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Monique Akin

  • Casting Director
  • Actress
  • Director
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Monique Akin is known for Head-On (2004), In the Fade (2017) and Soul Kitchen (2009). She has been married to Fatih Akin since 2004. They have two children.
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    • Known for

    Head-On (2004)
    Head-On
    7.8
    • Kundin im Friseurladen
    • 2004
    Diane Kruger in In the Fade (2017)
    In the Fade
    7.1
    • Casting Director
    • 2017
    Moritz Bleibtreu, Adam Bousdoukos, Birol Ünel, Pheline Roggan, and Anna Bederke in Soul Kitchen (2009)
    Soul Kitchen
    7.2
    • Casting Director
    • 2009
    The Edge of Heaven (2007)
    The Edge of Heaven
    7.7
    • Casting Director
    • 2007

    Credits

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    Casting Director

    • Amrum (2025)
      Amrum
      7.2
      • Casting Director
      • 2025
    • Diane Kruger in In the Fade (2017)
      In the Fade
      7.1
      • Casting Director
      • 2017
    • Moritz Bleibtreu, Adam Bousdoukos, Birol Ünel, Pheline Roggan, and Anna Bederke in Soul Kitchen (2009)
      Soul Kitchen
      7.2
      • Casting Director
      • 2009
    • The Edge of Heaven (2007)
      The Edge of Heaven
      7.7
      • Casting Director
      • 2007

    Actress

    • Head-On (2004)
      Head-On
      7.8
      • Kundin im Friseurladen
      • 2004
    • Short Sharp Shock (1998)
      Short Sharp Shock
      7.1
      • Junge Frau im Reisebüro (as Monique Obermüller)
      • 1998

    Director

    • Fatih Akin - Tagebuch eines Filmreisenden
      7.9
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2007

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Monique
    • Spouse
      • Fatih Akin2004 - present (2 children)

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