Miray Akay (born 17 July 2000) is a Ukrainian-Turkish actress.

Early life

Myroslava Kosteva Akay ( uk, Мирослава Костева Акай) was born on 17 July 2000 in

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to a Turkish father and a Ukrainian mother. She has an elder sister born in 1993, and a younger brother born in 2002. She had her primary and secondary education at Istanbul Bahçelievler Ali Haydar School. She graduated from theatre department of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts High School. She started acting at the age of three, working in various commercials and clips.

Career

At the age of three, Akay started her acting career. She played in the TV series ''

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''. Simultaneously, she acted in the series''Türkmali''. In 2012, she joined the cast of ''Çıplak Gerçek'' and portrayed the character Selin. In the same year, she acted in the film '' Eve Dönüş: Sarıkamış 1915'' and played the character of Nihan. In 2013, she played the character of Duru Halaskar in the series ''

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''. Simultaneously, she worked in two films: she played the role of Deniz in the film ''Balık'', and in ''Halam Geldi'' she portrayed the character of Reyhan. In 2013, she depicted the character of Mediha's sister in the film ''

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''. The next year she depicted the character of Gülten in the series ''Benim Adım Gültepe''. In 2015, she portrayed the character of Peri Yılmaz in the series ''

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'' along with actresses

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. In 2017, she appeared as Nazlı in the series ''Dayan Yüregim''. In 2018, she played the character of Zeynep in the series ''

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'', which was broadcast on

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. Also in 2018, she appeared in the series ''Servet''. Currently, she stars in the series '' Bir Zamanlar Kıbrıs'' in which she portrays the character of Pembe. The story is set in the year 1963.

Personal life

Miray Akay dated Atilla Doğukan, the couple got engaged on 17 June 2019, however the couple broke up later.

Filmography

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Akay, Miray Living people 2000 births Actresses from Istanbul Turkish television actresses 21st-century Turkish actresses Turkish film actresses Turkish people of Ukrainian descent Ukrainian people of Turkish descent