Irem Altug

Irem Altug

Born 1980-09-15 (age 45) Istanbul, Turkey
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Biography

Irem Altug started out as a child actress at the age of 7 by starring in TV commercials and films. Her first silver screen debut was in Women's Ward (1990), a film directed by the late Halit Refig. She has studied acting both in conservatory in Istanbul and at the theatre department of San Francisco State University.

Among her TV show performances are; a criminologist (Zeynep) in Seytan Ayrintida Gizlidir (2004), a belly dancer (Feride) in Under the Trees (2005), a young lawyer (Bahar) in Vazgeç gönlüm (2007), a police officer (Asya) in Kayip Araniyor (2011), a house maid (Reyhan) in Ask Ekmek Hayaller and a mysterious woman (Ruya) in Masum (2017).

Playing the part Ayse, in the phenomenal TV show (The Pit (2017). (2019)

She was nominated as the best actress for her performance in the film Nar (2011).

Aside from acting, she has been writing short stories, short and feature film scripts, and doing translation. Love Is Blind (2011) is an awarded short film she has written and produced. She is fluent in Turkish and English, and an intermediate Spanish speaker.

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Known For

Eve Giden Yol 1914
Eve Giden Yol 1914

2006

as İffet

Take the Road
The Pomegranate
The Pomegranate

2011

as Deniz

Kirpi
Kirpi

2009

as Çiğdem

Melekler Ve Kumarbazlar
Women's Ward
Women's Ward

1990

as Selime

Direk Aşk
The Fish in the Water