Nezaket Erden (born 16 June 1990) is a Turkish actress. She is one of the founders of the professional theatre group Tiyatro Hemhal that operates in Istanbul. She won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the 57th and 58th

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in recognition of her work on different cinematic productions.

Life and career

Erden was born on 16 June 1990 in Mersin. After completing her primary and secondary education in Mersin, she settled in Istanbul and studied philosophy at

Galatasaray University Galatasaray University ( tr, Galatasaray Üniversitesi, french: Université Galatasaray) is a Turkish university established in İstanbul, Turkey in 1992, following an agreement signed in the presence of President François Mitterrand of France ...

. She entered the drama club in college. After appearing on stage for her university theatre, she studied at Akademi 35.5 Art House with a scholarship. In 2016, she completed

Kadir Has University Kadir Has University, also known as KHAS, is a foundation university in Fatih, Istanbul, established in 1997 by Kadir Has, the late Turkish industrialist and philanthropist. Kadir Has University has six faculties: Faculty of Art and Design; Fac ...

's Film and Drama-Acting Program. As a graduation project, she worked with Hakan Emre Ünal, who was a graduate student at the same university at the time, to adapt

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's novel ''Dear Shameless Death'' for the stage. She also staged the one-man play ''Dirmit'', based on the main character in the novel. For her role in this play, she was received a nomination for the Most Successful Actress of the Year at the 23rd Afife Theatre Awards. In 2018, together with Hakan Emre Ünal and Ayşe Draz, she founded the professional theatre group Tiyatro Hemhal in Istanbul. In the 2020 movie ''İnsanlar İkiye Ayrılır'' she portrayed the character of Tilbe. For this role, she shared the Best Supporting Actress award at the 57th

with ''Nalan Kuruçim''. In 2021, she played the character Serpil in Selman Nacar's first feature film ''İki Şafak Arasında'', for which she was awarded the Best Supporting Actress award at the 58th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival.

Filmography

Theatre

Awards and nominations

References

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* 1990 births Living people Turkish film actresses Turkish stage actresses Turkish television actresses Galatasaray University alumni Kadir Has University alumni {{Turkey-actor-stub