Jessica Schwarz (born 5 May 1977) is a German film and TV actress.

Life and career

Schwarz was born in

Erbach im Odenwald Erbach () is a town and the district seat of the Odenwaldkreis (district) in Hesse, Germany. It has a population of around 13,000. Geography Location The town lies in the ''Mittelgebirge'' Odenwald at elevations between 200 and 560 m in t ...

and grew up in the small town of

Michelstadt Michelstadt () in the Odenwald is a town in the Odenwaldkreis (district) in southern Hesse, Germany between Darmstadt and Heidelberg. It has a population of 28,629 people. Geography Location Michelstadt is the biggest town in the Odenwaldkre ...

, Germany. She won a contest of the German teen magazine ''Bravo'' in 1993. Subsequently, she worked as a

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and VJ for the music channel

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. In 2000 she started her acting career, but still occasionally hosts events, e.g. the

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2004. Schwarz separated from actor

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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

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's novel ''

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''.

Awards

*2002 New Faces Award (Best Actress) for ''No Regrets'' *2003

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(Best Actress), for her performance in ''Kammerflimmern'' *2009

Bambi Award The Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented annually by Hubert Burda Media to recognize excellence in international media and television to personalities in the media, arts, culture, sports, and ot ...

for her performance in '"Jessica Schwarz gewann für ''Romy'' Bambi"
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'', 27 November 2009

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: ''Die Wilden Hühner'' *2006: ' (''Der rote Kakadu'') *2006: ''Lulu'' (TV film) *2006: '' Perfume: The Story of a Murderer'' *2006: ' *2006: ' (''Der Liebeswunsch'') *2007: ''

Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps ''Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps'' (german: Warum Männer nicht zuhören und Frauen schlecht einparken, literally "Why Men Don't Listen and Women Park Badly") is a 2007 German comedy film directed by Leander Haußmann Leander H ...

'' *2008: ''

'' *2009: ''Die Wilden Hühner und das Leben'' *2009: '' The Door'' *2009: ' (TV film, depicting

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) *2010: ''Lautlose Morde'' (TV film) *2010: ' *2010: ' *2011: ''

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'' *2012: ''

Heiter bis Wolkig ''Heiter bis Wolkig'' (English title: ''Partly Sunny'') is a 2012 German comedy-drama film directed by Marco Petry and starring Max Riemelt, Elyas M'Barek, Jessica Schwarz and Anna Fischer. Plot Tim and his friend Can (Elyas M’Barek) go to bar ...

'' *2012: ' *2012: ' *2013: ''

Adieu Paris ''Adieu Paris'' is a German-Luxembourgian-French film directed by Franziska Buch. The film is also known as ''Upgrade''. Plot Patrizia is a successful author. When she learns her allegedly unmarried boyfriend Jean-Jacques lies in a hospital in P ...

'' *2014: ' *2016: ''Zweimal zweites Leben'' *2020:

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