Lale Yavaş (born 1978 in Zürich) is a Swiss actress of Turkish origin.

Biography

Born in 1978 to Turkish parents in Zürich, she studied arts at the University of Bern. After finishing her studies, she landed roles in Alles wird gut, I was a Swiss banker, and Imbissness. In 2005, she received a lot of praise for her role in the film Zeit der Wünsche, and was subsequently rewarded with the Adolf Grimme Prize for best "new cinematic talent". In 2006, she acted in Der Letzte Zug with Gedeon Burkhard. Her latest role is in famous Luxembourgian director Andy Bausch's Deepfrozen opposite actor Peter Lohmeyer.

Since 2005, she has been playing a coroner in the German crime series Tatort produced by Saarländischer Rundfunk.

Selected filmography

• 2003 Imbissness
• 2005: Zeit der Wünsche
• 2005 Tatort (TV series)
• 2006 Tod eines Keilers
• 2006 Der Letzte Zug
• 2006 Deepfrozen

Links

• Lale Yavas - Kurze Vita