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My Take
Sibel Kekilli's story is one of the more striking reinventions I know of in film. She broke out with Fatih Akin's Head-On in 2004 and walked straight into a Lola, Germany's top film award, then won a second for When We Leave. That's serious dramatic credibility, and the Cross of the Order of Merit in 2017 underlines how seriously Germany takes her. Internationally, of course, most people met her as Shae in Game of Thrones. I respect that she built a real acting career on talent and refused to be defined by her past. Born in Heilbronn in 1980, she feels like a genuine survivor's success.
Overview
Sibel Kekilli (born 16 June 1980) 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.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Sibel Kekilli
- Name (Japanese)
- シベル・ケキリ
- Reading
- しべる・けきり
- Born
- June 16, 1980 (age 45)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Monkey
- Origin
- Heilbronn, Stuttgart Government Region, Germany
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / television actor / pornographic actor / voice actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- German Film Award
- 2017 Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://sibelkekilli.com
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/sibelkekilli/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%99%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B1%E3%82%AD%E3%83%AA
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.