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Julia Jentsch
Actor

Julia Jentsch

20 Feb 1978Born
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Berlin, GermanyBirthplace

Biography

Julia Jentsch (born February 20, 1978) , is a Silver Bear, two-time European Film Award, and Lola winning German actress. She is best known as the title character in Sophie Scholl – The Final Days, Jule in The Edukators and, Liza in I Served the King of England.

​Jentsch was born to a family of lawyers in Berlin and began her acting education there at Hochschule Ernst Busch, a university for drama. Her first prominent screen role was in the 2004 cult film The Edukators, starring opposite Daniel Brühl. Jentsch garnered further attention playing the title role in the 2005 film Sophie Scholl – The Final Days, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

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In an interview, Jentsch said that the role was "an honor". For her role as Sophie Scholl she won the best actress at the European Film Awards, best actress at the German Film Awards (Lolas), along with the Silver Bear for best actress at theBerlin Film Festival.

Known for

Filmography

  1. 2027Die hellen TageFilm: Maria
  2. 2026FriedaFilm
  3. 2026ProsecutionFilm: Alexandra Tiedemann
  4. 2026A Happy FamilyFilm: Sabine Gubler
  5. 2025Drunter & Drüber - Chaos auf dem FriedhofSeries: Ursula Fink (8 episodes)
  6. 2025What Marielle KnowsFilm: Julia
  7. 2024Electric FieldsFilm
  8. 20248 Days in AugustFilm: Helena
  9. 2022The Hippocratic SilenceFilm: Clara Horn
  10. 2021Monte VeritàFilm: Ida Hofmann
  11. 2020Once Were RebelsFilm: Helene
  12. 2020Lindenberg! Mach dein DingFilm: Hermine Lindenberg
  13. 2019FrauMutterTierFilm: Marie Wohlenberg
  14. 2019Pagan PeakSeries: Ellie Stocker (24 episodes)
  15. 2017I'm (Endless Like the Space)Film: Maria
  16. 2017Das VerschwindenSeries: Michelle Grabowski (4 episodes)
  17. 2017OstfriesenkrimisSeries: Ann Kathrin Klaasen (3 episodes)
  18. 2016To Make a Comedy Is No FunFilm
  19. 201624 WeeksFilm: Astrid
  20. 2016The Have-NotsFilm: Isabelle
  21. 2016All of a SuddenFilm: Laura
  22. 2015Men Have to Go through ThisFilm: Lena
  23. 2014The Chosen OnesFilm: Petra Grust (jung)
  24. 2014Monsoon BabyFilm: Nina
  25. 2013Not Quite a Simple StoryFilm
  26. 2013Kokowääh 2Film: Nicks Mutter
  27. 2013The Strange Case of Wilhelm ReichFilm: Eva Reich
  28. 2012Hannah ArendtFilm: Lotte Köhler
  29. 2012SpeechlessFilm: Julia Jentsch
  30. 2012Kommissar MarthalerSeries: Kirsten Höpfner (5 episodes)
  31. 2011Hut in the WoodsFilm: Petra
  32. 2011Chalet GirlFilm: The Race Starter (uncredited)
  33. 2010Here Comes Lola!Film: Viktualia Vicky' Veloso
  34. 2009The Murder FarmFilm: Kathrin
  35. 2009Effi BriestFilm: Effi Briest
  36. 200833 Scenes from LifeFilm: Julia
  37. 2007Suddenly GinaFilm: Gina Franke
  38. 2007I Served the King of EnglandFilm: Líza
  39. 2006Kronprinz RudolfSeries: Sarah (2 episodes)
  40. 2005Sophie Scholl: The Final DaysFilm: Sophie Magdalena Scholl
  41. 2005SnowlandFilm: Inna
  42. 2004The EdukatorsFilm: Jule
  43. 2004DownfallFilm: Hanna Potrowski
  44. 2003OthelloFilm: Desdemona
  45. 2002My Brother the VampireFilm: Nadine
  46. 2002BlochSeries: Laura (1 episode)
  47. 2002Und die Braut wusste von nichtsFilm: Caroline Mierendorff
  48. 2001Die Erpressung - Ein teuflischer PaktFilm: Chrissie Kramer
  49. 2001JuliettaFilm: Nicole
  50. 1998Die Verbrechen des Professor CapellariSeries: Christina Hofer (2 episodes)
  51. 1997Dr. Sommerfeld - Neues vom BülowbogenSeries: Svenja Bergmann (1 episode)
  52. 1970Scene of the CrimeSeries: Johanna Kemmerlang (1 episode)

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