1. Aylin Tezel's father is a Turkish-born medical doctor practicing in Bielefeld, Germany, and her mother is a nurse.
13 Facts About Aylin Tezel
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Aylin Tezel is a middle child, having an older sister and a younger brother.
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Aylin Tezel had her breakthrough with a main role in the film Almanya - Welcome to Germany which premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2011 and with the main role in the film Am Himmel der Tag, for which she received the Best Actress Award at the Torino Film Festival in 2012.
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Aylin Tezel was born in Bunde and grew up in the Bielefeld district of Sennestadt.
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Aylin Tezel studied acting at the Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts in Berlin but left the school in her second year.
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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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Aylin Tezel filmed Marco Kreuzpaintner's feature Coming In which was released by Warner Bros.
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Aylin Tezel played female lead Sabine in Robert Manson's English-language debut feature film Lost in the Living.
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Aylin Tezel took voice lessons from the late voice coach Julia Wilson-Dickson in London to improve her opportunities for English language roles.
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In 2017 Aylin Tezel had a recurring role in the Canadian CBC Television spy thriller television series X Company.
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Aylin Tezel played the Jewish Polish resistance fighter Zosia in 6 episodes of the 3rd season alongside Warren Brown and Evelyne Brochu and spoke English with a Polish accent for the part.
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In February 2021 ZDFneo originals released the 6-part miniseries Unbroken in which Aylin Tezel plays the main role, Alex, a tough cop trying to find her child after having been kidnapped.
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Aylin Tezel wrote and directed the short film Phoenix starring Irish actors Killian Scott, Brid Brennan and German actress Leonie Benesch which premiered at Max Ophuls Festival.