Gizem Emre
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 26
Movies (17)
Neo Nuggets: A Pulled Pork Comedy2025Samira
Chantal in Fairyland2024Zeynep Tezel
Pulled Pork2023Samira
Paradise2023Eva
Rumspringa2022Ina
Suck Me Shakespeer 32017Zeynep
High Society2017Manuela
Pretty Far from Okay2017Linda
Zaun an Zaun2017Aysel
Dimitrios Schulze2016Samira El Fani- Die Neue2015Neriman
As If We Were Somebody Else2015Jess
Suck Me Shakespeer 22015Zeynep
Super-Dad2015Janette
Not My Day2014
Suck Me Shakespeer2013Zeynep- Chantal im Märchenland 2Zeynep
Shows (9)
Crystal Wall2025Dita
Rookies2020Iggy
Joko & Klaas gegen ProSieben2019Self
Einstein2017Zoe
Never Too Late for Justice2016Birte Idel
Homeland2011Demet
Leute heute1997Self
Alarm for Cobra 11: The Motorway Police1996Dana Wegener- Bavarian Film Awards1979Self