Vahide Perçin (born 13 June 1965) is a Turkish

actress An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

and acting trainer. She was credited for a number of years by her married name Vahide Gördüm, but after divorcing, she went back to her birth name.

Early life

Perçin was born on 13 June 1965 in

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, the daughter of Greek immigrants. Her father was a truck driver and her mother a housewife. She studied graphic in high school and then entered the Faculty of Economics but finally started acting. She later attended

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and passed all the nine exams of its Theatre School. She finished her studies as the best student and received great support from her teacher Özdemir Nutku. After leaving the university she moved to

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. Later she received an offer from the State Theatre and then moved to

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Career

In 2003, Perçin started her television career by portraying Suzan Kozan in the TV series '' Bir İstanbul Masalı''. The Gördüm family later moved to

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and shortly after Perçin portrayed the character Fulya in the TV series ''Hırsız Polis''. In 2006, she starred in the film ''İlk Aşk'' alongside

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. She won the 2007 Golden Boll award for best actress for her performance in the film ''İlk Aşk''. From 2007 to 2010, she acted in the series ''Annem'' and played the leading role Zeynep Eğilmez. In 2010, she was cast in cinema movie

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. The film was selected for the 47th Antalya "Golden Orange" International Film Festival and the 35th Toronto International Film Festival, where it premiered. Perçin later appeared in the TV series ''

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'' and portrayed one of the leading roles alongside

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. She later left the series after the second season's conclusion for health reasons. In 2012, Perçin starred in the series '' Merhaba Hayat'' which is based on the original American series '' Private Practice''. She shared the leading role with

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, Seda Güven, Nihan Büyükağaç, Yasemin Sanino, Melike Güner and

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. On 13 January 2013, the series concluded after 13 episodes. Perçin joined the cast of the TV series ''

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'' as

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in June 2013 after Meryem Uzerli left the series for health reasons.

Personal life

In 1991, Perçin married the actor Altan Gördüm and started to be credited by his surname. Their only child Alize, who is also an actress, was born in 1994. They divorced in 2013. In 2011, Perçin was diagnosed with breast cancer and received medical treatment shortly after.

Filmography

Awards

References

External links

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