Zeynep Özder (born 15 August 1980) is a Turkish television and film actress.

Life and career

Zeynep Özder was born on 15 August 1980 in Ankara. At the age of 8 she started taking

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

and

cello The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a Bow (music), bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), t ...

lessons. After graduating from Ankara Anatolian Performing Arts High School, she enrolled in

Bilkent University Bilkent University ( tr, Bilkent Üniversitesi) is a private university located in Ankara, Turkey. It was founded by Prof. İhsan Doğramacı in 1984, with the aim of creating a center of excellence in higher education and research. It is constan ...

Conservatory and graduated with a degree in music and performing arts in 2004. She later received her master's degree in music from Gazi University and got her PhD in music teaching from the same school. Meanwhile, she served as a cellist on the Gazi University Academic Chamber Orchestra. She worked as a contract artist in the

Presidential Symphony Orchestra The Presidential Symphony Orchestra ( tr, Cumhurbaşkanlığı Senfoni Orkestrası), with headquarters in Ankara, is the presidential symphony orchestra of the Republic of Turkey. Its history dates back as far as 1826, making it one of the first s ...

between 2005 and 2007. She participated in concerts with the university orchestra in various countries. After graduating, she gave piano and cello lessons at Durul Gence Music School in 2009. She gave a concert with the Tekfen Philharmonic Orchestra in 2011. Özder received acting lessons at the Stella Adler Studio in New York in 2011. She then joined Gaye Sökmen Agency, which managed her acting roles. In 2009, she made her television debut with her role as Eda in the series ''Samanyolu''. In the following year she made her cinematic ddenut with ''Bir Avuç Deniz'', in which she portrayed the character Dilek Hanoğlu. She continued her cinematic career with the movie ''Sen Kimsin?'', which was released in 2012. She continued to have recurring roles in a number of TV series, including ''Dila Hanım'', ''

İntikam ''İntikam'' () is a Turkish primetime drama television series that aired on Kanal D, starring Beren Saat and Yiğit Özşener. It debuted on January 3, 2013. ''İntikam'' is the Turkish version of the ABC TV series ''Revenge'' created by Mike K ...

'' and ''4N1K İlk Aşk''. She rose to prominence with her role as

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in the historical drama series '' Payitaht: Abdülhamid'' and as Begim Şehver Sultan in '' Alparslan: Büyük Selçuklu''.

Filmography

Television

Film

References

External links

* * 1980 births Actresses from Ankara Living people Bilkent University alumni Gazi University alumni Turkish television actresses Turkish film actresses {{Turkey-actor-stub