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Yasemin Şamdereli

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Yasemin Şamdereli
Born (1973-07-15) 15 July 1973 (age 51)
NationalityGerman

Yasemin Şamdereli (born 15 July 1973 in Dortmund, West Germany) is a German actress, screenwriter and film director. Her film Almanya - Willkommen in Deutschland had its U.S. premiere at the Berlin and Beyond Film Festival in San Francisco on 20 October 2011.

Biography

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Yasemin Şamdereli was born in Dortmund, West Germany on 15 July 1973, to a family of Kurdish Zaza origin. She studied at the University of Television and Film in Munich from 1993 until 2000. From 1994 to 1998, she worked as a freelance collaborator for Bavaria-Film. Until 2002 she worked as a directing assistant to international cinema films, including the Jackie Chan films Jackie Chan is Nobody (1998) and Spy against Will (2001).[1]

Career

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In 2002 she directed the TV comedy Alles betürkt!. She was the co-writer of the successful television show, Turkish for Beginners. She also appeared as an actress in the short film Delicious in 2004. She was awarded the German Filmpreis in 2011 for her film, Almanya – Willkommen in Deutschland.

Filmography

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Actor

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Film
Year Film Role
2012 Cinema 3 Herself
2011 The Fabulous Picture Show Herself
2004 Delicious Dianne

Director

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Year Film Notes
1996 Kreuz & quer Film
2000 Kismet Film
2002 Alles getürkt! TV
2004 Sextasy Film
2007 Ich Chef du nix TV
2011 Almanya - Willkommen in Deutschland Film
2024 Samia Film

Writer

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Year Film Notes
2006 Türkisch für Anfänger 1 episode (Die, in der Axel ständig grün ist)
2004 Sextasy
2002 Alles getürkt!
2000 Kismet

References

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  1. ^ "Yasemin Şamdereli | filmportal.de". www.filmportal.de.
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