vermächtnis der Wanderhure | Alika | SAT1
Buschpiloten küsst man nicht | Mbuya | SAT1
Tatort – Auskreuzung | Assagi Jones | Das Erste
Tatort – Tod einer Lehrerin | Dafina Steger | Das Erste
Tatort – Der illegale Tod | Ameli Agbedra | Das Erste
SOKO Wien – Heartbreaker| Mira Wiesinger | ORF/ZDF
Kreutzer kommt | Dinah Imon | Pro7
Kongo | Noelle | ZDF
Romy| Nurse US Hospital | ORF/ ZDF
Das Papst Attentat| Nadine | RTL
Familienanwältin | Mboose | RTL
4 Frauen und ein Todesfall – Kopfüber | Freedom | ORF/ Das Erste
Die Anrheiner | Melenie Wolters | WDR
Tatort – Tod aus Afrika | Fathima | ORF

 

Personal Info

Residence Berlin
Height 173 cm. / 5′ 8″
Eyes brown
Hair black
Hair Length very short

Synchronization

Makel (Season 2)  | Afi Kwabena
The Good Lie | Woman at Desk
Weit hinterm Horizont | Florence Mkhize
Police | Mère d’Ousman

Info

Nationality German
Languages German (native), English (fluent), Dutch (fluent)
Dialects Ruhrpott
Skills Dance, Track, Yoga, Kung Fu, Tai Chi Chen, Tai Chi Yang, Qi Gong
Voice Type Mezzo Soprano
Education Degree from Fontys Hogeschool voor de Kunsten – Tilburg, NL (acting, singing, dance)

 

CV

Personal Info

Residence Berlin
Height 173 cm. / 5′ 8″
Eyes brown
Hair black
Hair Length very short

Film

Black Panther Wakanda Forever | Ayo | Marvel
Get up | Natalie| Rat Pack Filmproduktion
The Lion King | Shenzi | Disney
Der letzte Bulle | Kriemhild Magunda | Westside Filmproduktion GmbH
Avengers: Infinity War | Ayo | Marvel
Black Panther | Ayo | Marvel
Arthur & Claire | Maitre | Tivoli Film Produktion
Mute | Tanya | Netflix
A Midsummer Night´s Dream | Hippolyta | Beresford Pics
Wonder Woman | Senator Acantha | DC
Captain America: Civil War | Security Chief | Marvel
Offline | Skuld | RAT PACK Films
Zeit der Kannibalen | Magdalena | Studio.TV
Wie Männer über Frauen reden | Sabine | UNLIKE U
Transpapa | Tessie | Teamworx
The Stoning | Soraya | Lifetime Entertainment
Ik ook van Jou (NL) | Silke | Theorema Film

Television

Dornröschen und der Fluch der siebten Fee | Solonia | ZDF
Hameln – Die Rückkehr des Rattenfängers | ZDF
Tatort – die kälteste Maschine | Anaïs Schmitz |Das Erste
We are Family | ZDF
Kizazi Moto – Generation Fire | Katono | Disney+
MPower
| Self | Disney+
Tatort – Geisterfahrt |
Anaïs Schmitz |Das Erste
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
| Ayo | Marvel
KITZ | Regine Forsell / Netflix
Cold Case History | Host | arte.tv
Tatort – Die Rache an der Welt | Anaïs Schmitz | Das Erste
Der Wien Krimi: Blind ermittelt – Tod im Fiaker | Solveig Schachner | Das Erste
Deutschland 89 | Rose Seithathi | Prime Video
Tatort – National Feminin
| Anaïs Schmitz | Das Erste
Tatort – Krieg im Kopf | Anaïs Schmitz | Das Erste
Criminal 
Netflix
Spides  | Nique Navar | SyFy
Der Staatsanwalt Leila Johne | ZDF
Tatort – Das verschwundene Kind | Anaïs Schmitz | Das Erste
Alarm für Cobra 11 | Karen Morris | RTL
Deutschland 86| Rose Seithathi | Prime Video
Dr. Klein | Grace Kahindi-Bäumer | ZDF
Emerald City| East | NBC
Tatort – Im gelobten Land | Lela | Das Erste
Dominion | Daria | SyFy
Letzte Spur Berlin – Abseitsfalle | Madame Manyong | ZDF
Inas neues Leben | Gynäkologin | ZDF
Matterns Revier | Collie | Das Erste
The Quest | Fate Talmuh | ABC
Tatort – Borowski und das Meer | Amali Saunders | Das Erste
In aller Freundschaft – Wünsche | Imani Kutesa | Das Erste
Tatort – Gegen den Kopf | Bartender | Das Erste
Der letzte Bulle | Denise Mokaba | SAT1
Grossstadtrevier – Fracht aus Abidjan| Sisi Ngoro | Das Erste
Das Vermächtnis der Wanderhure | Alika | SAT1
Buschpiloten küsst man nicht | Mbuya | SAT1
Tatort – Auskreuzung | Assagi Jones | Das Erste
Tatort – Tod einer Lehrerin | Dafina Steger | Das Erste
Tatort – Der illegale Tod | Ameli Agbedra | Das Erste
SOKO Wien – Heartbreaker| Mira Wiesinger | ORF/ZDF
Kreutzer kommt | Dinah Imon | Pro7
Kongo | Noelle | ZDF
Romy| Nurse US Hospital | ORF/ ZDF
Das Papst Attentat| Nadine | RTL
Familienanwältin | Mboose | RTL
4 Frauen und ein Todesfall – Kopfüber | Freedom | ORF/ Das Erste
Die Anrheiner | Melenie Wolters | WDR
Tatort – Tod aus Afrika | Fathima | ORF

 

Theater

Mamma Mia| Tanja | Hamburg
Chicago
| June | St. Gallen
Lion King | Shenzi | Hamburg
Hair | Tribe | Oper Leipzig
Crazy For You | Tess | Osnabrück
The Life | Tracy | Gelsenkirchen
Jesus Christ Superstar | Soul Girl | Amstetten
Cats | Bombalurina | Düsseldorf
Aida (Prem. Cast) | Aida | Essen
Mamma Mia (Prem. Cast) | Lisa | Hamburg
West Side Story | Rosalia | Linz
Goldberg Variationen | Golden Calf | Essen

Synchronization

Makel (Season 2)  | Afi Kwabena
The Good Lie | Woman at Desk
Weit hinterm Horizont | Florence Mkhize
Police | Mère d’Ousman

Info

Nationality German
Languages German (native), English (fluent), Dutch (fluent)
Dialects Ruhrpott
Skills Dance, Track, Yoga, Kung Fu, Tai Chi Chen, Tai Chi Yang, Qi Gong
Voice Type Mezzo Soprano
Education Degree from Fontys Hogeschool voor de Kunsten – Tilburg, NL (acting, singing, dance)

 

 

Contact

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Austria

fischer@salma-management.com

PR Management

Nisha PR – Celina von der Lancken
Hauptstrasse 8b
D- 13591 Berlin
Germany

phone: +49 (0)30 301 111 00
mail@nisha-pr.de

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Florence has been nominated for the prestigious Jupiter Award 2020 in the category “Best Actress National” (Beste Darstellerin- National) for her performance in the Film “Der letzte Bulle”. Now it is up to you. Please help her with your vote. 

Only for those living in Germany, Switzerland or Austria: please click the button, select Florence Kasumba, then make a selection in each category and enter your details for a chance to win two tickets to the exclusive award-winners’ dinner. Click “abschicken”. You can vote until January 31, 2020. 

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Glamour De -
Women of the Year Award

“Inspirational Actress” Florence Kasumba über Hollywood, Inspiration und unerschütterlichen Optimismus

VOGUE - Germany

Florence Kasumba in VOGUE cover interview:
"I decide if I can do something or not".