Julia Jentsch

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Julia Jentsch
Born	February 20, 1978 (1978-02-20) (age 30) Berlin, Germany

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

Jentsch was born to a family of lawyers in Berlin and began her acting education there at a high school 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.

1 Selected filmography
2 Trivia
3 Quotes
4 External links

[edit] Selected filmography

Julietta (2001)
Getting My Brother Laid (2001)
The Edukators (2004)
Tatort (TV) (2004)
Downfall (2004)
Schneeland (2005)
Sophie Scholl – The Final Days (2005)
I Served the King of England (2006)
Bob's Not Gay (2007) (pre-production)

[edit] Trivia

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Jentsch and Lena Stolze won the Film Award in Gold at the German Film Awards as "Best Actress" for portraying the role of Sophie Scholl.

Plays the piano quite well.

Holds a black belt in judo, also competed in handball and rowing while at school.

Told Süddeutsche Zeitung she hates being in the center of attention because of the ensemble of a project is always more important than her person.

Since 2001, is member of the ensemble of the Munich Kammerspiele.

Beside her critically acclaimed roles in three movies, Jentsch has been the leading actress in three stage productions at Münchner Kammerspiele since 2004, Antigone, Die Nibelungen, and Die zehn Gebote.