Alissa Jung was born on June 30th, 1981. She started her career in acting and filmmaking as a child, dubbing films and tv series as well as working on audio plays. Her teenage years were mainly spent at the theatre: she was a member of several acting groups and played leading parts in Sophocles’ „Antigone" at the „Leipziger Schille" or in „Gelb" directed by Armin Petras at the „Schauspiel Leipzig" (now „Centraltheater"). It was here that she was discovered for German television at the age of 16. Since then she has been involved in several filmproductions, playing leading roles in national and international productions.

In 2021, she graduated from the Drehbuchwerkstatt München, where she developed her screenplay "Paternal Leave" and was nominated for the "Tankred Dorst" award. In 2024, she realised her feature film debut "Paternal Leave" as a director. It premiered 2025 at at the BERLINALE and won several prizes (Jury prize of AG Kino-Gilde-Cinema Vision 14plus at the Berlinale, Best Director at the BCN Film Fest, Best Debut Director at Raindance Filmfestival and has been distributed in Italy, Spain, Germany and Austria till now.