Tijan Marei (born 1996 in

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) is a German actress. She made her debut as a child actress in 2007 and has appeared regularly in German and international television series and film productions since 2013. Marei's mother is German, her father has Circassian ancestors.Tijan Marei: Eines der interessantesten Gesichter des deutschen Films
(Article by Eric Leimann for Prisma, Germany] Retrieved 14 February 2022) When she was ten, a

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at the

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became aware of her and she took on a small role alongside

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in the

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television film ''The Echo of Guilt''. After graduating from high school, she completed a short

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teacher training course in

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, India, at the age of 18. She then did a two-year yoga course in Berlin. She also began studying fine arts at the

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. Marei received her first leading role in 2017 in the ARD production ''Ellas Baby'', directed by David Dietl. In the film, she plays a 16-year-old schoolgirl who accidentally becomes pregnant during a school exchange in France. For her performance, she was nominated for Best Actress at the

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s. In 2019, she played the title role in a film adaptation of'

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. In 2020 she took on the role of Gretel in the British drama film ''

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''. In 2020, shooting began for the film '' The Salvation of The World as We Know It'' by

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, in which Marei played a leading role. In 2021, filming was completed for the

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horror film ''

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'', directed by Felix Fuchssteiner and Katharina Schöde. In the same year she shot, also for Netflix, ''Rumspringa'', directed by Mira Thiel.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Marei, Tijan 1996 births Living people Actresses from Berlin 21st-century German actresses German people of Circassian descent Berlin University of the Arts alumni