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Julia Jentsch

Acting 48 years old Berlin, Germany ★ 0.9
Born: February 20, 1978

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".[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

Acting Credits (64)

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

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