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. The project is supported by the state of NRW and is a free three-week offer to financially needy women with cancer, with or without children.

Filmography

*1984: ''

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'' *1984: ''Don Carlos'' *1985: ' *1988: ''

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'' *1989: ''Er – Sie – Es'' *1989: ''Quarantäne'' *1991: '' Forever Young'' *1992: ''Auge um Auge'' *1992: ''Der Augenzeuge'' *1992: ' *1993: ' *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.

Awards

Demirkan has won numerous awards including the

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(1989), the

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(1990), the Theaterpreis INTHEGA (2002) and the

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(1998).

References

External links

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Official website

in:

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