Derya Arbaş (born Derya Zerrin Berti; June 17, 1968 – October 22, 2003) was a

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Biography

Derya Arbaş Berti was the daughter of Turkish

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and actress Zerrin Arbaş and Native American actor Dehl Berti. She was the granddaughter of

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; a renowned

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ist of Circassian descent. Her parents divorced when she was an infant and Arbaş grew up in

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with Dehl Berti, his second wife and two half brothers. She had dual U.S. and Turkish citizenship and split her time between both countries. In

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, Arbaş, who starred in seven movies, was a member of the

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. In 1992, she won one of the major three roles in " Scarlett Finals" in

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on October 4, 1992. She died from a drug-related heart attack at age 35 on October 21, 2003. She is interred at

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Filmography

*'' Kuyucaklı Yusuf'' (1985) (Turkish Movie) *''Alev Gibi'' (1986) (Turkish Movie) *''Bitmeyen Sevda'' (1986) (Turkish Movie) *''Bir Günlük Aşk'' (1986) (Turkish Movie) *''Dilan'' (1986) (Turkish Movie) *''Beyaz Bisiklet'' (1986) (Turkish Movie) *'' Gece, Melek ve Bizim Çocuklar'' (1993) (Turkish Movie) *''

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''Love Never Dies'' (U.S.A. TV Series - 1993) *''The Night, the Angel and Our Gang'' (1994) *''Çılgın Badiler'' (1996) (Turkish Movie) *'' Hang Your Dog in the Wind'' (1997) (U.S.A.) *'' Cinler ve Periler'' (2001) (Turkish Movie) *''Günah'' (2001) (Turkish Movie)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arbas, Derya American television actresses American people of Circassian descent American people of Turkish descent Burials at Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery Turkish people of American descent Turkish people of Circassian descent Turkish people of Abkhazian descent Actresses from Santa Monica, California 1968 births 2003 deaths American film actresses 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Drug-related deaths in California