Biography

Asli completed actor's training with prestigious coaches and studios including Eric Morris in Los Angeles, James Hallett in New York and Anne Mertin in Vienna. The first international film she acted in was Jump! (2007) with Patrick Swayze. She appeared in a prominent role in the black comedy _Short Cut to Hollywood_(2009), shot in the US and presented at the Berlinale Film Festival 2009.

In 2007 she performed for the first time on stage and to critical acclaim in the solo theater performance Anne Frank: The Diary at the Théatre de la Ville D'Esch in Luxembourg. An invitation at the Theatre Festival of German language in Prague followed, and afterwards the German premiere in Frankfurt am Main. Buddy Elias, Anne Frank's cousin, complimented Asli Bayram on this project. In 2008 she toured with the English language version in Canada and the USA. She finished the project on occasion of the commemoration of Anne Frank's 80th birthday with three performances at the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles, Hollywood. The Times described her performance in Anne Frank: The Diary as 'emerging as one of Germany's most convincing and subtle actresses'.

In 2009 she also authored the book, Grenzgängerin - Leben zwischen den Welten (Border Crosser. Life between Worlds) published by Random House.
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Asli Bayram was born and raised in Darmstadt, Germany. Bayram completed actor's training with prestigious coaches and studios including Eric Morris in Los Angeles, James Hallett in New York and Anne Mertin in Vienna.

The first international film she acted in was Jump with Patrick Swayze. She appeared in a prominent role in the black comedy Shortcut to Hollywood, shot in the US and presented at the Berlinale Film Festival 2009.

In October 2007, Bayram debuted on the stage with great success in the solo theatre performance Anne Frank: The Diary at the Théatre de la Ville D'Esch in Luxembourg. The play received an invitation to the theatre festival of German language in Prague and had its German premiere in Frankfurt am Main. Buddy Elias, Anne Frank's cousin, praised Bayram's performance. From 2008 to 2009 Bayram toured with the English version in Canada and the USA. On the commemoration of Anne Frank's 80th birthday, Bayram concluded the play with three performances at the Museum of Tolerance in LA.

THE TIMES commended her performance in Anne Frank: The Diary, calling her "one of Germany's most convincing and subtle actresses".

In 2009, Bayram starred in the films 180° - When Your World Turns Upside Down, shot in Switzerland, and Sevdah for Karim, shot in Bosnia & Herzegovina. For both roles Bayram acted in the national languages of Swiss German and Bosnian. Her films screened at major international film festivals, including Zurich, Sarajevo, Pécs, Antalya, Goteborg, Rotterdam, Marrakech, Seattle, Locarno, London, and Berlin.

HOLLYWOOD REPORTER wrote her performance in the film 180° was a "heartbreaking portrait of a young woman."

In 2010, Bayram's book Grenzgängerin. Leben zwischen den Welten (Border Crosser), published at Random House, achieved robust sales and a Guinness World Record for the highest number of people participating in a worldwide public reading relay.

In early 2011, Bayram played the lead in Sirat, a popular Turkish TV serial. In July 2011, she performed the lead role in the international thriller Body Complete, acting in both English and German alongside a veteran cast of Hollywood and Broadway actors. The film was shot in Sarajevo and its surrounding regions, and Vienna. Body Complete was screened at 14 festivals and won 7 awards. Bayram won two Best Actress awards, at the New York International Riverlight Film Festival 2012 and the American International Film Festival 2012.

In August 2011, Bayram starred in the feature film Shanghai Gypsy, a love story filmed in Italy and Slovenia. In the principle role, Bayram further exhibited her linguistic dexterity, performing in Italian and the Gypsy dialect of Romani. Recently, she co-starred in the German ARD-TV film Die Wüstenärztin (The- Dessert Doctor). For this role she learned the essential parts of her text in Arabic. In 2013 she appeared in David Frankel's comedy film One Chance, alongside James Corden and Julie Walters.

In 2016 Asli worked on TOMMIES - BBC Radio 4 a radio play created by Jonathan Ruffle and directed by Jonquil Panting.

Most recently Asli starred in the feature film Justice.

In addition, she is active in her role as an honorable ambassador for crime prevention at the justice ministry in Hessia, Germany.
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Asli Bayram is an award-winning German actress, writer and producer, acclaimed for her powerful performances on stage and screen. She trained with renowned acting coaches including Eric Morris (Los Angeles), James Hallett (New York) and Anne Mertin (Vienna). Her first international feature was Jump! opposite Patrick Swayze, followed by a leading role in the black comedy Short Cut to Hollywood (2009), which premiered at the Berlinale Film Festival. On stage, Bayram achieved international recognition with her solo performance Anne Frank: The Diary. The production toured across Europe, North America and culminated at the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles. The Times hailed her as "one of Germany's most convincing and subtle actresses." In film, she has collaborated with acclaimed actors such as Salma Hayek, Adrien Brody and Helen Mirren. She won Best Actress awards for her roles in Shanghai Gypsy (Kosovo) and Body Complete (New York International Film Festival). Asli is also the author of the autobiographical book Grenzgängerin - Leben zwischen den Welten (Random House), listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the first book published in Germany by a woman of Turkish descent.
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Asli Bayram is an award-winning German actress, writer and producer, acclaimed for her powerful performances on stage and screen. She trained with renowned acting coaches including Eric Morris (Los Angeles), James Hallett (New York) and Anne Mertin (Vienna). Her first international feature was Jump! opposite Patrick Swayze, followed by a leading role in the black comedy Short Cut to Hollywood (2009), which premiered at the Berlinale Film Festival. On stage, Bayram achieved international recognition with her solo performance Anne Frank: The Diary. The production toured across Europe, North America and culminated at the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles. The Times hailed her as "one of Germany's most convincing and subtle actresses." In film, she has collaborated with acclaimed actors such as Salma Hayek, Adrien Brody and Helen Mirren. She won Best Actress awards for her roles in Shanghai Gypsy (Kosovo) and Body Complete (New York International Film Festival). She is also the author of the memoir Grenzgängerin - Leben zwischen den Welten (Random House), which recounts her life and career between cultures. The book achieved record readership and was recognized in the Guinness Book of Records for its extraordinary reach.
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In 1994, her father was shot dead and she was shot in the arm by a Neo-Nazi.

She appeared alongside James Corden and Julie Walters in the 2013 film One Chance (2013).

Her career began in 2005 as a beauty pageant contestant, winning the title of Miss Germany before competing in the Miss Universe 2005 (2005) contest.

Actress who first rose to fame starring alongside Patrick Swayzein the 2008 film Jump! (2007) before going on to earn prominent roles in the films Body Complete and Woman in Gold.

In 2009, she authored the book Grenzgängerin - Leben zwischen den Welten.