Gizem Emre
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
Neo Nuggets: A Pulled Pork Comedy
2025
as Samira
Chantal in Fairyland
2024
as Zeynep Tezel
Pulled Pork
2023
as Samira
Paradise
2023
as Eva
Rumspringa
2022
as Ina
Suck Me Shakespeer 3
2017
as Zeynep
High Society
2017
as Manuela
Pretty Far from Okay
2017
as Linda
Zaun an Zaun
2017
as Aysel
Dimitrios Schulze
2016
as Samira El Fani
- No poster
Die Neue
2015
as Neriman
As If We Were Somebody Else
2015
as Jess
Suck Me Shakespeer 2
2015
as Zeynep
Super-Dad
2015
as Janette
Not My Day
2014
Suck Me Shakespeer
2013
as Zeynep
- No poster
Chantal im Märchenland 2
Unreleased
as Zeynep