Bige Önal (born 1 February 1990) is a Turkish actress. Önal was born on 1 February 1990 in Istanbul. Her father

Erhan Önal Erhan Önal (3 September 1957 – 16 March 2021) was a Turkish footballer who played as a centre-back. Career Born in İzmir, Önal played for FC Bayern Munich II, FC Bayern Munich, Standard Liège, Fenerbahçe, Türkgücü München and Galatas ...

is a former football player who played for

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and

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. Her mother, Mine Baysan, is a former model. Her parents divorced when she was 9 years old. After graduating from Saint-Benoît French High School, she enrolled in

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and finished her studies there. Her first recognizable role was on youth series '' Elde Var Hayat'' in 2010, in which she portrayed the character of Yeliz. She was then cast in period series ''Benim Adım Gültepe'' alongside Ayça Bingöl,

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and

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. Her portrayal of the character Nazlı served as a breakthrough in her career. In the 2020

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series "Ethos" ("Bir Başkadır" in Turkish), Önal plays Hayrunnisa, the hodja's daughter, a character who loves her traditional parents, but who also seeks to choose to leave her village to get a college education, likes "foreign" music, and has a relationship with another woman.

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* * 1990 births Living people Turkish television actresses Turkish film actresses Istanbul Bilgi University alumni Actresses from Istanbul 21st-century Turkish actresses {{Turkey-actor-stub