Gizem Emre
Born: 1995-04-19 in Berlin, Germany
Known For: Acting
Biography
Gizem Emre, born on May 22, 1995, in Berlin-Kreuzberg, is a German actress and model. The daughter of Kurdish parents from Turkey, she discovered her passion for acting while still in school. At the age of 17, she applied to an acting agency and began her career with minor roles. She achieved her breakthrough in 2013 with the role of Zeynep in the successful film series *Fack ju Göhte*. She reprised this role in the sequels *Fack ju Göhte 2* and *Fack ju Göhte 3*, as well as in the spin-off *Chantal im Märchenland* (2024). Since 2014, she has played the lead role of Commissioner Dana Wegener in the television series *Alarm für Cobra 11 – Die Autobahnpolizei*, appearing in over 50 episodes through 2022. In addition to her work in Germany, Gizem Emre has also gained international experience, including a role in the US series *Homeland* and a Turkish-language role in the series *Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem*.
Filmography
2025
- Crystal Wall as Dita
- Neo Nuggets - Eine Pulled Pork Komödie as Samira
2024
- Chantal in Fairyland as Zeynep Tezel
2023
- Paradise as Eva
- Pulled Pork as Samira
2022
- Rumspringa as Ina
2020
- Blutige Anfänger as Iggy
2019
- Joko & Klaas gegen ProSieben as Self
2017
- Einstein as Zoe
- Suck Me Shakespeer 3 as Zeynep
- High Society as Manuela
- Pretty Far from Okay as Linda
- Zaun an Zaun as Aysel
2016
- Never Too Late for Justice as Birte Idel
- Dimitrios Schulze as Samira El Fani
2015
- Suck Me Shakespeer 2 as Zeynep
- Die Neue as Neriman
- Super-Dad as Janette
- As If We Were Somebody Else as Jess
2014
2013
- Suck Me Shakespeer as Zeynep
2011
- Homeland as Demet
1997
- Leute heute as Self
1996
- Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police as Dana Wegener
1979
- Bavarian Film Awards as Self