Jessica Schwarz (born 5 May 1977) is a German actress.

Life and career

Schwarz was born in

Erbach im Odenwald Erbach () is a town and the district seat of the Odenwaldkreis (district) in Hesse, Germany. It has a population of around 14,000. Geography Location The town lies in the ''Mittelgebirge'' Odenwald at elevations between 200 and 560 m in t ...

and grew up in the small town of

Michelstadt Michelstadt () in the Odenwald is a town in the Odenwaldkreis (district) in southern Hesse, Germany between Darmstadt and Heidelberg. It has a population of 28,629 people. Geography Location Michelstadt is the biggest town in the Odenwaldkre ...

, Germany. She won a contest of the German teen magazine ''Bravo'' in 1993. Subsequently, she worked as a

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and VJ for the music channel VIVA. In 2000 she started her acting career, but still occasionally hosts events, e.g. the

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2004. Schwarz separated from actor

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after a five-year relationship in 2006. She currently resides in Berlin. Schwarz is probably best known outside Germany for her part in '' Perfume: The Story of a Murderer'' and as Tony Buddenbrook in the 2008 film adaptation of

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's novel ''

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''.

Awards

*2002 New Faces Award (Best Actress) for ''No Regrets'' *2003

Adolf Grimme Award The Grimme-Preis (Grimme Award), formerly known as the Adolf-Grimme-Preis, is one of the most prestigious German television awards. It is named after the first general director of Nordwestdeutscher Rundfunk, Adolf Grimme. The Grimme Institute ...

(Fiction/Entertainment) for the performance in ''The Friends of the Friends'' *2004

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(Best Actress), for her performance in ''Kammerflimmern'' *2009

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for her performance in '"Jessica Schwarz gewann für ''Romy'' Bambi"
''

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'', 27 November 2009

Filmography (selected)

*2001: ' (''Nichts bereuen'') *2002: ' (''Die Freunde der Freunde'', TV film) *2003: ' (''Verschwende deine Jugend'') *2004: ' (''Kalter Frühling'', TV film) *2004: '' Off Beat'' (''Kammerflimmern'') *2004: ''Quito'' (TV film) *2006: ' *2006: ' (''Der rote Kakadu'') *2006: ''Lulu'' (TV film) *2006: '' Perfume: The Story of a Murderer'' *2006: ' *2006: ' (''Der Liebeswunsch'') *2007: ' *2007: '' Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps'' *2008: ''

'' *2009: ' *2009: '' The Door'' *2009: ' (TV film, depicting

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) *2010: ''Lautlose Morde'' (TV film) *2010: ' *2010: ' *2011: '' Death of a Superhero'' *2011: ' *2012: '' Heiter bis Wolkig'' *2012: ' *2012: ''

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'' *2013: '' Adieu Paris'' *2014: ' *2016: ''Zweimal zweites Leben'' *2016: ' *2020: ''

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'' *2022: '' Over & Out''

References

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