Julia Jentsch
Known for: Acting
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.
Filmography
Series
Scene of the Crime
Johanna Kemmerlang
1970
Volle Kanne
Self
1999
Series
Kölner Treff
Self
1976
3 nach 9
Self
1974
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
Self
1998
German Film Award
Self
1951
G&G – Gesichter und Geschichten
Self
2005
Alpha Forum
Self
1998
Film
Downfall
Hanna Potrowski
2004
Series
Kulturplatz
Self
2004
ZDF-Mittagsmagazin
Self
1989
German Television Award
Self
1999
Series
Pagan Peak
Ellie Stocker
2019
Bavarian Film Awards
Self
1979
Blauer Panther
Self
1989
Dr. Sommerfeld - Neues vom Bülowbogen
Svenja Bergmann
1997
Sarah Kuttner – Die Show
self - guest
2004
Nachtstudio
Self
1997
Bloch
Laura
2002
Thadeusz
2005
Film
Chalet Girl
The Race Starter (uncredited)
2011
Film
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days
Sophie Magdalena Scholl
2005
Series
Ostfriesenkrimis
Ann Kathrin Klaasen
2017
Series
Die Verbrechen des Professor Capellari
Christina Hofer
1998
Film
The Edukators
Jule
2004
Series
Das Verschwinden
Michelle Grabowski
2017
Film
Kokowääh 2
Nicks Mutter
2013
Film
Prosecution
Alexandra Tiedemann
2026
Series
Kommissar Marthaler
Kirsten Höpfner
2012
Film
Hannah Arendt
Lotte Köhler
2012
Film
What Marielle Knows
Julia
2025
Film
The Chosen Ones
Petra Grust (jung)
2014
Series
Kronprinz Rudolf
Sarah
2006
Film
I Served the King of England
Líza
2007
Series
Drunter & Drüber - Chaos auf dem Friedhof
Ursula Fink
2025
Film
Electric Fields
2024
Film
Monte Verità
Ida Hofmann
2021
Film
8 Days in August
Helena
2024
Film
The Have-Nots
Isabelle
2016
Film
A Happy Family
Sabine Gubler
2026
Film
Lindenberg! Mach dein Ding
Hermine Lindenberg
2020
Film
To Make a Comedy Is No Fun
2016
Film
33 Scenes from Life
Julia
2008
Othello
Desdemona
2003
Die hellen Tage
Maria
Film
24 Weeks
Astrid
2016
Film
Here Comes Lola!
Viktualia Vicky' Veloso
2010
Film
Hut in the Woods
Petra
2011
Film
The Murder Farm
Kathrin
2009
Film
All of a Sudden
Laura
2016
Film
Not Quite a Simple Story
2013
Speechless
Julia Jentsch
2012
Film
Suddenly Gina
Gina Franke
2007
Film
I'm (Endless Like the Space)
Maria
2017
Film
The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich
Eva Reich
2013
Film
Julietta
Nicole
2001
Film
Snowland
Inna
2005
Film
Effi Briest
Effi Briest
2009
Film
FrauMutterTier
Marie Wohlenberg
2019
Film
The Hippocratic Silence
Clara Horn
2022
Film
Monsoon Baby
Nina
2014
Film
My Brother the Vampire
Nadine
2002
Film
Men Have to Go through This
Lena
2015
Film
Once Were Rebels
Helene
2020
Die Erpressung - Ein teuflischer Pakt
Chrissie Kramer
2001
Und die Braut wusste von nichts
Caroline Mierendorff
2002