Sibel Kekilli

Sibel Kekilli

actress

Sibel Kekilli was born on Jun 16, 1980 in West Germany. Sibel Kekilli's big-screen debut came with Head-On directed by Fatih Akin in 2004. Sibel Kekilli is known for Head-On directed by Fatih Akin, Birol Ünel stars as Cahit and Güven Kiraç as Seref. Sibel Kekilli has got 17 awards and 4 nominations so far. The most recent award Sibel Kekilli achieved is CinEuphoria Awards. The upcoming new movie Sibel Kekilli plays is Berlin, I Love You which will be released on Feb 08, 2019.

Sibel Kekilli is a German actress of Turkish origin. With her debut in Fatih Akin's movie "Head On" she gained major public attention. The film won the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival 2004 and her acting performance received several national and international prizes, among them the highly prestigious German film award Lola for Best Actress.Since then Kekilli played in several national and international productions like "Eve Dönüs" ("Home coming"), awarded Best Actress at the Antalya Film Festival, aside with Josef Bierbichler and Hanna Schygulla in "Winter Journey" ("Winterreise) or the leading role Umay in Feo Aladags "When We Leave" ("Die Fremde") in 2010 which lead to Best Actress Award at the Tribeca Film Festival and once again the Lola award among others.Apart from other movie roles, as the very successful comedy "What a man" (2011) directed by Matthias Schweighöfer, she has been investigating in the highly regarded German series "Tatort" since 2010.She has also become widely known as part of the main cast for her role as Shae in the HBO award-winning series "Game of Thrones" (Season 1 until Season 4).

  • Birthday

    Jun 16, 1980
  • Place of Birth

    Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
  • Also known

    Sibel Kekili

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Awards

17 wins & 4 nominations

CinEuphoria Awards
2020
Merit - Honorary Award
Winner - CinEuphoria
German Film Critics Association Awards
2011
Best Actress (Beste Darstellerin)
Winner - German Film Critics Award
Die Fremde (2010)
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