İdil Üner (born 1 August 1971 in

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) is a German-Turkish actress. Üner studied at the

Berlin University of the Arts The Universität der Künste Berlin (UdK; also known in English as the Berlin University of the Arts), situated in Berlin, Germany, is the largest art school in Europe. It is a public art and design school, and one of the four research universit ...

. She received piano lessons for 17 years—starting from the age of 6—and formal opera training for two years. She joined the youth chapters of the Turkish-speaking theater Tiyatrom in Berlin of which her father was a founding member. She made her television debut in the series ''

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'' (1993) and her cinema debut with Rudolf Thome's '. Üner achieved recognition in the works of

Fatih Akın Fatih Akin (Turkish: Fatih Akın, born 25 August 1973) is a German film director, screenwriter and producer of Turkish descent. He has won numerous awards for his films, including the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival for his film '' Head- ...

and Thomas Arslan, particularly ' and '' In July''. She wrote the lyrics to "Güneşim", the main song of ''Im Juli''. She also wrote and directed a short film in 2001 named '' Die Liebenden vom Hotel von Osman'' in which she shares the leading roles with Fatih Akın. In 2004, in the segment directed by Fatih Akin of the film '' Visions of Europe'', Üner sang the title lied by Schumann, " Die alten, bösen Lieder".

Selected filmography

*1995: ' *1998: '' Short Sharp Shock'' (''Kurz und schmerzlos'') *1999: ' *2000: '' In July'' *2000: ''Zwei Mädels auf Mallorca – Die heißeste Nacht des Jahres'' *2001: ' *2001: '' Mostly Martha'' *2004: ' *2004: ''Saniye's Lust'' *2005: '' Istanbul Tales (Anlat İstanbul)'' *2005: '' Zeit der Wünsche'', as Hamife *2008: ' *2013: '

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* 1971 births Living people Actresses from Berlin German film actresses German television actresses German people of Turkish descent Berlin University of the Arts alumni 20th-century German actresses 21st-century German actresses {{Germany-screen-actor-stub