Sibel Kekilli

Sibel Kekilli: Biography in Details

Who is Sibel Kekilli?

Sibel Kekilli is a German actress most famous for her role as Shae for HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones.

She has appeared in other numerous movies including ‘Head-On’ and ‘When We Leave’.

Sibel Kekilli: Birth, Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education

Born on 16 June 1980 and raised in Heilbronn, Sibel’s family was from Turkey. Her ethnicity is Turkish and her nationality is German.

She has a twin sister. Currently, they are residing in Hamburg, Germany.

Sibel completed school with a good grades at the age of 16.

Sibel Kekilli was involved in a training program to become a certified public administration specialist which ran for 30 months.

After the completion of the program, Sibel Kekilli worked as an administrative assistant for two years at the Heilbronn city hall. She later moved to Essen.

She first worked in the Municipal Waste Disposal Office at Heilbronn as an employee.

Later, Sibel Kekilli spent her time there working as a nightclub manager, waitress, saleswoman, cleaner, bouncer, and pornographic film actress.

Sibel Kekilli: Professional Life, and Career

Sibel Kekilli was discovered by a casting agent at a Cologne shopping mall in 2002. He invited her for an audition for a role. She was the lead actress in the movie ‘Head-On’.

The movie was well-received by the critics.

Her acting career got under a little shade when a German tabloid newspaper revealed that she was involved in porn videos under the name of Dilara.

Sibel Kekilli has since then been involved in numerous movies and television series. ‘Kebab Connection’, ‘Winterreise’, ‘Fay Grim’, ‘The Last Train’, ‘Eve Dönüs’, ‘Nachtschicht’, ‘Playground’, ‘Gier’, ‘When We Leave’, ‘The Inspector and the Sea’, ‘Homicide Unit Istanbul’, ‘What a Man’, ‘Die Männer der Emden’, ‘Paare’, ‘Tatort’ and others.

Her most recognizable work was as Shae in HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones which is an adaption of George R.R. Martin’s ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’.

This role has successfully made her popular throughout the world.

She has become a permanent cast member for the show ‘Tatort’ where she portrays the role of Sarah Brandt in the show. She previously played a supporting role in the same show.

What is Sibel Kekilli’s Net Worth?

As of 2023, this actress has an estimated net worth of $3 million. However, information about her income and salary is not disclosed.

Awards and Other Works

Sibel Kekilli has had 16 wins and 4 nominations for various movies and television series throughout her career.

She won the best actress for ‘Eve Dönüs’ at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival. She won the Bambi Award for ‘Gegen die Wand’ in the category of ‘Shooting Star’.

Apart from her work as an actress, she has also been involved in political activism.

She publicly supports ‘Terre des Femmes’, an organization that works against violence against women.

Her speech at the International Women’s Day event held at the residence of the President of Germany in March 2015 was praised by many in Germany.

Sibel Kekilli told in one of her interviews that she enjoyed relaxing and being at home with her dog in her spare time.

Rumors and Controversy

Sibel Kekilli has often been involved in controversies regarding her previous pornographic work.

.In her acceptance speech at the 2004 Bambi Awards, she protested against the media coverage of her past life.

She has stated numerous times that she has moved on from her past work but the past still comes to haunt her.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Sibel Kekilli’s height is 5 feet 4 inches and her weight is 58 kg. Her body measurement is 34-23-36 inches and she wears a bra size of 34C.

She has brown eyes color and her hair color is black.

Social Media Profiles

Sibel Kekilli is active on social media like Instagram only, her followers on her Instagram account are over 166k.

She does not have an official Facebook or Twitter account.

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