<Tr> <Th> Years active </Th> <Td> 2001--present </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> sibelkekilli.com/en/ </Td> </Tr> <P> Sibel Kekilli (born 16 June 1980) is a German actress . She gained public attention after starring in the 2004 film Head - On . She won two Lolas, the most prestigious German film awards, for her performances in Head - On and When We Leave (2010). Beginning in 2011, she became more widely known for her role as Shae in the HBO series Game of Thrones, as well as for her activism against violence against women . </P> <P> Kekilli was born and raised in Heilbronn, to a family of Turkish origin . Her parents came to Germany from Turkey in 1977, and were described by Kekilli as "fairly liberal". After completing school with excellent grades at age 16, she entered a 30 - month - long combined training program to become a certified public administration specialist at the local city administration . After successful completion, she continued to work as an administrative assistant for another two years at Heilbronn city hall, then moved to Essen, where she worked various jobs as a bouncer, cleaner, waitress, nightclub manager, saleswoman, and pornographic film actress . </P>

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