Aylin Tezel (German: [ˈaɪlɪn ˈteË tslÌ©]; born 29 November 1983 in
Bünde, Germany) is a German actress and dancer. Her father is a
Turkish-born medical doctor practicing in Bielefeld, Germany, and her
mother is a nurse. She is a middle child, having an older sister and a
younger brother. She is most known for her main role in the film
"Almanya - Welcome to Germany" which premiered at the Berlin
International Film Festival in 2011 and for her main role in the film
"Am Himmel der Tag" (En: "Breaking Horizons") for which she received
the Best Actress Award at the Torino Film Festival in 2012.Aylin Tezel
was born in Bünde and grew up in the Bielefeld district of
Sennestadt. There she studied dance from the age of six and graduated
from the Hans Ehrenberg private evangelical school. She studied acting
at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin. After her film
debut in the arthouse feature "Unschuld" (2008) she played a central
role in Oliver Kienle’s award- winning film "Closer Than Blood"
(First Steps Award 2010).The actress was especially noted for her role
in Yasemin Şamdereli’s film "Almanya - Welcome to Germany", which
premiered at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival and won the
Deutscher Filmpreis (German Film Award) in 2011. The film was a big
hit in German cinemas and had cinema releases in many countries.
During Christmas 2011, Tezel was seen as Cinderella in Uwe Janson’s
TV film "Aschenputtel" and soon afterwards in one of the main roles as
a young cop in Germany’s most popular cop series Tatort. Irish
director Shimmy Marcus gave her the main part in his short film
"Rhinos" (2011) which premiered at the CFC Worldwide Short Film
Festival in Toronto, Canada and was nominated for an Award at the
Irish Film & Television Awards in 2013.In 2012 there were cinema
releases of her films "3 Zimmer/Küche/Bad" (engl. "Move") and
"Breaking Horizons" (original Title: "Am Himmel der Tag"). Pola
Beck’s "Breaking Horizons" won the Award for Best Film in
German-language feature film competition at the 8th Zurich Film
Festival and Aylin Tezel received the Best Actress Award at the 30th
Torino Film Festival.
Bünde, Germany) is a German actress and dancer. Her father is a
Turkish-born medical doctor practicing in Bielefeld, Germany, and her
mother is a nurse. She is a middle child, having an older sister and a
younger brother. She is most known for her main role in the film
"Almanya - Welcome to Germany" which premiered at the Berlin
International Film Festival in 2011 and for her main role in the film
"Am Himmel der Tag" (En: "Breaking Horizons") for which she received
the Best Actress Award at the Torino Film Festival in 2012.Aylin Tezel
was born in Bünde and grew up in the Bielefeld district of
Sennestadt. There she studied dance from the age of six and graduated
from the Hans Ehrenberg private evangelical school. She studied acting
at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin. After her film
debut in the arthouse feature "Unschuld" (2008) she played a central
role in Oliver Kienle’s award- winning film "Closer Than Blood"
(First Steps Award 2010).The actress was especially noted for her role
in Yasemin Şamdereli’s film "Almanya - Welcome to Germany", which
premiered at the 61st Berlin International Film Festival and won the
Deutscher Filmpreis (German Film Award) in 2011. The film was a big
hit in German cinemas and had cinema releases in many countries.
During Christmas 2011, Tezel was seen as Cinderella in Uwe Janson’s
TV film "Aschenputtel" and soon afterwards in one of the main roles as
a young cop in Germany’s most popular cop series Tatort. Irish
director Shimmy Marcus gave her the main part in his short film
"Rhinos" (2011) which premiered at the CFC Worldwide Short Film
Festival in Toronto, Canada and was nominated for an Award at the
Irish Film & Television Awards in 2013.In 2012 there were cinema
releases of her films "3 Zimmer/Küche/Bad" (engl. "Move") and
"Breaking Horizons" (original Title: "Am Himmel der Tag"). Pola
Beck’s "Breaking Horizons" won the Award for Best Film in
German-language feature film competition at the 8th Zurich Film
Festival and Aylin Tezel received the Best Actress Award at the 30th
Torino Film Festival.
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