Jale Arikan was born in Istanbul. At the age of 6 she moved with her parents to Berlin. After her matriculation she studied at a Drama school in Berlin with Hanny Herter. At the age of 17 she worked as a TV announcer for the ‘First German Television’ (ARD). In 1996 she moved to New York where she played numerous roles in both TV and feature films. From 1997 to 2003 she lived and worked in Los Angeles. Since 2004 she has been living in Berlin and working in Istanbul as well as in Munich. She has also featured in many locations such as Morocco and Portugal.

Jale Arıkan

Acting Born August 22, 1965 Istanbul, Turkey

Jale Arikan was born in Istanbul. At the age of 6 she moved with her parents to Berlin. After her matriculation she studied at a Drama school in Berlin with Hanny Herter. At the age of 17 she worked as a TV announcer for the ‘First German Television’ (ARD). In 1996 she moved to New York where she played numerous roles in both TV and feature films. From 1997 to 2003 she lived and worked in Los Angeles. Since 2004 she has been living in Berlin and working in Istanbul as well as in Munich. She has also featured in many locations such as Morocco and Portugal.

Known For

Scene of the Crime

Sabine

Scene of the Crime

Zahmia

Scene of the Crime

Uschi Petzold

Leipzig Homicide

Yasemin Schröter

A Case For Two

Ilse

A Case For Two

Ayla

A Case For Two

Nilay

Küstenwache

Dr. Marlies Tenhagen

Der Fahnder

Kat

Wolffs Revier

Katja

Ein starkes Team

Türkische Barfrau

Der Kriminalist

Aysha Sahin