Jale Arıkan (born 22 August 1965) is a

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film and television actress. At the

35th Moscow International Film Festival The 35th Moscow International Film Festival took place between 20 and 29 June 2013. ''World War Z'' was selected as the opening film. The Golden George was awarded to the Turkish film ''Particle''. Films in competition The following films were s ...

in 2013, she won the Silver George for Best Actress for her role in the film ''

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'' (2012) which won the Golden George.

Career

Arıkan was born in

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but later moved to

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

where she successfully pursued a career in acting. She showed a preference for thrillers and

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s. She has starred in several popular German-language television series, including ''

Ein Fall für zwei ''Ein Fall für zwei'' (''"A case for two"'') is a German television series, which premiered on 11 September 1981 on ZDF. The series, set in Frankfurt am Main, features two main characters who solve crimes: a defense attorney and a private invest ...

'' (1987–1992), ''

Rivalen der Rennbahn ''Rivalen Der Rennbahn'' is a German television series that aired in 1989, with a total of eleven episodes. It was directed by Stefan Bartmann. Plot Successful jockey Christian Adler mysteriously falls off his horse and is injured so badly that ...

'' (1989), ''

Hotel Paradies Hotel Paradies was a sitcom that aired on ZDF with a total of 27 episodes. It aired twice a week from January 16, 1990, to April 12, 1990, on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:50 PM. The show was written by Herbert Lichtenfeld. From episodes 1 to 12, ...

'' (1990), ''

Tatort ''Tatort'' ("Crime scene") is a German language police procedural television series that has been running continuously since 1970 with some 30 feature-length episodes per year, which makes it the longest-running German TV drama. Developed by ...

'' (1990–2012), ''

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'' (1992), ''

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'' (1992), ''

Der Fahnder ''Der Fahnder'' is a German television crime drama series which was aired between 1984 and 2005. In the Netherlands the series was broadcast by the VARA from 3 October 1985. Cast ; Klaus Wennemann: Hannes Faber (episodes 1–91) ; Jörg Schüt ...

'' (1994), ''

Schwarz greift ein ''Schwarz greift ein'' is a German television series. See also *List of German television series The following is a list of television series produced in Germany: Current Drama * ''4 Blocks'' (TNT Serie, 2017–2019) * ''Alarm für Cobra ...

'' (1995), ''

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'' (2003), ''

Leipzig Homicide ''Leipzig Homicide (SOKO Leipzig)'' is a German crime drama television series first broadcast on 31 January 2001 on ZDF. More than 400 episodes have been screened since. On 12 November 2008, the first of a two-part crossover between ''SOKO Leipz ...

'' (2009), '' Stolberg'' (2009), ''

Dahoam is Dahoam ''Dahoam is Dahoam'' ("Home is Home") is a German television soap opera. It concerns the lives of the residents of the fictitious village of ''Lansing'' in Upper Bavaria. The characters speak the Bavarian dialect (with some adjustments to stand ...

'' (2009–2010), ''

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'' (2011), and ''

Der Lehrer ''Der Lehrer'' (''The Teacher'') is a German television series. It premiered on 10 August 2009 on RTL Television. The first season consisted of 9 episodes, the second of 7. It premiered in December 2013. On April 8, 2021, the series ended after 9 ...

'' (2015). She starred as Polish Nadenka in the 2005 Luxembourgish film '' Your Name is Justine'' which was nominated at the

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for the

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. She was cast as Naomi in the English-language television film ''

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'' (1996).

Awards and nominations

At the

in 2013, she received the Silver George for Best Actress for her role in ''

''. In 2014, she also won the award Best Actress in the Turkish Film Festival Frankfurt.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Arikan, Jale 1965 births German film actresses German people of Turkish descent German television actresses Living people Turkish emigrants to Germany Turkish film actresses Turkish television actresses