Julia Jentsch (; born 20 February 1978) is a German actress. She has received awards including the

Silver Bear The Berlin International Film Festival (), usually called the Berlinale (), is an annual film festival held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festival has been held every February since 1978 and is one of Europ ...

, European Film Award, and Lola. She is best known for '' Sophie Scholl – The Final Days'', '' The Edukators'' and '' I Served the King of England''.

Career

Jentsch was born into a family of lawyers in West Berlin and began her actor training in Berlin at the Hochschule Ernst Busch, a drama school. Her first prominent screen role was in the 2004 cult film '' The Edukators'', starring opposite

Daniel Brühl Daniel César Martín Brühl González (; ; born 16 June 1978) is a German and Spanish actor. He has received various accolades, including three European Film Awards and three German Film Awards, along with nominations for two Golden Globe Awar ...

. Jentsch garnered further attention playing Sophie Scholl in the 2005 film '' Sophie Scholl – The Final Days'', which was nominated for an

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for Best Foreign Language Film. In an interview, Jentsch said that playing the role was "an honour." She won Best Actress at the

European Film Awards The European Film Awards (or European Film Academy Awards) have been presented annually since 1988 by the European Film Academy to recognize excellence in European cinematic achievements. The awards are given in 19 categories, of which the mos ...

, at the German Film Awards (a.k.a. Lolas) and a

at the

Berlin Film Festival The Berlin International Film Festival (), usually called the Berlinale (), is an annual film festival held in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festival has been held every February since 1978 and is one of Europ ...

for her role as

Sophie Scholl Sophia Magdalena Scholl (9 May 1921 – 22 February 1943) was a German student and anti-Nazi political activist, active in the White Rose non-violent German resistance to Nazism, resistance group in Nazi Germany. Raised in a politically engag ...

. She was decorated with the Cross of the

Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (, or , BVO) is the highest state decoration, federal decoration of the Federal Republic of Germany. It may be awarded for any field of endeavor. It was created by the first List of president ...

Personal life

Jentsch has been married to the freelance German-Swiss artist and personality trainer Christian Hablützel since 2012. They have a daughter and live near

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Selected filmography

*'' Angry Kisses'' (2000) - Katrin *''

Julietta ''Julietta'' is an opera by Bohuslav Martinů, who also wrote the libretto, in French, based on the play ''Juliette ou la Clé des songes'' (''Juliette, or The Key of Dreams)'' by the French author Georges Neveux. A libretto in Czech was later pr ...

'' (2001) - Nicole *'' Getting My Brother Laid'', a.k.a. ''My Brother the Vampire'' (2001) - Nadine *''

Tatort ("Crime Scene") is a German-language police procedural television series that has been running continuously since 1970 with 30 feature-length episodes per year, making it the longest-running German TV drama. Developed by the German public-se ...

'' (TV) (2004) - Johanna Kemmerlang *'' The Edukators'' (2004) - Jule *'' Downfall'', a.k.a. ''Der Untergang'' (2004) - Hanna Potrowski *'' Schneeland'' (2005) - Ina *'' Sophie Scholl – The Final Days'' (2005) - Sophie Scholl *' (TV) (2006) - Sarah Maisel *'' I Served the King of England'' (2006) - Líza *' (TV) (2007) - Angelina 'Gina' Franke *'' 33 Scenes From Life'' (2008) - Julia Szczesna *'' Effi Briest'' (2009) - Effi von Briest *' (2009) - Kathrin *' (2010) - 'Vicky' Viktualia Veloso *'' Chalet Girl'' (2011) - The Race Starter (uncredited) *'' Hut in the Woods'' (2011) - Petra *''

Hannah Arendt Hannah Arendt (born Johanna Arendt; 14 October 1906 – 4 December 1975) was a German and American historian and philosopher. She was one of the most influential political theory, political theorists of the twentieth century. Her work ...

'' (2012) - Lotte Köhler *'' The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich'' (2012) - Eva Reich *'' Kokowääh 2'' (2013) - Nicks Mutter *''Sovsem ne prostaya istoriya'' (2013) *' (2014) - Nina *'' The Chosen Ones'' (2014) - Petra Grust *' (2015) - Lena *'' All of a Sudden'' (2016) - Laura *'' 24 Weeks'' (2016) - Astrid *' (2016) - Isabelle *''

Der Pass ''Der Pass'' (English: ''The Pass'') or ''Pagan Peak'' is an Austrian-German television crime drama series which premiered on Sky Deutschland on 25 January 2019. It was inspired by season 1 of the Danish-Swedish series, ''The Bridge (2011 TV seri ...

'' (a.k.a. ''Pagan Peak'', 2019) - Ellie Stocker *'' Lindenberg! Mach dein Ding'' (2020) - Hermine Lindenberg * '' What Marielle Knows'' (2025) – Julia,

Awards

*2004 Bavarian Film Award for Best New Actress. *2005 Film Award in Gold at the German Film Awards as Best Actress for portraying the role of

. *2005

for Best Actress for the film Sophie Scholl – The Final Days. *Best Actress for the film Sophie Scholl – The Final Days at the 55th Berlin International Film Festival (2005). *2018 Bavarian TV Awards for Best actress for her role in Das Verschicken

References

External links

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Julia Jentsch fansite
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jentsch, Julia 1978 births Living people 20th-century German actresses 21st-century German actresses Actresses from Berlin German film actresses German stage actresses German television actresses European Film Award for Best Actress winners Best Actress German Film Award winners Silver Bear for Best Actress winners Recipients of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts alumni