Alissa Jung (born 30 June 1981) is a German actress and physician.

Early life

Alissa Jung was born in

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to Juliane Kirchner and

Burkhard Jung Burkhard Jung (born 7 March 1958 in Siegen) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been the 21st lord mayor (''Oberbürgermeister'') of Leipzig (Saxony) since March 29, 2006. In addition, he has been president of th ...

(

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), the Lord Mayor of

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(

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) since 2006. She is the eldest of four sisters, and has a paternal half-sister.

Career

From 1992 to 1999 she was a member of the listening play for children's radio ensemble of

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and worked as a voice actor, dubbing and synchronizing various children's films and series. In 1996, she began to perform in plays (among others, in Theaterhaus Schille as the titular character in''

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''and in Schauspiel Leipzig in

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's ''Yellow''). At the age of 16, she was discovered during a theatrical performance and in 1998 she took her first film role in the ARD series '' In aller Freundschaft''. Since then, she has appeared in many film and television productions. She played the lead role of Nelly Heldmann in the 2006

Sat.1 Sat.1 is a German free-to-air television channel that is a part of the ProSiebenSat.1 Media Group. It is considered the first privately owned television network in Germany, having been launched in January 1984 as ''PKS'' ''(Programmgesellschaf ...

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'' Schmetterlinge im Bauch'', the fairy tale adaptation '' Des Kaisers neue Kleider'', and the Sat.1 film '' Im Brautkleid meiner Schwester''. She portrayed the titular character,

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, in the 2012 television film '' Ihr Name war Maria'', and had lead roles in the movies '' Zweisitzrakete'' (2013) and ''Open my Eyes'' (2016). In 2019, Jung starred in the critically acclaimed television program ''Das kleine Fernsehspiel'', and the film ''Das Menschenmögliche''.

Personal life

Jung lived with her partner, television presenter Jan Hahn, and their children Lenius (born 1999) and Julina (born 2004) in

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, until their relationship ended in autumn 2006. She resides in Berlin with her husband, actor

Luca Marinelli Luca Marinelli (born 22 October 1984) is an Italian actor. He is best known for the roles of Guido in ''Every Blessed Day'' (2012), Andrea in ''The Great Beauty'' (2013), Cesare in ''Don't Be Bad'' (2015), The Gipsy in ''They Call Me Jeeg'' (201 ...

. They met on the set of Mary of Nazreth. In 2017, she received her doctorate of medicine. Her dissertation was titled ''Zinc deficiency is associated with depressive symptoms: results from the Berlin Aging Study II.''

Philanthropy

Jung initiated the "Schools for Haiti" campaign in 2008, which she has chaired since 2011 as chairwoman of the "Pen Paper Peace" association. The association is committed to education in Central America and Europe. Among other things, it finances two schools in

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and, through educational projects, heightens the global sense of responsibility among young people in Germany and Italy.

Filmography

* 1998–2005: In aller Freundschaft (63 episodes) * 2000:

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(TV film) * 2001: Besuch aus Bangkok (TV film) * 2002–2003:

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(9 episodes) * 2003:

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– Blutige Beichte * 2004: Leipzig Homicide – Sein letztes Date * 2004:

Hallo Robbie! ''Hallo Robbie!'' is a German television series, which was broadcast on ZDF between 2001 and 2009. It is named after the character of Robbie, played by Gordy the seal. Gordy was found dead in Tetzitzer Lake in Rügen in May 2005. See also *Lis ...

– Flaschenpost * 2004: Die Wache – Schein und Sein * 2005:

Die Rettungsflieger ''Die Rettungsflieger'' is a TV series in which fictitious missions of a rescue helicopter are displayed. The series, which was produced by Studio Hamburg and premiered by ZDF from 1997 to 2007, tries to preserve the closeness to reality in som ...

– Trennung * 2006: Der erste Engel * 2006–2007: Schmetterlinge im Bauch (123 episodes) * 2007: Frühstück mit einer Unbekannten (TV film) * 2007: Stolberg – Der Sonnenkönig * 2007: SOKO Wismar – Spitzenleistung * 2008:

Im Tal der wilden Rosen ''Im Tal der wilden Rosen'' ( en, In the Valley of Wild Roses) is a German television series. It aired 13 episodes on ZDF from January 29, 2006 to November 23, 2008. The entire series is available on DVD in PAL format in German. Episodes Se ...

– Fluss der Liebe * 2008: Inga Lindström – Hochzeit in Hardingsholm * 2008: Griechische Küsse (TV film) * 2008:

Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei ''Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei'' ("Alarm for Cobra 11 – The Highway Police") is a long-running, popular German television series about a two-man team of highway police (Autobahnpolizei), originally set in Berlin and since 1999 i ...

– Leben und leben lassen * 2009: Küstenwache – Grausame Täuschung * 2010:

– Entführt * 2010:

Tatort ''Tatort'' ("Crime scene") is a German language police procedural television series that has been running continuously since 1970 with some 30 feature-length episodes per year, which makes it the longest-running German TV drama. Developed by ...

– Der Polizistinnenmörder * 2010: Schafe zählen * 2010:

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– Wenn das Herz zerbricht * 2010: Des Kaisers neue Kleider (TV film) * 2011: Im Brautkleid meiner Schwester (TV film) * 2012:

(2 parts) * 2012: Open my Eyes * 2012: Zweisitzrakete * 2013: Heiter bis tödlich: Morden im Norden – Auf Herz und Nieren * 2014: Die Familiendetektivin – Brüderchen und Schwesterchen * 2014:

– Lackschäden * 2014:

Die Bergretter ''Die Bergwacht'' (since 2012 ''Die Bergretter'') is a German mountain rescue television series, broadcast since 26 November 2009 on ZDF. The series is set in the Austrian Alps and centers around a fictional ''Bergwacht'' (mountain rescue) team i ...

– Gefangen im Eis * 2015: Bettys Diagnose – Fieber * 2015:

SOKO München ''SOKO München'' (until 2015: ''SOKO 5113'') is a German police procedural television series that first aired on 2 January 1978 on ZDF. "SOKO" is an abbreviation of the German word ''Sonderkommission'', which means "special investigative team". ...

– Die Kinder der Agathe S. * 2015: Einfach Rosa – Die Hochzeitsplanerin (TV series) * 2016: Inga Lindström – Gretas Hochzeit * 2019: Das Menschenmögliche (TV film) * 2022: Der Überfall (TV miniseries)

References

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