Ece Yüksel (born 6 October 1997) is a Turkish actress best known for her roles in the movie ''
Kız Kardeşler'' (2019) and the
Netflix
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original series ''
Aşk 101'' (2021).
Life and career
Yüksel was born in 1997 in
Istanbul
Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...
.
She had a degree in theatre studies from
Kadir Has University. In 2014, she received acting lessons at Craft Acting Workshop before taking courses at
Erasmus University Rotterdam.
Her parents initially did not encourage her to pursue a career in acting, but due to her persistence they had her registered for theatre workshops at the age of 7.
Her first role in front of the camera was an appearance in the TV series ''Bıçak Sırtı''. She made her cinematic debut in 2010 with the movie ''
Av Mevsimi'' in which she had the role of İdris's daughter. Her breakthrough came with the movie ''Nefesim Kesilene Kadar'' (2015) for which she received multiple accolades. In 2021, she had a leading role in the second and final season of
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original series ''
Aşk 101''.
She is portraying İnci in the Turkish drama series
Yargı alongside
Pınar Deniz and
Kaan Urgancıoğlu.
Filmography
Film
Television
Awards
* 22nd
Golden Boll Film Festival - Türkan Şoray Promising Young Actress Award (''Nefesim Kesilene Kadar'')
* 19th Flying Broom International Women's Film Festival - Young Witch Award (''Nefesim Kesilene Kadar'')
* 21st Sadri Alışık Theatre and Cinema Awards - Ekrem Bora Promising Actor Award (''Nefesim Kesilene Kadar'')
References
External links
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Living people
1997 births
Turkish film actresses
Turkish television actresses
21st-century Turkish actresses
Kadir Has University alumni
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