Canan Kir

Canan Kir (born July 20, 1987 in Lünen ) is a German-Turkish film and theater actress .

life and career

Canan Kir has lived in Heidelberg since she was five .

In 2008 she began her acting training at the Mannheim Theater Academy , which she completed in 2012. During this time she played in many plays, including An Evening in Cape Cod , as well as in Dont Believe the Hype as part of the opening season 2011 at the Heidelberg Theater . After her training, she worked under the direction of Jürgen Flügge in the play Sen ve Ben BIZ Du und Ich at the Hoftheater Tromm , a German-Turkish language game piece for children.

In 2013 she played Linda in the movie A Gift from the Gods , directed by Oliver Haffner . The film was shown at the Munich Film Festival in 2014 and was awarded the BR3 Audience Award there. He also won the “New German Cinema” award for the best production. This was followed by other awards such as the “Golden Beaver” as the best feature film and the German Actor Award in the “Best Ensemble” category.

In 2014 she played the role of Ayse in the play Beautiful things are on our side , directed by Muzaffer Aksoy at the Theaterhaus Stuttgart .

In 2015 she worked alongside Almila Bagriacik in the supporting role of neighbor Emel in the movie Hördur - Between the Worlds (2015), which was awarded the German Film Critics' Prize for “Best Children's Film” at the 2016 Berlinale . She had other roles in the tragic comedy Where are you going, Habibi? (2016), a story about the relationship between a gay young man and a heterosexual wrestler , by Tor Iben and in SOKO Leipzig (2016).

Canan Kir has been a member of the ensemble of “Mensch: Theater!” Since 2013. For the piece of my life. My love. My honor? , a prevention piece about violence in the name of honor, the ensemble was awarded the “Active for Democracy and Tolerance” award. On this occasion, Canan Kir and Tobias Gerstner from “Mensch: Theater!” Were invited by Federal President Joachim Gauck to Bellevue Palace as part of International Women's Day 2015 .

Filmography

2014: A Gift from the Gods (feature film), director: Oliver Haffner
2015: Hördur - Between the Worlds (feature film), director: Ekrem Ergün
2016: where are you going, Habibi? (Feature film), directed by Tor Iben
2016: SOKO Leipzig - No Time for Morals (TV series, episode role), director: Oren Schmuckler
2017: Huri (short film), director: Milena Aboyan, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
2019: Beloved AT (aka the pilot's wife) (feature film), directed by Anne Zohra Berrached

theatre

2010: An evening in Cape Cod I, Theaterhaus G7 , director: Inka Neubert
2011: Don't Believe the Hpye I, Heidelberg Theater and Orchestra , director: Veit Güssow
2012: The Ugly I, Felina Areal, director: Sven Prietz
2013: Sen ve Ben BIZ du und Ich I, Hoftheater Tromm, director: Jürgen Flügge
2014: Beautiful things are on our side I, Theaterhaus Stuttgart , director: Muzaffer Aksoy
since 2014 member of the ensemble at Mensch: Theater!