Julia Jentsch

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

63

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

  • Scene of the Crime

    Scene of the Crime

  • Kölner Treff

    Kölner Treff

  • Volle Kanne

    Volle Kanne

  • The Johannes B. Kerner Show

    The Johannes B. Kerner Show

  • 3 nach 9

    3 nach 9

  • Kulturplatz

    Kulturplatz

  • ZDF-Mittagsmagazin

    ZDF-Mittagsmagazin

  • Hannah Arendt

    Hannah Arendt

  • Snowland

    Snowland

  • Julietta

    Julietta

  • Blauer Panther

    Blauer Panther

  • Pagan Peak

    Pagan Peak

  • Bavarian Film Awards

    Bavarian Film Awards

  • The Chosen Ones

    The Chosen Ones

  • Sarah Kuttner – Die Show

    Sarah Kuttner – Die Show

  • German Film Award

    German Film Award

  • Alpha Forum

    Alpha Forum

  • Downfall

    Downfall

  • FrauMutterTier

    FrauMutterTier

  • Othello

    Othello

  • The Have-Nots

    The Have-Nots

  • Die Verbrechen des Professor Capellari

    Die Verbrechen des Professor Capellari

  • German Television Award

    German Television Award

  • 8 Days in August

    8 Days in August

  • Sophie Scholl: The Final Days

    Sophie Scholl: The Final Days

  • Nachtstudio

    Nachtstudio

  • Here Comes Lola!

    Here Comes Lola!

  • G&G – Gesichter und Geschichten

    G&G – Gesichter und Geschichten

  • Thadeusz

    Thadeusz

  • Bloch

    Bloch

  • Chalet Girl

    Chalet Girl

  • I Served the King of England

    I Served the King of England

  • Ostfriesenkrimis

    Ostfriesenkrimis

  • Kokowääh 2

    Kokowääh 2

  • What Marielle Knows

    What Marielle Knows

  • Monte Verità

    Monte Verità

  • 33 Scenes from Life

    33 Scenes from Life

  • Dr. Sommerfeld - Neues vom Bülowbogen

    Dr. Sommerfeld - Neues vom Bülowbogen

  • The Hippocratic Silence

    The Hippocratic Silence

  • Electric Fields

    Electric Fields

  • Das Verschwinden

    Das Verschwinden

  • Kommissar Marthaler

    Kommissar Marthaler

  • The Edukators

    The Edukators

  • The Murder Farm

    The Murder Farm

  • Kronprinz Rudolf

    Kronprinz Rudolf

  • Effi Briest

    Effi Briest

  • 24 Weeks

    24 Weeks

  • Not Quite a Simple Story

    Not Quite a Simple Story

  • Hut in the Woods

    Hut in the Woods

  • Lindenberg! Mach dein Ding

    Lindenberg! Mach dein Ding

  • All of a Sudden

    All of a Sudden

  • To Make a Comedy Is No Fun

    To Make a Comedy Is No Fun

  • Drunter & Drüber - Chaos auf dem Friedhof

    Drunter & Drüber - Chaos auf dem Friedhof

  • The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich

    The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich

  • Suddenly Gina

    Suddenly Gina

  • Men Have to Go through This

    Men Have to Go through This

  • I'm (Endless Like the Space)

    I'm (Endless Like the Space)

  • Die Erpressung - Ein teuflischer Pakt

    Die Erpressung - Ein teuflischer Pakt

  • Und die Braut wusste von nichts

    Und die Braut wusste von nichts

  • Die hellen Tage

    Die hellen Tage

  • Once Were Rebels

    Once Were Rebels

  • My Brother the Vampire

    My Brother the Vampire

  • Monsoon Baby

    Monsoon Baby