Renan Demirkan
Renan Demirkan (born 12 June 1955) is a Turkish-born German writer and actress. In 2016, she initiated the call "checkpoint:demokratie", which became a registered association in May 2017 and of which she is the chair of the board. In June 2017, she founded the non-profit company "Zeit der Maulbeeren", of which she is the managing director.
Renan Demirkan
Martin Kraft · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Name
- Renan Demirkan
- Born
- 12 June 1955
- Birthplace
- Ankara, Turkey
- Nationality
- Turkey · Germany
- Occupation
- actress · writer · singer · musician
- Fields
- theatre · literature · music
- Honours
- Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Languages
- Turkish · German
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Renan Demirkan (born 12 June 1955) is a Turkish-born German writer and actress. In 2016, she initiated the call "checkpoint:demokratie", which became a registered association in May 2017 and of which she is the chair of the board. In June 2017, she founded the non-profit company "Zeit der Maulbeeren", of which she is the managing director.
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The recorded working language is Turkish and German. The field of work recorded is theatre, literature and music. Places of work recorded in the authority are Germany. Distinctions recorded are Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Renan Demirkan in a discussion with Michel Friedman and the presenter Birgit Güll on the Vorwärts stand at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2018
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• Name — Renan Demirkan • Birth Name — Renan Demirkan • Born — 12 June 1955 • Birthplace — Ankara, Turkey • Years Active — 1982–present • Website — http: www.renan-demirkan.de/
Filmography
Filmography
• 1984: Super (1984 film) • 1984: Don Carlos • 1985: On the Killer's Track • 1988: Reporter • 1989: Er – Sie – Es • 1989: Quarantäne • 1991: Forever Young • 1992: Auge um Auge • 1992: Der Augenzeuge • 1992: The Great Bellheim • 1993: Das Sahara-Projekt • 1995: Inzest – Ein Fall für Sina Teufel • 1998: Reise in die Nacht • 2005: Unter weißen Segeln
Publications
• Schwarzer Tee mit drei Stück Zucker. Roman, 1991. • Die Frau mit Bart. Erzählung, 1994. • Es wird Diamanten regnen vom Himmel. Roman, 1999. • Über Liebe, Götter und Rasenmähn. Geschichten, 2003. • Septembertee. Autobiographie, 2008.
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Awards
Demirkan has won numerous awards including the Goldene Kamera (1989), the Adolf Grimme Awards (1990), the Theaterpreis INTHEGA (2002) and the Bundesverdienstkreuz (1998).
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