Julia Jentsch

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

62

Gender

Female

Birthday

1978-02-20 (47 years old)

Place of Birth

Berlin, Germany

Julia Jentsch

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. 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.

Known For

  • Alpha Forum

    Alpha Forum

  • Scene of the Crime

    Scene of the Crime

  • Volle Kanne

    Volle Kanne

  • ZDF-Mittagsmagazin

    ZDF-Mittagsmagazin

  • Kulturplatz

    Kulturplatz

  • The Johannes B. Kerner Show

    The Johannes B. Kerner Show

  • Nachtstudio

    Nachtstudio

  • Kölner Treff

    Kölner Treff

  • 3 nach 9

    3 nach 9

  • German Film Award

    German Film Award

  • Sarah Kuttner – Die Show

    Sarah Kuttner – Die Show

  • Thadeusz

    Thadeusz

  • German Television Award

    German Television Award

  • Hannah Arendt

    Hannah Arendt

  • Bavarian Film Awards

    Bavarian Film Awards

  • Downfall

    Downfall

  • Pagan Peak

    Pagan Peak

  • 8 Days in August

    8 Days in August

  • Blauer Panther

    Blauer Panther

  • G&G – Gesichter und Geschichten

    G&G – Gesichter und Geschichten

  • The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich

    The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich

  • Hut in the Woods

    Hut in the Woods

  • I Served the King of England

    I Served the King of England

  • Sophie Scholl: The Final Days

    Sophie Scholl: The Final Days

  • Bloch

    Bloch

  • Die Verbrechen des Professor Capellari

    Die Verbrechen des Professor Capellari

  • Kokowääh 2

    Kokowääh 2

  • Dr. Sommerfeld - Neues vom Bülowbogen

    Dr. Sommerfeld - Neues vom Bülowbogen

  • Ostfriesenkrimis

    Ostfriesenkrimis

  • The Edukators

    The Edukators

  • Effi Briest

    Effi Briest

  • Kommissar Marthaler

    Kommissar Marthaler

  • Snowland

    Snowland

  • Once Were Rebels

    Once Were Rebels

  • Julietta

    Julietta

  • FrauMutterTier

    FrauMutterTier

  • I'm (Endless Like the Space)

    I'm (Endless Like the Space)

  • Monte Verità

    Monte Verità

  • Lindenberg! Mach dein Ding

    Lindenberg! Mach dein Ding

  • Chalet Girl

    Chalet Girl

  • Kronprinz Rudolf

    Kronprinz Rudolf

  • The Have-Nots

    The Have-Nots

  • Drunter & Drüber - Chaos auf dem Friedhof

    Drunter & Drüber - Chaos auf dem Friedhof

  • 24 Weeks

    24 Weeks

  • Das Verschwinden

    Das Verschwinden

  • What Marielle Knows

    What Marielle Knows

  • Here Comes Lola!

    Here Comes Lola!

  • 33 Scenes from Life

    33 Scenes from Life

  • The Murder Farm

    The Murder Farm

  • My Brother the Vampire

    My Brother the Vampire

  • Men Have to Go through This

    Men Have to Go through This

  • The Chosen Ones

    The Chosen Ones

  • Not Quite a Simple Story

    Not Quite a Simple Story

  • Und die Braut wusste von nichts

    Und die Braut wusste von nichts

  • Othello

    Othello

  • Electric Fields

    Electric Fields

  • Suddenly Gina

    Suddenly Gina

  • To Make a Comedy Is No Fun

    To Make a Comedy Is No Fun

  • All of a Sudden

    All of a Sudden

  • Monsoon Baby

    Monsoon Baby

  • The Hippocratic Silence

    The Hippocratic Silence

  • Die Erpressung - Ein teuflischer Pakt

    Die Erpressung - Ein teuflischer Pakt