Julia Jentsch
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| Born | February 20, 1978 (age 29) Berlin, Germany |
| Notable roles | Sophie Scholl in Sophie Scholl - The Final Days (2005) |
Julia Jentsch (born February 20, 1978 in Berlin) is a German actress.
Jentsch was born to a family of lawyers and began her acting education at a high school for drama in Berlin.
Her first prominent screen role was in the 2004 cult film The Edukators, starring opposite Daniel Brühl.
She garnered further attention playing the title role in the 2005 film, Sophie Scholl – Die letzten Tage, 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.
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[edit] Selected filmography
- Julietta (2001)
- Getting My Brother Laid (2001)
- The Edukators (2004)
- Tatort (TV) (2004)
- Schneeland (2005)
- Sophie Scholl – Die letzten Tage (2005)
- I Served the King of England (2006)
- Bob's Not Gay (2007) (pre-production)
[edit] Trivia
- She 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.
- Told "Süddeusche Zeitung" she hates being in the center of attention because of the ensemble of a project is always more important than her person.
- Beside her critically acclaimed roles in three movies, Jentsch has been the leading actress in three stage productions at Munich Kammerspiele: "Antigone," "Die Nibelungen" and "Die zehn Gebote" since 2004.
- Since 2001, is member of the ensemble of the Münchner Kammerspiele.
- Through 1997 to 2001, she studied acting at Hochschule Ernst Busch in Berlin.
[edit] Quotes
- (On being a "star"): "That is a term which is used for everything and everyone, so it has no meaning."
[edit] External links
- Julia Jentsch at the Internet Movie Database
- (German) Julia Jentsch fansite
