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Gizem Emre
Berlin, Germany
Gizem Emre, born on May 22, 1995, in Berlin-Kreuzberg, is a German actress and model. The daughter of Kurdish parents from Turkey, she discovered her passion for acting while stil…
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Gizem Emre, born on May 22, 1995, in Berlin-Kreuzberg, is a German actress and model. The daughter of Kurdish parents from Turkey, she discovered her passion for acting while still in school. At the age of 17, she applied to an acting agency and began her career with minor roles. She achieved her breakthrough in 2013 with the role of Zeynep in the successful film series *Fack ju Göhte*. She reprised this role in the sequels *Fack ju Göhte 2* and *Fack ju Göhte 3*, as well as in the spin-off *Chantal im Märchenland* (2024). Since 2014, she has played the lead role of Commissioner Dana Wegener in the television series *Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei*, appearing in over 50 episodes through 2022. In addition to her work in Germany, Gizem Emre has also gained international experience, including a role in the US series *Homeland* and a Turkish-language role in the series *Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem*.
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2025
Neo Nuggets: A Pulled Pork Comedy
Movie Samira
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2025
Crystal Wall
TV show Dita
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2024
Chantal in Fairyland
Movie Zeynep Tezel
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2023
Pulled Pork
Movie Samira
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2023
Paradise
Movie Eva
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2022
Rumspringa
Movie Ina
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2020
Rookies
TV show Iggy
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2019
Joko & Klaas gegen ProSieben
TV show Self
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2017
Suck Me Shakespeer 3
Movie Zeynep
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2017
High Society
Movie Manuela
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2017
Pretty Far from Okay
Movie Linda
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2017
Zaun an Zaun
Movie Aysel
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2017
Einstein
TV show Zoe
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2016
Dimitrios Schulze
Movie Samira El Fani
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2016
Never Too Late for Justice
TV show Birte Idel
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2015
Die Neue
Movie Neriman
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2015
As If We Were Somebody Else
Movie Jess
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2015
Suck Me Shakespeer 2
Movie Zeynep
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2015
Super-Dad
Movie Janette
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2014
Not My Day
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2013
Suck Me Shakespeer
Movie Zeynep
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2011
Homeland
TV show Demet
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1997
Leute heute
TV show Self
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1996
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police
TV show Dana Wegener
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1979
Bavarian Film Awards
TV show Self
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Chantal im Märchenland 2
Movie Zeynep
