Sibel Kekilli (born 1980) is a German actress of Turkish heritage. She began acting in pornographic movies under the name "Dilara," but her first general film role was as the star of Fatih Akin's 2004 movie
Gegen die Wand. In 2006, she was in both the Turkish coup film
Eve Dönüş as an official's wife and the Holocaust film
Der Letzte Zug as a Jewish woman on her way to a concentration camp. She won the Best Actress Lola for her role in the 2009 film
Die Fremde.
Sibel Kekilli gained international attention in 2011 when she began playing Shae, Tyrion Lannister's
Camp Follower, in
Game of Thrones. She also has become a regular on German crime series
Tatort playing investigator Sarah Brandt, which is her first role as someone who is not somehow different.
Roles
- Gegen die Wand (Head-On) (2004) as Sibel
- Kebab Connection (2004) as the Italian girl
- Winterreise (2006) as Leyla
- Fay Grim (2006) as the concierge
- Der Letzte Zug (The Last Train) (2006) as Ruth Zilbermann
- Eve Dönüş (2006)
- Pihalla (2009)
- Die Fremde (When We Leave) (2009) as Umay
- The Inspector and the Sea (2010) as Ivonne Baumann
- Mordkommission Istanbul (2010) as Fatma Benli
- Tatort (2010-current) as Sarah Brandt
- What a Man (2011) as Nele
- Game of Thrones (2011-current) as Shae
Tropes
- The Danza: As Sibel in Head-On.
- Non-Specifically Foreign: As Shae.
- Old Shame: Was upset when the German press began to report on her pornographic past around the time she started winning acting accolades, equating it to a "smear campaign".
- Type Casting: As foreigners, usually Turks.
- You Look Familiar: Had a guest appearance on Tatort before becoming a regular.
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