Wikipedia:
Jessica Schwarz (born May 5, 1977) is a German actress.
Biography
Schwarz was born 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 and occasionally hosts events, e.g. the German Film Award 2004. Schwarz separated from actor Daniel Brühl after a 5-year relationship in 2006 and is currently living in Berlin.
She is known for her role in the film Perfume: The Story of a Murderer and her role as Tony Buddenbrook in the 2008 film version of Thomas Mann's novel Buddenbrooks.
In March 2008, it was announced that Jessica Schwarz will play the title role in a $7 million TV production Romy, depicting the life of Romy Schneider.
Awards
Won
2002 New Faces Award (Best Actress) for No Regrets2003 Adolf Grimme Award (Fiction/Entertainment) for the performance in The Friends of the Friends2004 Bavarian Film Awards (Best Actress), for her performance in Kammerflimmern Nominated
2004: German Television Award (Best Actress in a Movie Made for Television) for Cold Spring2005: German Film Award in Gold (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role) for Off Beat
Filmography (selected)
2001: No Regrets (Nichts bereuen)2002: The Friends of the Friends (Die Freunde der Freunde)2003: Play It Loud! (Verschwende deine Jugend)2004: Cold Spring (Kalter Frühling)2004: Off Beat (Kammerflimmern)2004: 'Quito2006: Die Wilden Hühner2006: The Red Cockatoo (Der rote Kakadu)2006: Lulu2006: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer2006: Nichts als Gespenster2007: Impossibly Yours (Der Liebeswunsch)2007: Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps2008: Buddenbrooks2009: Die Wilden Hühner und das Leben2009: Romy2009: Die Tür2010: Lautlose Morde2010: Der Mann, der über Autos sprang2010: Das Lied in mir
