Sibel Kekilli - wikipedia Sibel Kekilli Sibel Kekilli Kekilli at the 2017 Berlin International Film Festival ( 1980 - 06 - 16 ) 16 June 1980 ( age 38 ) Heilbronn, West Germany Residence Hamburg, Germany Other names Dilara Citizenship German Occupation Actress Years active 2001 -- present Website sibelkekilli.com/en/ 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 awards, 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, as well as for her activism against violence against women. Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Political activism 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 Awards 6 References 7 External links Personal life Kekilli was born and raised in Heilbronn, to a family of Turkish origin. Her parents came to Germany from Turkey in 1977, and were described by Kekilli as `` fairly liberal ''. After completing school with excellent grades at age 16, she entered a 30 - month - long combined training program to become a certified public administration specialist at the local city administration. After successful completion, she continued to work as an administrative assistant for another two years at Heilbronn city hall, then moved to Essen, where she worked various jobs as a bouncer, cleaner, waitress, nightclub manager, saleswoman, and pornographic film actress. Kekilli lives in Hamburg. In 2017, she blocked her Instagram from users in Turkey after male users from that country sent a multitude of abusive and threatening messages. Kekilli denounced the senders as `` bigoted '' and `` full of hate ''. Career Kekilli at the 2012 Berlin International Film Festival In 2002, while at a shopping mall in Cologne, Kekilli was noticed by a casting director, who invited her to audition for a role in a film. She won the leading part in Head - On ( German : Gegen die Wand ) against a field of 350 other hopefuls. The film was released in 2004 and was a major success, receiving several prizes at film festivals. Filming proved strenuous for Kekilli personally, and she underwent an appendectomy during filming in Turkey. Shortly after the release of Head - On, the German tabloid newspaper Bild - Zeitung made public Kekilli 's earlier work in pornography. This led to a public sensation, and Kekilli 's parents broke off all contact with her. She received the 2004 Bambi prize for `` best shooting star '' for her role in Head - On. During the televised acceptance speech, she tearfully complained about the `` dirty smear campaign '' and `` media rape '' she was subject to. Bild - Zeitung was later reprimanded by the German Press Council ( Deutscher Presserat ) for the manner in which it covered the story. Kekilli starred in the Turkish coup d'état film Eve Dönüş ( 2006 ), playing the wife of a man who was unjustly imprisoned and tortured. The performance won her the Best Actress award at the 2006 Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival. Also that year, she played a Jewish woman on the way to the Auschwitz concentration camp in the 2006 film Der letzte Zug ( The Last Train ). In 2009, she played Umay, a young Turkish woman who leaves Istanbul to return to her family in Berlin, in When We Leave ( Die Fremde ). She was awarded the Lola for Best Actress in 2010 for her role. In 2010, Kekilli was cast as Shae in HBO 's Game of Thrones, an adaptation of George R.R. Martin 's A Song of Ice and Fire novels. In 2011, 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. She said that she was glad not to be playing a character of foreign descent, as she feels she has been typecast in the past. In 2017 she left the Tatort franchise, after 14 feature - length episodes, citing a need for change. Political activism Kekilli supports the organization Terre des Femmes in its work against violence against women. In December 2006, at an anti-domestic violence event run by the Turkish newspaper Hürriyet in Berlin, she stated, `` I have experienced for myself that both physical and psychological abuse are regarded as normal in a Muslim family. Sadly, violence belongs to the culture of Islam ''. In response, the Turkish consul general left the room. In a March 2007 interview with Der Spiegel, Kekilli said she did not belong to any religion, although she respected all religions. She stated that she `` used to believe in nothing at all, but now I believe in a power that protects one, and gives one tasks throughout life, but I do n't call it God. '' In March 2015 at an International Women 's Day event at the President of Germany 's residence at Schloss Bellevue, Kekilli gave a speech on violence against women in the name of honour. The speech drew wide attention and praise in Germany for its empathic message. In May 2015, Friedrich Naumann Foundation named Kekilli `` Author of Freedom '' for the speech. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes Head - On Sibel Güner Kebab Connection Italienerin 2006 Winter Journey Leyla 2006 Fay Grim Concierge First Istanbul Hotel 2006 The Last Train 2006 Eve Dönüş Esma 2009 Pihalla Laura When We Leave 2011 What a Man Nele 2012 Die Männer der Emden Salima Bey Television Year Title Role Notes 2010 -- 2017 Tatort Sarah Brandt 14 episodes 2011 -- 2014 Game of Thrones Shae 20 episodes Awards 2004 Lola for Best Actress in Gegen die Wand 2004 Bambi for Best `` Shooting Star '' in Gegen die Wand 2006 Golden Orange Prize for Best Actress in Eve Dönüş 2010 Lola for Best Actress in Die Fremde 2010 Tribeca Prize for Best Actress in Die Fremde References Jump up ^ Malzahn, Claus Christian ( 6 March 2007 ). `` Schauspielerin Sibel Kekilli : `` Ich bin mir sicher, dass ich irgendwann aus Deutschland wegziehe '' ``. Der Spiegel. Retrieved 4 March 2011. ^ Jump up to : `` Sibel Kekilli Biografie '', Yahoo Movies ( in German ), archived from the original on 22 February 2010, retrieved 5 December 2009 ^ Jump up to : `` Culture & Lifestyle : From Bare to Bear for Ex-Porn Queen '', Deutsche Welle, 18 February 2004, retrieved 20 October 2007 Jump up ^ `` Sibel Kekilli : Neue Traumrolle für die Schauspielerin ''. BILD.de. Jump up ^ `` Game of Thrones actress Kekilli blocks Instagram profile to Turkish users after `` sexual harassments '' - CINEMA - TV ``. Hürriyet Daily News LEADING NEWS SOURCE FOR TURKEY AND THE REGION. Retrieved 2017 - 09 - 15. Jump up ^ `` Man erkennt sich '', Welt am Sonntag ( in German ), 7 March 2004 Jump up ^ Gegen die Wand - Presseheft polyfilm.at, page 6. ( in German ) Jump up ^ Sibel Kekilli at the Internet Adult Film Database Jump up ^ `` Goldene Rehkitze für Hanks, Kekilli und Elton John '', Spiegel Online ( in German ), 19 November 2004 Jump up ^ Deutscher Presserat rügt `` Bild '' - Zeitung. ( in German ) Spiegel.de ( 20 November 2004 ). Retrieved on 23 June 2012. Jump up ^ Vogel, Elke ( 23 April 2010 ). `` '' Das weiße Band '' räumt bei Gala zehn Lolas ab ``. Die Welt ( in German ). Retrieved 24 April 2010. Jump up ^ Not A Blog -- You Guys Are Scary Good, the Sequel Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine... Grrm.livejournal.com. Retrieved on 23 June 2012. Jump up ^ Koch, Dorit ( 2 October 2011 ). `` Kieler Tatort - Duo : Sibel Kekilli, die Neue an der Seite von Axel Milberg ''. Die Welt ( in German ). Retrieved 18 October 2011. Jump up ^ `` Sibel Kekilli : `` Tatort '' - Rolle ist Ritterschlag ``. Focus ( in German ). 12 August 2010. Retrieved 18 October 2011. Jump up ^ `` Sibel Kekilli verlässt den Kieler `` Tatort '' ``. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung ( FAZ ) ( in German ). 2 February 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2018. ^ Jump up to : `` Eklat um Sibel Kekilli in Berlin '', Der Tagesspiegel ( in German ), 4 December 2006 Jump up ^ Claus Christian Malzahn & Anna Reimann ( 6 March 2007 ). `` '' Ich bin mir sicher, dass ich irgendwann aus Deutschland wegziehe `` ''. Der Spiegel ( in German ). Retrieved 15 April 2018. Jump up ^ `` Sibel Kekilli über individuelle Freiheit und kollektiven Druck, 06.03. 2015 in Schloss Bellevue ''. Jump up ^ `` Was macht euch Angst, ihr Väter, Brüder, Ehemänner ? ''. FAZ ( in German ). 10 March 2015. Jump up ^ `` Sibel Kekilli rührt mit ihrer Rede zu Tränen ''. Brigitte ( in German ). 12 March 2015. Jump up ^ `` Sibel Kekilli über die muslimische Kultur : `` Sie kann gnadenlos sein '' ``. Focus ( in German ). 14 March 2015. Jump up ^ `` Sibel Kekilli ist Autorin der Freiheit im April '' ( in German ). Friedrich Naumann Foundation. 4 May 2015. Jump up ^ `` When We Leave Scores Top Honors at Tribeca Film Festival ''. New York Magazine. 29 April 2010. Retrieved 15 May 2010. External links Find more aboutSibel Kekilliat Wikipedia 's sister projects Media from Wikimedia Commons Official website Sibel Kekilli on IMDb Sibel Kekilli at the Internet Adult Film Database Sibel Kekilli at the European Girls Adult Film Database Awards for Sibel Kekilli Awards and achievements Preceded by Ursula Werner German Film Award for Best Actress for Die Fremde Succeeded by incumbent Preceded by Beste Bereket Golden Orange Award for Best Actress 2006 for Eve Dönüş Succeeded by Özgü Namal Preceded by Hannelore Elsner German Film Award for Best Actress for Gegen die Wand Succeeded by Julia Jentsch Golden Orange Award for Best Actress Türkan Şoray ( 1964 ) Fatma Girik ( 1965 ) Selma Güneri ( 1966 ) Fatma Girik ( 1967 ) Türkan Şoray ( 1968 ) Hülya Koçyiğit ( 1969 ) Belgin Doruk ( 1970 ) Filiz Akın ( 1971 ) Zeynep Aksu ( 1972 ) Hülya Koçyiğit ( 1973 ) Perihan Savaş ( 1974 ) Hülya Koçyiğit ( 1975 ) Adile Naşit ( 1976 ) Semra Özdamar ( 1977 ) Hale Soygazi ( 1978 ) Sevda Ferdağ ( 1979 ) Melike Demirağ / Güngör Bayrak ( 1980 ) Meral Orhonsay ( 1981 ) Nur Sürer ( 1982 ) Hülya Koçyiğit ( 1983 ) Hale Soygazi ( 1984 ) Zuhal Olcay ( 1985 ) Müjde Ar ( 1986 ) Türkan Şoray ( 1987 ) Gülşen Bubikoğlu ( 1988 ) Nur Sürer ( 1989 ) Hülya Koçyiğit ( 1990 ) Sumru Yavrucuk ( 1991 ) Lale Mansur ( 1992 ) Müjde Ar ( 1993 ) Türkan Şoray ( 1994 ) Zuhal Gencer ( 1995 ) Yasemin Alkaya / Hande Ataizi ( 1996 ) Derya Alabora ( 1997 ) Yelda Reynaud ( 1998 ) Başak Köklükaya ( 1999 ) Sanem Çelik ( 2000 ) Demet Akbağ / Yeşim Salkım ( 2001 ) Meral Oğuz ( 2002 ) Meltem Cumbul ( 2003 ) Tülin Özen ( 2004 ) Beste Bereket / Vildan Atasever ( 2005 ) Sibel Kekilli ( 2006 ) Özgü Namal ( 2007 ) Nurgül Yeşilçay ( 2008 ) Nergis Öztürk ( 2009 ) Claudia Cardinale ( 2010 ) Devin Özgür Çınar ( 2011 ) Anna Andrusenko ( 2012 ) Zeynep Çamcı ( 2013 ) Nesrin Javadzadeh ( 2014 ) Nuray Yeşilaraz ( 2015 ) Ecem Uzun ( 2016 ) Tribeca Film Festival Award for Best Actress Valeria Bruni Tedeschi ( 2003 ) Fernanda Montenegro ( 2004 ) Felicity Huffman ( 2005 ) Eva Holubová ( 2006 ) Marina Hands ( 2007 ) Eileen Walsh ( 2008 ) Zoe Kazan ( 2009 ) Sibel Kekilli ( 2010 ) Carice van Houten ( 2011 ) Rachel Mwanza ( 2012 ) Veerle Baetens ( 2013 ) Valeria Bruni Tedeschi ( 2014 ) Hannah Murray ( 2015 ) Mackenzie Davis ( 2016 ) Nadia Alexander ( 2017 ) BNF : cb15862933d ( data ) GND : 129999679 ISNI : 0000 0001 1444 8488 LCCN : nr2004030939 MusicBrainz : 281fde98 - e5ef - 4d6a - b2e5 - 27c51f56e119 SUDOC : 084564547 VIAF : 56562851 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sibel_Kekilli&oldid=841304309 '' Categories : 1980 births Living people Best Actress Golden Orange Award winners Best Actress German Film Award winners German people of Turkish descent German pornographic film actresses 21st - century German actresses People from Heilbronn German television actresses German film actresses Former Muslims turned agnostics or atheists German atheists German former Muslims Recipients of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Hidden categories : CS1 German - language sources ( de ) Articles with German - language external links Articles using Template : IAFD name Webarchive template wayback links Use dmy dates from October 2013 Wikipedia indefinitely semi-protected biographies of living people Articles with hCards Articles containing German - language text Articles using Template : EGAFD actress Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk View source Contents About Wikipedia Azərbaycanca Български Brezhoneg Català Čeština Deutsch Ελληνικά Español فارسی Français Galego 한국어 Հայերեն Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית Latina Magyar مصرى Bahasa Melayu Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча Polski Português Română Русский Suomi Svenska Türkçe اردو Tiếng Việt Zazaki 26 more Edit links This page was last edited on 15 May 2018, at 01 : 25 ( UTC ). 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Question: who is the actress that plays shae in game of thrones
Answer: Sibel Kekilli