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Julia Jentsch (born February 20, 1978) is a Silver Bear, two-time European Film Award, and Lola winning German actress.

Career

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 the Berlin Film Festival.

Selected filmography

• Angry Kisses (1999)
• Julietta (2001)
• Getting My Brother Laid, aka My Brother the Vampire (2001)
• The Edukators (2004)
• Tatort (TV) (2004)
• Downfall (2004)
• Schneeland (2005)
• Sophie Scholl – The Final Days (2005)
• The Crown Prince (TV) (2006)
• I Served the King of England (2006)
• Suddenly Gina (TV) (2007)
• 33 Scenes From Life (2008)
• Effi Briest (2009)
• The Murder Farm (2009)

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 Sophie Scholl.

References

External links

• Julia Jentsch at the Internet Movie Database
• Julia Jentsch fansite (German)