Acting
May 4, 1977
Erbach, Germany
Jessica Schwarz
Acting
Biography
Jessica Schwarz (born May 5, 1977, in Erbach, Hesse) is a German actress, voice-over artist, audiobook narrator, and television presenter. Schwarz grew up in Michelstadt, where her parents run the *Michelstädter Rathausbräu* brewpub and restaurant. Her career began in 1993 when she was chosen as the "Bravo-Girl." Shortly thereafter, she appeared twice on the cover of the magazine *Bravo Girl*. She subsequently worked as a model and later as a presenter for the music television channel VIVA, where she hosted the programs *Film ab* and *Interaktiv*. She also served as an online presenter for the ZDF show *Wetten, dass..?*. For several years now, she has focused primarily on acting. Schwarz gained wider recognition through roles in feature films such as *Perfume: The Story of a Murderer* and as Tony Buddenbrook in *Buddenbrooks*. She also garnered significant attention in 2009 for her portrayal of Romy Schneider in the German television film *Romy*. Furthermore, she worked as a voice actress on the German dubs of the animated films *Flushed Away* and *Surf's Up*. Together with Elyas M’Barek, she hosted the gala ceremony for the 2012 German Film Awards. Until the year 2000, the actress was in a relationship with comedian Oliver Pocher. Schwarz and actor Daniel Brühl met in 2001 during the filming of *Nichts bereuen* and remained a couple until 2006. In 2008, Schwarz and her sister opened a hotel and café in their hometown of Michelstadt. Between 2010 and 2019, she was in a relationship with Austrian cinematographer Markus Selikovsky. On July 24, 2021, she married her partner, Louis-Freytag Beckmann, in her hometown of Michelstadt. The couple has been together since March 2020 and opened a glamping hotel in Portugal in March 2021. The couple has also been residing there since the summer of 2020.
Feature Films (54)
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in the stench of 18th century Paris, develops a superior olfactory sense, which he uses to create the world's finest perfumes. However, his work takes a dark turn as he tries to preserve scents in the search for the ultimate perfume.
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
This teenage drama deals with the emotional chaos of a high school graduate at the beginning of a new period of his life. 19-year-old Daniel is frustrated: he wants his great love Luca to be the "first" woman in his life, but she seems to be unreachable, so he is still a virgin. During his community service as a male nurse, his boss Anna falls in love with him and they finally have sex. Suddenly Luca is interested in Daniel...
No Regrets
Mid-19th-century, Baltic Sea port city of Lubeck, Germany. Follows the fourth generation of the Buddenbrook mercantile family as Tony and Thomas reach the age of marriage. Fatefully impeded every step of the way, the Buddenbrooks struggle as economic hardship and personal defeats weigh down family relations.
Buddenbrooks
Episodes about different stages of relationships: from flirtation to falling out of love.
Nichts als Gespenster
Jan is an absolute heartthrob and a diehard Hertha fan. Katrin is attractive, just as successful and an incorrigible romantic. Chance makes the two the ideal couple. At least almost. Everything would be perfect if the two flagship models of their species did not lapse into primeval behavioral patterns. And so Jan sinks a little too deep in the cleavage of his secretary Melanie, and Katrin can not resist the adventurer Jonathan's lead role.
Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps
Television & Series (42)
A long-running German-language entertainment television show based on the format of the British show You Bet! and the American show Wanna Bet?.
Wetten, dass..?
The Harald Schmidt Show is a German late night talk show hosted on Sky Deutschland by comedian Harald Schmidt. The show first aired from 5 December 1995 to 23 December 2003 on Sat.1. Schmidt then moved his show to Das Erste as Harald Schmidt and Schmidt & Pocher, but he returned to Sat.1 on 13 September 2011. After cancellation on Sat.1, the show continued on Sky Deutschland in September 2012.
Die Harald Schmidt Show
A late-night show featuring Northern German cabaret artist, singer and presenter Ina Müller - done "Müller-style": talk, comedy and lots and lots of music.
Inas Nacht
A long-running German-language entertainment television show based on the format of the British show You Bet! and the American show Wanna Bet?.
