Julia Jentsch

Julia Jentsch

Known for
Acting
Born
February 20, 1978 (age 48)
Birthplace
Berlin, Germany

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". 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

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Filmography

2027
Die hellen Tage

Die hellen Tage

Movie · as Maria

2026
Prosecution poster

Prosecution

Movie · as Alexandra Tiedemann

2026
A Happy Family poster

A Happy Family

Movie · as Sabine Gubler

2026
Frieda poster

Frieda

Movie

2025
What Marielle Knows poster

What Marielle Knows

Movie · as Julia

2025
Drunter & Drüber - Chaos auf dem Friedhof poster

Drunter & Drüber - Chaos auf dem Friedhof

TV · as Ursula Fink · 8 eps

2024
8 Days in August poster

8 Days in August

Movie · as Helena

2024
Electric Fields poster

Electric Fields

Movie

2022
The Hippocratic Silence poster

The Hippocratic Silence

Movie · as Clara Horn

2021
Monte Verità poster

Monte Verità

Movie · as Ida Hofmann

2020
Lindenberg! Mach dein Ding poster

Lindenberg! Mach dein Ding

Movie · as Hermine Lindenberg

2020
Once Were Rebels poster

Once Were Rebels

Movie · as Helene

2019
FrauMutterTier poster

FrauMutterTier

Movie · as Marie Wohlenberg

2019
Pagan Peak poster

Pagan Peak

TV · as Ellie Stocker · 24 eps

2017
I'm (Endless Like the Space) poster

I'm (Endless Like the Space)

Movie · as Maria

2017
Das Verschwinden poster

Das Verschwinden

TV · as Michelle Grabowski · 4 eps

2017
Ostfriesenkrimis poster

Ostfriesenkrimis

TV · as Ann Kathrin Klaasen · 3 eps

2016
24 Weeks poster

24 Weeks

Movie · as Astrid

2016
All of a Sudden poster

All of a Sudden

Movie · as Laura

2016
The Have-Nots poster

The Have-Nots

Movie · as Isabelle

2016
To Make a Comedy Is No Fun poster

To Make a Comedy Is No Fun

Movie

2015
Men Have to Go through This poster

Men Have to Go through This

Movie · as Lena

2014
The Chosen Ones poster

The Chosen Ones

Movie · as Petra Grust (jung)

2014
Monsoon Baby poster

Monsoon Baby

Movie · as Nina

2013
The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich poster

The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich

Movie · as Eva Reich

2013
Kokowääh 2 poster

Kokowääh 2

Movie · as Nicks Mutter

2013
Not Quite a Simple Story poster

Not Quite a Simple Story

Movie

2012
Hannah Arendt poster

Hannah Arendt

Movie · as Lotte Köhler

2012
Speechless

Speechless

Movie · as Julia Jentsch

2012
Kommissar Marthaler poster

Kommissar Marthaler

TV · as Kirsten Höpfner · 5 eps

2011
Hut in the Woods poster

Hut in the Woods

Movie · as Petra

2011
Chalet Girl poster

Chalet Girl

Movie · as The Race Starter (uncredited)

2010
Here Comes Lola! poster

Here Comes Lola!

Movie · as Viktualia Vicky' Veloso

2009
The Murder Farm poster

The Murder Farm

Movie · as Kathrin

2009
Effi Briest poster

Effi Briest

Movie · as Effi Briest

2008
33 Scenes from Life poster

33 Scenes from Life

Movie · as Julia

2007
Suddenly Gina poster

Suddenly Gina

Movie · as Gina Franke

2007
I Served the King of England poster

I Served the King of England

Movie · as Líza

2006
Kronprinz Rudolf poster

Kronprinz Rudolf

TV · as Sarah · 2 eps

2005
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days poster

Sophie Scholl: The Final Days

Movie · as Sophie Magdalena Scholl

2005
Snowland poster

Snowland

Movie · as Inna

2005
Thadeusz

Thadeusz

TV · 1 ep

2005
G&G - Gesichter und Geschichten

G&G - Gesichter und Geschichten

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2004
The Edukators poster

The Edukators

Movie · as Jule

2004
Downfall poster

Downfall

Movie · as Hanna Potrowski

2004
Kulturplatz poster

Kulturplatz

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2004
Sarah Kuttner – Die Show

Sarah Kuttner – Die Show

TV · as self - guest · 1 ep

2003
Othello

Othello

Movie · as Desdemona

2002
My Brother the Vampire poster

My Brother the Vampire

Movie · as Nadine

2002
Und die Braut wusste von nichts

Und die Braut wusste von nichts

Movie · as Caroline Mierendorff

2002
Bloch

Bloch

TV · as Laura · 1 ep

2001
Julietta poster

Julietta

Movie · as Nicole

2001
Die Erpressung - Ein teuflischer Pakt

Die Erpressung - Ein teuflischer Pakt

Movie · as Chrissie Kramer

1999
Deutscher Fernsehpreis poster

Deutscher Fernsehpreis

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1999
Volle Kanne poster

Volle Kanne

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1998
Die Verbrechen des Professor Capellari poster

Die Verbrechen des Professor Capellari

TV · as Christina Hofer · 2 eps

1998
Die Johannes B. Kerner Show

Die Johannes B. Kerner Show

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1998
Alpha Forum

Alpha Forum

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1997
Dr. Sommerfeld - Neues vom Bülowbogen

Dr. Sommerfeld - Neues vom Bülowbogen

TV · as Svenja Bergmann · 1 ep

1997
Nachtstudio

Nachtstudio

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1989
ZDF-Mittagsmagazin

ZDF-Mittagsmagazin

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1989
Blauer Panther

Blauer Panther

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1979
Bavarian Film Awards

Bavarian Film Awards

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1976
Kölner Treff poster

Kölner Treff

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1974
3 nach 9

3 nach 9

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1970
Scene of the Crime poster

Scene of the Crime

TV · as Johanna Kemmerlang · 1 ep

1951
German Film Award

German Film Award

TV · as Self · 2 eps