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Sibel Kekilli

Sibel Kekilli is a German actress. She gained public attention after starring in the 2004 film Head-On. She won two Lolas, the most prestigious German film award, for her performances in Head-On and When We Leave (2010). Beginning in 2011, she became more widely known for her role as Shae in the HBO series Game of Thrones.

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entertainment · German actress · actor · film actor · television actor · pornographic actor · voice actor · director · also Sibel Kekilli, Dilara, Kim, Sybel, Kekilli

Born 16 June 1980 · Q63682

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Awarded Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg (2025).
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Awarded Askania Award (2025).
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2026· 3 entries

Aug 15, 2026Documented record69% confidence

Tribute.ca: Sibel Kekilli Movies

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Jul 26, 2026Documented record75% confidence

Public attention spiked: 6,091 Wikipedia readers in one day, 5.2× the usual 1,182, with 0 article edits.

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Jul 5, 2026Documented record75% confidence

Public attention spiked: 9,260 Wikipedia readers in one day, 7.8× the usual 1,182, with 0 article edits.

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2025· 3 entries

Dec 2, 2025Documented record69% confidence

Vatan: Sibel Kekilli

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Jun 15, 2025Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg (2025).

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Jun 15, 2025Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Askania Award (2025).

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2022· 1 entry

Jul 4, 2022Documented record69% confidence

haberler.com: Sibel Kekilli kimdir? Sibel Kekilli kaç yaşında ve nereli? Sibel Kekilli biyografisi!

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2021· 2 entries

Mar 31, 2021Documented record69% confidence

haberler.com: Sibel Kekilli 13 yaşındaki halini paylaştı, fotoğraftan çok altına düştüğü not dikkat çekti

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Feb 17, 2021Documented record69% confidence

haberturk: Sibel Kekilli sıra dışı bir filmde rol aldı

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2018· 2 entries

Nov 6, 2018Documented record69% confidence

CNN TÜRK: Sibel Kekilli: Çok acı çektim, artık konuşmalıyım!

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Nov 3, 2018Documented record69% confidence

Bustle: 'Game Of Thrones' Actor Sibel Kekilli Talked About How Shae Will Always Be Truly Iconic

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2017· 4 entries

Jun 15, 2017Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (2017).

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2017Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Left the Tatort franchise, after 14 feature-length episodes, citing a need for change

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2017Source gives the year onlyDocumented record72% confidence

In 2017, Kekilli blocked her Instagram account from being accessed in Turkey, saying that users from that country had sent a multitude of abusive and threatening messages.

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2017Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Kekilli blocked her Instagram account from being accessed in Turkey, saying that users from that country had sent a multitude of abusive and threatening messages

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2014· 1 entry

Apr 17, 2014Documented record69% confidence

IGN: Game of Thrones’ Sibel Kekilli on Shae’s Weird Love Triangle

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2012· 1 entry

Jun 15, 2012Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Bavarian TV Awards for Tatort: Borowski und die Frau am Fenster (2012).

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2011· 3 entries

Jan 13, 2011Documented record69% confidence

Wall Street Journal: Sibel Kekilli's New Reality

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2011Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Became more widely known for her role as Shae in the HBO series Game of Thrones

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2011Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

One year after first appearing in a supporting role in the long-running crime series Tatort, she became a permanent cast member as new investigator Sarah Brandt, working alongside chief investigator Klaus Borowski

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2010· 5 entries

Jun 15, 2010Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Bernhard Wicki Award for When We Leave (2010).

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Jun 15, 2010Documented record84% confidence

Awarded German Film Award for Best Actress for When We Leave (2010).

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Jun 15, 2010Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Video Champion (2010).

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Jun 15, 2010Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Preis der deutschen Filmkritik for When We Leave (2010).

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2010Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

Kekilli was cast as Shae in HBO's Game of Thrones, an adaptation of George R

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2009· 1 entry

2009Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Played Umay, a young Turkish woman who leaves Istanbul to return to her family in Berlin, in When We Leave (Die Fremde)

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2004· 6 entries

Jun 15, 2004Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Bambi Award for Head-On (2004).

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Jun 15, 2004Documented record84% confidence

Awarded Undine Award for Head-On (2004).

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Jun 15, 2004Documented record84% confidence

Awarded German Film Award for Best Actress for Head-On (2004).

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Jun 15, 2004Documented record84% confidence

Awarded New Faces Award for Head-On (2004).

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2004Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

Bambi for Best "Shooting Star" in Head-On

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2004Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

And was a major success, receiving several prizes at film festivals

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2002· 1 entry

2002Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

While at a shopping mall in Cologne, she was noticed by a casting director, who invited her to audition for a role in a film

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1980· 1 entry

Jun 16, 1980Documented record86% confidence

Born 1980-06-16.

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1977· 1 entry

1977Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

And she has described them as having a rather modern and open attitude

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