Julia Jentsch

Julia Jentsch (born 20 February 1978) is a German actress. She has received a number of awards including the Silver Bear, European Film Award, and Lola. 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.

Career

Jentsch was born to a family of lawyers in West Berlin and began her acting education in Berlin at Hochschule Ernst Busch, a drama school. Her first prominent screen role was in the 2004 cult film The Edukators, starring opposite Daniel Brühl.

Jentsch garnered further attention playing the title character 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 playing the role was "an honour." She won Best Actress at the European Film Awards, at the German Film Awards (a.k.a. Lolas) and a Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival for her role as Sophie Scholl.

Selected filmography

• Angry Kisses (2000) - Katrin
• Julietta (2001) - Nicole
• Getting My Brother Laid, a.k.a. My Brother the Vampire (2001) - Nadine
• Tatort (TV) (2004) - Johanna Kemmerlang
• The Edukators (2004) - Jule
• Downfall, a.k.a. Der Untergang (2004) - Hanna Potrowski
• Schneeland (2005) - Ina
• Sophie Scholl – The Final Days (2005) - Sophie Scholl
• The Crown Prince (de) (TV) (2006) - Sarah Maisel
• I Served the King of England (2006) - Líza
• Suddenly Gina (TV) (2007) - Angelina 'Gina' Franke
• 33 Scenes From Life (2008) - Julia Szczesna
• Effi Briest (de) (2009) - Effi von Briest
• Tannöd (de) (2009) - Kathrin
• Hier kommt Lola! (2010) - 'Vicky' Viktualia Veloso
• Chalet Girl (2011) - The Race Starter (uncredited)
• Hut in the Woods (2011) - Petra
• Hannah Arendt (2012) - Lotte Köhler
• The Strange Case of Wilhelm Reich (2012) - Eva Reich
• Kokowääh 2 (2013) - Nicks Mutter
• Sovsem ne prostaya istoriya (2013)
• Da muss Mann durch (2015) - Lena
• All of a Sudden (2016) - Laura
• 24 Weeks (2016) - Astrid
• Die Habenichtse (2016) - Isabelle

Awards

Julia Jentsch as Major Barbara

• 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.