Zoe Magdalena studied screenwriting at the ifs - International Film School Cologne. She is the author of novels and screenplays, was a poetry slammer (including German U20 runner-up) and works as an actress. She was part of the writing team for the “heute show” (ZDF), wrote for the first season of the series “Maxton Hall” and the comedy show “Kroymann”. Her films have won several awards, including the Gold Prize at the Hof International Film Festival for the film “Charly”. In 2025, she received the Grimme Prize for her ZDF series “Hungry” (head writer and leading actress). She is currently shooting her first feature film as an actress and is working on the 4th volume of her children's book series “Mina Wirbelfee”, which is published by Coppenrath Verlag.