Zeynep Özder (born 15 August 1980) is a Turkish television and film actress.[1][2]

Zeynep Özder
Born (1980-08-15) 15 August 1980 (age 44)
EducationBilkent University School of Music and Performing Arts
Gazi University, Music Teaching (M.A. and Ph.D.)
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present
Spouse
Mehmet Bilal
(m. 2013)

Life and career

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Zeynep Özder was born on 15 August 1980 in Ankara. At the age of 8 she started taking piano and cello lessons.[3] After graduating from Ankara Anatolian Performing Arts High School, she enrolled in Bilkent University Conservatory and graduated with a degree in music and performing arts in 2004. She later received her master's degree in music from Gazi University and got her PhD in music teaching from the same school.[3] Meanwhile, she served as a cellist on the Gazi University Academic Chamber Orchestra. She worked as a contract artist in the Presidential Symphony Orchestra between 2005 and 2007. She participated in concerts with the university orchestra in various countries. After graduating, she gave piano and cello lessons at Durul Gence Music School in 2009.[4] She gave a concert with the Tekfen Philharmonic Orchestra in 2011.[3]

Özder received acting lessons at the Stella Adler Studio in New York in 2011. She then joined Gaye Sökmen Agency, which managed her acting roles. In 2009, she made her television debut with her role as Eda in the series Samanyolu.[5] In the following year she made her cinematic ddenut with Bir Avuç Deniz, in which she portrayed the character Dilek Hanoğlu. She continued her cinematic career with the movie Sen Kimsin?, which was released in 2012. She continued to have recurring roles in a number of TV series, including Dila Hanım, İntikam and 4N1K İlk Aşk.[3] She rose to prominence with her role as Fatma Pesend Hanım in the historical drama series Payitaht: Abdülhamid and as Begim Şehver Sultan in Alparslan: Büyük Selçuklu.

Filmography

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Television

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Year Title Role Network No. of episodes
2009–2010 Samanyolu Eda Andaç ATV 29 episodes
2010 Adanalı Maya Mertcan 9 episodes
2012 Koyu Kırmızı Mercan Star TV 13 episodes
2012–2013 Dila Hanım Hülya
2013–2014 İntikam Aslı Sağlam Kanal D 23 episodes
2015–2016 Eve Dönüş Pınar ATV 22 episodes
2017 Payitaht: Abdülhamid Fatma Pesend Hanım TRT1 14 episodes
2018 4N1K İlk Aşk Ela Safak Fox 12 episodes
2019–2020 Benim Adım Melek Başak TRT1 35 episodes
2021– Alparslan: Büyük Selçuklu Begim Şehver Sultan

Film

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Year Title Role Director
2011 Bir Avuç Deniz Dilek Hanoğlu Leyla Yılmaz
2012 Sen Kimsin? Pelin Ozan Açıktan
2017 Sonsuz Aşk Berrin Ahmet Katıksız

References

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  1. ^ "Zeynep Özder kimdir?". Biyografi (in Turkish). Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Zeynep Özder Birde". Biyografya (in Turkish). Retrieved 4 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "Zeynep Özder kimdir?". Sabah. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Ya bu olay benim başıma gelseydi..." Hürriyet. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Zeynep Özder". ATV (in Turkish). Retrieved 27 November 2021.
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