biography of Julia Jentsch

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Born	20 February 1978 (age 47) West Berlin, West Germany
Nationality	German
Alma mater	Hochschule Ernst Busch
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1999–present
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Spouse	Christian Hablützel (2012-present)
Children	1

Julia Jentsch :

(German pronunciation: [ˈjuːli̯a ˈjɛntʃ]; born 20 February 1978) is a German actress. She has received awards including the Silver Bear, European Film Award, and Lola. She is best known for Sophie Scholl – The Final Days, The Edukators and I Served the King of England.

Career

Jentsch was born into a family of lawyers in West Berlin and began her actor training in Berlin at the 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 Sophie Scholl 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.

She was decorated with the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.

Personal life

Jentsch has been married to the freelance German-Swiss artist and personality trainer Christian Hablützel since 2012. They have a daughter and live near Zurich.

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 [de] (TV) (2007) - Angelina 'Gina' Franke
33 Scenes From Life (2008) - Julia Szczesna
Effi Briest (2009) - Effi von Briest
The Murder Farm [de] (2009) - Kathrin
Here Comes Lola! [de] (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)
Monsoon Baby [de] (2014) - Nina
The Chosen Ones (2014) - Petra Grust
Men Have to Go through This [de] (2015) - Lena
All of a Sudden (2016) - Laura
24 Weeks (2016) - Astrid
The Have-Nots [de] (2016) - Isabelle
Der Pass (a.k.a. Pagan Peak, 2019) - Ellie Stocker
Lindenberg! Mach dein Ding (2020) - Hermine Lindenberg
What Marielle Knows (2025) – Julia, In competition at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival^[3]

Awards

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.
2005 European Film Awards for Best Actress for the film Sophie Scholl – The Final Days.
Best Actress for the film Sophie Scholl – The Final Days at the 55th Berlin International Film Festival (2005).
2018 Bavarian TV Awards for Best actress for her role in Das Verschick

Mni bio :

After school, Jentsch turned to acting. She attended the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin. Jentsch then began her acting career in the theater. In 2001 she joined the ensemble of the Munich Kammerspiele, where she masterfully interpreted Desdemona in Shakespeare's "Othello", Sophocles' "Antigone" and other classic stage roles. After she had already received the Max Reinhardt Prize in 2000 for her participation in the Berlin production of "The Persians", Jentsch was named the best young actress by the magazine "Theater aktuell" in 2002 for her acting achievements on stage.

In the meantime, Jentsch had already made her cinema debut in Judith Kennel's successful film "Angry Kisses" in 2000. In addition to her theater work, she was also featured in several television productions such as an episode of "Praxis Bülowbogen" (2000), in the film "And the Bride knew of nothing" (2002) and in the "Tatort" episode "Bitteres Brot" ( 2003). The actress continued to shine in the cinema in "Julietta" (2001) by Christoph Stark and in Sven Taddicken's "My Brother, the Vampire" (2001). She then appeared in the internationally acclaimed Hitler film "Downfall" (2004) under the direction of Oliver Hirschbiegel. Jentsch then played the leading role in Hans Weingartner's "The Fat Years Are Over" (2004), for which she won the Bavarian Film Prize for Best Young Actress.

This was followed by another leading role in "Schneeland" (2004) by Hans Wilhelm Geißendörfer. Under the direction of Marc Rothemund, Jentsch continued to play the leading role in the semi-documentary drama "Sophie Scholl - The Last Days" (2005), which was shown for the first time at the 55th Berlinale in February 2005 as one of the three German competition entries. For her performance in this film, Jentsch was awarded the "Silver Bear" as best actress. At the 55th German Film Awards in July 2005, Jentsch received the award for Best Leading Role. A little later, "Sophie Scholl" was nominated for an Oscar as a German contribution.

Owns 27 cats in 2 apartments.
Plays the piano.
Beside her critically acclaimed roles in three movies, she has been the leading actress in three stage productions at Munich Kammerspiele: "Antigone", "Die Nibelungen" and "Die zehn Gebote" since 2004.
Has been an ensemble member of the Munich Kammerspiele since 2001.
According to an interview in Süddeutsche Zeitung, she hates being in the center of attention because the ensemble of a project is always more important than her person.
She and Lena Stolze won the Film Award in Gold at the German Film Awards as "Best Actress" for portraying Sophie Scholl
Graduated from the Waldoberschule in Berlin.
For her performance in Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005), she was the first of three consecutive German winners of the Silver Bear for Best Actress at Berlin Film Festival: she was followed by by Sandra Hüller in Requiem (2006) and Nina Hoss in Yella (2007).
Studied at the Drama School "Ernst Busch" in Berlin from 1997 to 2001.
Parents are lawyers.

She visited Argentina for two days to promote Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2005) and The Edukators (2004).

Born 20 February 1978 (age 47) ( 1978-02-20 ) West Berlin, West Germany Education Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts (1997–2001), Wald-Oberschule Awards European Film Award for Best Actress Nominations Czech Lion Award for Best Actress in Leading Role Movies Sophie Scholl – The Final, The Edukators, I Served the King of England, Hannah Arendt, 33 Scenes from Life Similar People Sophie Scholl, Hans Weingartner, Marc Rothemund, Fred Breinersdorfer, Jiri Menzel
Alma mater Hochschule Ernst Busch