Julia Jentsch
Born
February 20, 1978 (47 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Berlin, Germany
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.
Drunter & Drüber - Chaos auf dem Friedhof
Ursula Fink · (8 episodes)
2025
What Marielle Knows
Julia
2025
Electric Fields
2024
8 Days in August
Helena
2024
The Hippocratic Silence
Clara Horn
2022
Monte Verità
Ida Hofmann
2021
Once Were Rebels
Helene
2020
Lindenberg! Mach dein Ding
Hermine Lindenberg
2020
FrauMutterTier
Nathalie
2019
Pagan Peak
Ellie Stocker · (24 episodes)
2019
I'm (Endless Like the Space)
Maria
2017
Das Verschwinden
Michelle Grabowski · (4 episodes)
2017
Ostfriesenkrimis
Ann Kathrin Klaasen · (3 episodes)
2017
To Make a Comedy Is No Fun
2016
24 Weeks
Astrid
2016
The Have-Nots
Isabelle
2016
All of a Sudden
Laura
2016
Men Have to Go through This
Lena
2015
The Chosen Ones
Petra Grust (jung)
2014
Monsoon Baby
Nina
2014
Not Quite a Simple Story
2013
Kokowääh 2
Nicks Mutter
2013
The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich
Eva Reich
2013
Hannah Arendt
Lotte Köhler
2012
Kommissar Marthaler
Kirsten Höpfner · (5 episodes)
2012
Hut in the Woods
Petra
2011
Chalet Girl
The Race Starter (uncredited)
2011
Here Comes Lola!
Viktualia Vicky' Veloso
2010
The Murder Farm
Kathrin
2009
Effi Briest
Effi Briest
2009
33 Scenes from Life
Julia
2008
Frühstück mit einer Unbekannten
Gina Franke
2007
I Served the King of England
Líza
2007
Kronprinz Rudolf
Sarah · (2 episodes)
2006
Thadeusz
(1 episode)
2005
G&G – Gesichter und Geschichten
Self · (1 episode)
2005
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days
Sophie Magdalena Scholl
2005
Snowland
Inna
2005
The Edukators
Jule
2004
Downfall
Hanna Potrowski
2004
Kulturplatz
Self · (1 episode)
2004
Sarah Kuttner – Die Show
self - guest · (1 episode)
2004
Othello
Desdemona
2003
My Brother the Vampire
Nadine
2002
Bloch
Laura · (1 episode)
2002
Und die Braut wusste von nichts
Caroline Mierendorff
2002
Die Erpressung - Ein teuflischer Pakt
Chrissie Kramer
2001
Julietta
Nicole
2001
German Television Award
Self · (1 episode)
1999
Volle Kanne
Self · (1 episode)
1999
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
Self · (1 episode)
1998
Alpha Forum
Self · (1 episode)
1998
Die Verbrechen des Professor Capellari
Christina Hofer · (2 episodes)
1998
Dr. Sommerfeld - Neues vom Bülowbogen
Svenja Bergmann · (1 episode)
1997
Nachtstudio
Self · (1 episode)
1997
ZDF-Mittagsmagazin
Self · (1 episode)
1989
Blauer Panther
Self · (1 episode)
1989
Bayerischer Filmpreis
Self · (1 episode)
1979
Kölner Treff
Self · (1 episode)
1976
3 nach 9
Self · (1 episode)
1974
Scene of the Crime
Johanna Kemmerlang · (1 episode)
1970
Deutscher Filmpreis
Self · (2 episodes)
1951