Helin Kandemir (born 2 June 2004) is a Turkish actress, voice actress and model.

Early life

Helin Kandemir was born on 2 June 2004, in

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, to a mother Ebru Uğurlu and father Murat Kandemir. The latter died on 27 February 2023, at the age of forty-seven, due to a treatment for

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. She also has a younger sister.

Career

Helin Kandemir started acting at the age of nine on stage and graduated from high school in 2017. In the same year, she made her acting debut after being cast as Pelin Akıncı in the series aired on Kanal D ''İsimsizler''. In 2018, she voiced the character of Ezran in the

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animated web series ''Ejderhalar Prensi'', the character of Sam in the film ''Hızlı ve Öfkeli: Hobbs ve Shaw'' ('' Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw'') and the character of Genç Shirley in the

web series ''The Haunting: Tepedeki Ev'' (''

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''). In 2018 and 2019 she played the role of Elif Yürekli in the Kanal D series ''Bir Litre Gözyaşı'' and the role of Ceylan in the

web series '' The Protector'' (''Hakan: Muhafız''). In 2019, she lent her voice to the character of Nala as a child in the animated film ''Aslan Kral'' ( ''The Lion King''). In the same year she played the role of Havva in the film '' A Tale of Three Sisters'' (''Kız Kardeşler'') directed by

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. For the latter film, she won the Best Actress award at the

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. From 2019 to 2021 she was chosen to play the role of Kibrit / Dilara in the series broadcast on TV8 ''

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'', in which she co-starred with actors Demet Özdemir,

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and

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. In 2020, she voiced the character Daphne as a child in the animated film ''¡Scooby!'' ('' Scoob!'') and the character of Madeleine in the

web series '' La Révolution''. The following year, in 2021, she played the role of Cemre Fırtına in the series aired on Star TV ''Kağıt Ev'' and the role of Mevsim Baykan in the series aired on

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''Elbet Bir Gün''. In the same year, she played the role of Cansu in the

film ''

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'' (''Azizler'') directed by Durul Taylan and

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. In 2022 she joined the cast of the series broadcast on Star TV '' Duy Beni'' (in the role of Leyla Pinar) and the cast of the

web series '' Rise of Empires: Ottoman'' (in the role of Elena). In the same year she played the role of Hande in the

film ''

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'' (''Özel Ders'') directed by Kivanç Baruönü. In the same year she voiced the character of Meilin "Mei" Lee in the animated series ''Kırmızı'' (''

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''), the character of Erin Tieng in the

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web series ''

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'', the character of Gaby in the

web series ''Cennete Hoş Geldiniz'' (''

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''), the character of María Guadalupe in the

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web series ''Siempre fui yo'' (''

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''), the character of Carol in the

web series '' All the Same... or Not'', the character of Moya in the

animated film ''Riverdance: Animasyon Macera'' and the character Gia in the

web series ''

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''. In 2023, she won the Altın 61 Award for Best Supporting Actress of the Year for the series '' Duy Beni'', the web series '' Rise of Empires: Ottoman'' and the film ''

'' (''Özel Ders''). In the same year she played the role of Nihal in the

film ''Bither'' directed by Mehmet Binay and Caner Alper.

Filmography

Actress

Film

Television

Web series

Voice actress

Film

Web series

Awards

References

External links

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