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.

Filmography

• 2028Das verrückte Labyrinth
• 2026The Perfect Holiday — Eva
• Black Gold — Martha Lambert
• Lillys Verschwinden — Anna Bischoff
• 2025Manitou's Canoe — Boss
• Schneekind - Ein Schwarzwaldkrimi — Maris Bächle
• 2023Das Märchen von der Zauberflöte — Königin der Nacht
• Unwanted — Edith
• 2022Over & Out — Lea
• 2021Alles auf Rot — Claire Kessel
• Blackout: Tomorrow Is Too Late — Helena Voss
• Waldgericht - Ein Schwarzwaldkrimi — Maris Bächle
• Biohackers — Tanja Lorenz
• 2020Narcissus and Goldmund — Rebekka
• 2019The Perfect Secret — Eva
• Und tot bist Du! Ein Schwarzwaldkrimi — Maris Bächle
• 2018Freddy/Eddy — Paula
• 2017Auf der anderen Seite ist das Gras viel Grüner — Kati Wedekind
• 2017Hanni & Nanni 4 — Susanne Sullivan
• 2017Pretty Far from Okay — Hörbuchstimme
• 2017Reich oder tot — Claire Kessel
• 2016Hands of a Mother — Monika
• 2016Hattinger und der Nebel - Ein Chiemseekrimi — Sarah Beck
• 2016Stadtlandliebe — Anna
• 2016Twice New Life — Esther Steinborn
• 2015Zum Sterben zu früh — Claire Kessel
• 2014Der Koch — Andrea
• 2013Adieu Paris — Patrizia Munz
• 2012Baron Münchhausen — Constanze von Hellberg
• Baron Münchhausen — Constanze von Hellberg
• 2012Jesus Loves Me — Marie
• 2012Partly Sunny — Edda Breuer
• 2012Yoko — Katja
• 2011Death of a Superhero — Tanya
• 2011Der Mann, der über Autos sprang — Dr. Julianne 'Ju' Konradi
• 2011When Santa Fell to Earth — Lena Schuster
• 2010Lautlose Morde — Sarah Merlow
• 2010The Day I Was Not Born — Maria Falkenmayer
• 2009Romy — Romy Schneider
• 2009The Door — Maja Andernach, Thanks
• 2009The Wild Chicks and Life — Frau Rose
• 2008Buddenbrooks — Antonia Buddenbrook
• 2007Fashion Victims — Frau Pfeiffer
• 2007Ich wollte nicht töten — Meike Marndorfer
• 2007Impossibly Yours — Anja
• 2007Why Men Don't Listen and Women Can't Read Maps — Katrin
• 2007Wild Chicks in Love — Frau Rose
• 200648 Stunden Barcelona — Carla
• 2006Lulu — Lulu
• 2006Nichts als Gespenster — Nora
• 2006Perfume: The Story of a Murderer — Natalie
• 2006The Red Cockatoo — Luise
• 2006The Wild Chicks — Frau Rose
• 2004Cold Spring — Sylvia Berger
• 2004Off Beat — November
• 2004Quito — Carla
• 2003Wasted Youth — Melitta
• 2002Friends of Friends — Pia
• 2001No Regrets — Luca
• Einsatz in Hamburg — Nadja Linke
• 1999Jagd auf Amor — Katja
• 1997Blackrock — Model
• Scene of the Crime — Sandra Waller
• Das perfekte Weihnachten — Eva

Appearances as themselves (29)

• 2023Die Show der Shows — Self
• Wir gegen die! Die Kebekus Geschwister Show — Self
• Joko & Klaas gegen ProSieben — Self
• Late Night Berlin — Self
• Das Duell um die Geld — Self
• Wer weiß denn sowas? — Self
• Wo Grafen schlafen — Self - Moderator
• Das Duell um die Welt — Self
• Roche & Böhmermann — Self
• Klein gegen Groß - Das unglaubliche Duell — Self
• Inas Nacht — Self
• Through the Night with... — Self
• Menschen der Woche — Self
• TV total — Self
• Volle Kanne — Self
• Leute heute — Self
• Tietjen und Bommes — Self
• Zimmer frei! — Self
• Die Harald Schmidt Show — Self
• Bravo Super Show – Die Gold-Otto-Verleihung — Self - Host
• alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio — Self
• DAS! — Self
• Wetten, dass..? — Self
• Bavarian Film Awards — Self
• Kölner Treff — Self
• 3 nach 9 — Self
• Grimme Award — Self
• German Film Award — Self, Self - Host
• Bambi — Self