Selin Saime Hizli (also credited as Seline Hizli) (born 1989) is an English actress from Flamstead,

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, best known for her starring role in the second and third series of the

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drama ''

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''.

Early life and education

Hizli was born in

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and raised in Flamstead in

. Her mother, Liz Hizli, is a community fundraiser. As a child Hizli attended

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followed by the BRIT School in

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. After a four-stage application process, she was one of only 34 young actors to be accepted for a place at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in 2007 to do a three-year acting degree. She graduated in July 2010.

Career

After graduating from the Royal Academy, Hizli won the part of Connie Carter in the second series of the

wartime drama ''

''. To prepare for the role, she researched the work of the

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. She returned to the series for its third run of episodes in 2011. In September 2011, Hizli appeared as Mae West in ''

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'', a two-part drama based on the events surrounding the arrest of serial killer

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. Later in the year she also appeared in an episode of the sixth series of '' Law & Order: UK''. Hizli's first professional stage role was the part of Katie in the play ''One Night in November'' at the

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. Further credits include a starring role as The Bride in an adaptation of Federico García Lorca's '' Blood Wedding'' which was performed at the 2012 London Festival Fringe. She has also appeared as Amelia in the play ''

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'', also by Federico García Lorca, which was performed between 19 January and 10 March 2012 at the Almeida Theatre, London.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hizli, Selin Date of birth missing (living people) Living people 1989 births Actresses from Hertfordshire Actresses from Oxfordshire Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art English people of Turkish descent English television actresses People from Flamstead Actors from Oxford