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Acting

Yaz Canli

Born
Sep 18, 1984 · Age 42
Place of birth
Cologne, Germany
Gender
Female
Movie credits
6
TV credits
2
Directing credits
2
Also known as (1)
  • Yasmin Canli

Biography

Yaz is a Turkish-German writer-director-actor. She got her start in Europe as an actor after earning a diploma in dramatic arts but eventually moved to Los Angeles to pursue independent filmmaking. She transitioned into writing-directing in 2016 with her first short film 'Walt & Ich', which she received praise for as a "promising upcoming female director" by the Vancouver International Film Festival. Her second short-film 'Man In Hoodie', produced by Collins Ave Productions won the Audience Award at the New York City International Film Festival in 2020. Yaz' first feature as…