Growing 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 is occasionally hosting 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´s well- known from her role in the movie Perfume: The Story of a Murderer and her role of Tony Boodenbrook in the movie Buddenbrooks (writen by the famous German novelist Thomas Mann) 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.