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Sibel Kekilli

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Sibel Kekilli
An intelligence officer Mari Saari is thrust into dangerous field assignment.
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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).
BornJune 16, 1980
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      • 17 wins & 4 nominations total

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    Head-On (2004)
    Head-On
    7.8
    • Sibel
    • 2004
    When We Leave (2010)
    When We Leave
    7.5
    • Umay
    • 2010
    Game of Thrones (2011)
    Game of Thrones
    9.2
    TV Series
    • Shae
    Tatort (1970)
    Tatort
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Sarah Brandt

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    • Hanna Schygulla and Georges Khabbaz in Yunan (2025)
      Yunan
      6.4
      • 2025
    • Slava der Hund (2023)
      Slava der Hund
      TV Movie
      • Julia
      • 2023
    • Slava der Hund
      5.4
      TV Series
      • Julia
      • 2023
    • Freiheit ist das Einzigste, was zählt (2023)
      Freiheit ist das Einzigste, was zählt
      4.9
      TV Series
      • Ulli
      • 2023
    • Black Night (2022)
      Black Night
      6.9
      • Sirma
      • 2022
    • Meeresleuchten (2021)
      Meeresleuchten
      5.3
      TV Movie
      • Nina Baselau
      • 2021
    • Fox in a Hole (2020)
      Fox in a Hole
      6.6
      • Tara Ketabi
      • 2020
    • Deutschland ist... Heim (2019)
      Deutschland ist... Heim
      • 2019
    • Berlin, I Love You (2019)
      Berlin, I Love You
      4.7
      • Yasil
      • 2019
    • Krista Kosonen in Bullets (2018)
      Bullets
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Madina Taburova
      • 2018
    • Sesamstraße (1973)
      Sesamstraße
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Sibel
      • 2017
    • Bruder: Schwarze Macht (2017)
      Bruder: Schwarze Macht
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Sibel
      • 2017
    • Paare (2015)
      Paare
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Patientin
      • 2015–2017
    • Tatort (1970)
      Tatort
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Sarah Brandt
      • 2010–2017
    • Inspector Borowski (2016)
      Inspector Borowski
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Sarah Brandt
      • 2016

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    When We Leave
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    Head-On (2004) Trailer
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    Head-On (2004) Trailer
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      • Delara
    • Height
      • 5′ 4¼″ (1.63 m)
    • Born
      • June 16, 1980
      • Heilbronn, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
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      Has a binovular (fraternal) twin sister.
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      It's not my passion to wake up at 6:00 in the morning to do my exercises. Sometimes I really hate it. I'm lazy.

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