Meli Bendeli (born 1989) is a

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transgender actress.

Biography

Bendeli was born in 1989 in Ankara as ″Ahmet Melih Yılmaz″. She graduated from Ankara University DTCF Theater Department. She is an experienced theater actor. She was very popular with her acting performance in the theater play '' Woyzeck Masalı'' directed by

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. Bendeli, in addition to her theater works, has started to act in films and TV series since 2010. She took part in the series ''Hatırla Gönül'' in 2015, and in 2018 she started to portray the character of Timsah Celil in the TV series ''

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'', but later left the series. She played the role of Şinasi in the series ''Cam Tavanlar'', which was broadcast on Show TV and made its final in 2021. At the same time, she plays the leading role in ''Miriam Yasta'', staged by Tatbikat Sahne, and directed by Erdal Beşikçioğlu, which premiered on 19 November 2021. In January 2022, Bendeli came out as a transgender woman and began using '' she/her'' pronouns.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

References

*''The information in this article is based on that in its Turkish equivalent''.

External links

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