In Feo Aladag’s gripping drama When We Leave (Die Fremde), she played Umay, a woman fleeing an abusive marriage. This performance secured her a second Lola Award and the Best Actress prize at the Tribeca Film Festival .
Starring in the Turkish film Eve Dönüş , she portrayed the wife of an unjustly imprisoned man, winning the Best Actress award at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival . International Media Stardom: Game of Thrones
During her tenure, she was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award as part of the show's ensemble cast. Sibel Kekilli: Movies, TV, and Bio - Prime Video
Kekilli’s ascent in the film industry began when she was discovered by a casting agent in a shopping mall in Cologne. Despite having no formal training, she beat out over 350 candidates for the lead role in Fatih Akin's 2004 masterpiece, Head-On (Gegen die Wand).
Her debut performance as Sibel Güner, a woman struggling between her traditional Turkish roots and her desire for freedom, earned her the prestigious Lola Award for Best Actress .
Kekilli achieved global recognition when she was cast as in the HBO hit series Game of Thrones (2011–2014).
