Jessica Schwarz (born 5 May 1977) is a German actress.
Life and career
Schwarz was born in Erbach im Odenwald and grew up in the small town of Michelstadt, Germany. She won a contest of the German teen magazine Bravo in 1993. Subsequently, she worked as a model and VJ for the music channel VIVA. In 2000 she started her acting career, but still occasionally hosts events, e.g. the German Film Award 2004. Schwarz separated from actor Daniel Brühl after a five-year relationship in 2006. She currently resides in Berlin.
Schwarz is probably best known outside Germany for her part in Perfume: The Story of a Murderer and as Tony Buddenbrook in the 2008 film adaptation of Thomas Mann's novel Buddenbrooks.
Awards
2002 New Faces Award (Best Actress) for No Regrets
2003 Adolf Grimme Award (Fiction/Entertainment) for the performance in The Friends of the Friends 2004 Bavarian Film Awards (Best Actress), for her performance in Kammerflimmern 2009 Bambi Award for her performance in
Filmography (selected) 2001: (Nichts bereuen) 2002: (Die Freunde der Freunde, TV film) 2003: (Verschwende deine Jugend) 2004: (Kalter Frühling, TV film) 2004: Off Beat (Kammerflimmern) 2004: Quito (TV film) 2006: 2006: (Der rote Kakadu) 2006: Lulu (TV film) 2006: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer 2006: 2006: (Der Liebeswunsch) 2007: 2007: Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps 2008: Buddenbrooks 2009: 2009: The Door 2009: (TV film, depicting Romy Schneider) 2010: Lautlose Morde (TV film) 2010: 2010: 2011: Death of a Superhero 2011: 2012: Heiter bis Wolkig 2012: 2012: 2013: Adieu Paris 2014: 2016: Zweimal zweites Leben 2016: 2020: Biohackers