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Julia Jentsch
ActorBorn February 20, 1978 (46 years)
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. In an interview, Jentsch said that the role was "an honor".[1] 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.
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. In an interview, Jentsch said that the role was "an honor".[1] 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.
Filmography
| 2025 | What Marielle Knows · as Julia |
| 2024 | |
| 2023 | 8 Days in August · as Helena |
| 2022 | The Hippocratic Silence · as Clara Horn |
| 2022 | East Frisian Atonement · as Ann Kathrin Klaasen |
| 2021 | Monte Verità: Der Rausch der Freiheit · as Ida Hofmann |
| 2021 | Ostfriesenangst · as Ann Kathrin Klaasen |
| 2020 | East Frisian Grave · as Ann Kathrin Klaasen |
| 2020 | Lindenberg! Mach dein Ding · as Hermine Lindenberg |
| 2019 | Once Were Rebels · as Helene |
| 2019 | FrauMutterTier · as Nathalie |
| 2018 | Pagan Peak (TV Series) · as Ellie Stocker |
| 2018 | CzechMate: In Search of Jirí Menzel · as Cast |
| 2017 | I'm (Endless Like the Space) · as Maria |
| 2017 | The Vanishing (TV Series) · as Michelle Grabowski |
| 2017 | Ostfrieslandkrimis (TV Series) · as Ann Kathrin Klaasen |
| 2016 | The Have-Nots · as Isabelle |
| 2016 | All of a Sudden · as Laura |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | 24 Weeks · as Astrid |
| 2015 | Da muss Mann durch · as Lena |
| 2014 | The Chosen Ones · as Petra Grust (jung) |
| 2014 | Monsoon Baby · as Nina |
| 2013 | |
| 2013 | Kokowääh 2 · as Nicks Mutter |
| 2012 | The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich · as Eva Reich |
| 2012 | Hannah Arendt · as Lotte Köhler |
| 2012 | Kommissar Marthaler (TV Series) · as Kirsten Höpfner |
| 2011 | Hut in the Woods · as Petra |
| 2011 | Chalet Girl · as The Race Starter (uncredited) |
| 2010 | Hier kommt Lola · as Viktualia Vicky' Veloso |
| 2009 | The Murder Farm · as Kathrin |
| 2009 | Effi Briest · as Effi Briest |
| 2008 | 33 Scenes from Life · as Julia |
| 2007 | Suddenly Gina · as Gina Franke |
| 2006 | I Served the King of England · as Líza |
| 2006 | Kronprinz Rudolf (TV Series) · as Sarah |
| 2005 | Sophie Scholl: The Final Days · as Sophie Magdalena Scholl |
| 2005 | Snowland · as Inna |
| 2004 | The Edukators · as Jule |
| 2004 | |
| 2002 | Bloch (TV Series) · as Laura |
| 2001 | My Brother the Vampire · as Nadine |
| 2001 | Die Erpressung - Ein teuflischer Pakt · as Chrissie Kramer |
| 2001 | Julietta · as Nicole |
| 2000 | Zornige Küsse · as Katrin |
| 1998 | Die Verbrechen des Professor Capellari (TV Series) · as Christina Hofer |
| 1997 | Dr. Sommerfeld – Neues vom Bülowbogen (TV Series) · as Svenja Bergmann |
| 1970 | Tatort (TV Series) · as Johanna Kemmerlang |