Quick Facts
Born:
1978-02-20
Birthplace:
Berlin, Germany
Credits:
64 Total Roles
Julia Jentsch
Acting
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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.
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
Downfall
Hanna Potrowski
Chalet Girl
The Race Starter (uncredited)
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days
Sophie Magdalena Scholl
The Edukators
Jule
Hannah Arendt
Lotte Köhler
Pagan Peak
Ellie Stocker
Kokowääh 2
Nicks Mutter
Scene of the Crime
Johanna Kemmerlang
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Prosecution MOVIE | Alexandra Tiedemann |
| 2025 | Drunter & Drüber - Chaos auf dem Friedhof TV | Ursula Fink |
| 2025 | What Marielle Knows MOVIE | Julia |
| 2024 | Electric Fields MOVIE | Self |
| 2024 | 8 Days in August MOVIE | Helena |
| 2022 | The Hippocratic Silence MOVIE | Clara Horn |
| 2021 | Monte Verità MOVIE | Ida Hofmann |
| 2020 | Once Were Rebels MOVIE | Helene |
| 2020 | Lindenberg! Mach dein Ding MOVIE | Hermine Lindenberg |
| 2019 | FrauMutterTier MOVIE | Marie Wohlenberg |