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: 1984: Don Carlos 1985: 1988: Reporter 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 Goldene Kamera (1989), the Adolf Grimme Awards (1990), the Theaterpreis INTHEGA (2002) and the Bundesverdienstkreuz (1998).
References
External links
Official website Renan Demirkan in: NRW Literatur im Netz