Biography
Jale Arikan was born in Istanbul. At the age of 6 she moved with her parents to Berlin. After her matriculation she studied at a Drama school in Berlin with Hanny Herter. At the age of 17 she worked as a TV announcer for the ‘First German Television’ (ARD). In 1996 she moved to New York where she played numerous roles in both TV and feature films. From 1997 to 2003 she lived and worked in Los Angeles. Since 2004 she has been living in Berlin and working in Istanbul as well as in Munich. She has also featured in many locations such as Morocco and Portugal.
Movies & TV Shows
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Scene of the Crime (1970) — Sabine
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Bye Bye Germany (2017) — Banu
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Phi (2017) — Ceyhan Hoca
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Zenne Dancer (2012) — Şükran
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Soundless (2004) — Freundin des Russen
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Cherry Season (2014) — Monika Sessa
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Your Name is Justine (2005) — Nadenka
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SOKO Leipzig (2001) — Yasemin Schröter
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A Case For Two (1981) — Ayla
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Particle (2012) — Zeynep
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Evet, I Do! (2008) — Tülay
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The Escape (2016) — Aliye
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Kerr (2022) — Meryem
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Elbow (2024) — Sultan
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Ein starkes Team (1994) — Türkische Barfrau
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Der Fahnder (1984) — Kat
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Tersine Dünya (1994) — Hasibe
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Commitment Aslı (2019)
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Der gute Bulle: Nur Tote reden nicht (2020)
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Phantomschmerz (2018) — Nicole
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Wolffs Revier (1992) — Katja
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Hotel Paradies (1990) — Isabel
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Notes of Berlin (2021) — Mutter
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Der Kriminalist (2006) — Aysha Sahin
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Küstenwache (1997) — Dr. Marlies Tenhagen
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Praxis Bülowbogen (1987) — Fatma
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Letzte Spur Berlin (2012) — Ulya Buchner
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Abschnitt 40 (2001) — Dr. Winzer
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The Hunter (1998) — Zala
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Papa auf Probe (2013) — Simay
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Wilde Engel (2002) — Dr. Ariane Foster
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Jenseits der Spree (2021) — Leyle Neumann
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Samson and Delilah (1996) — Noemi
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Dad Got Grounded (2022) — Dr. Ayse Akgül
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The Nude (1991)
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Die Schlikkerfrauen (2014) — Zaris Mutter
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The Stone (2017)
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Ärzte (1994) — Husnije
- Nacht der Frauen (1994) — Hülya
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Das Leben ist kein Kindergarten – Umzugschaos (2021) — Prof. Dr. Hopf