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Irem Altug

Irem Altug

Born: 1980-09-15 • Istanbul, Turkey

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.

Filmography
The Fish in the Water poster
The Fish in the Water
2016 • Zühre
Take the Road poster
Take the Road
2015
The Pomegranate poster
The Pomegranate
2011 • Deniz
Direk Aşk poster
Direk Aşk
2011
Melekler Ve Kumarbazlar poster
Melekler Ve Kumarbazlar
2009 • Zeynep
Kirpi poster
Kirpi
2009 • Çiğdem
Eve Giden Yol 1914 poster
Eve Giden Yol 1914
2006 • İffet
Women's Ward poster
Women's Ward
1990 • Selime