Çağla Şimşek

Çağla Şimşek
Born (2002-08-01) 1 August 2002 (age 22)
Çekmeköy, Istanbul, Turkey
OccupationActress
Years active2007–present

Çağla Şimşek (born 1 August 2002) is a Turkish actress.

Life and career

Çağla Şimşek was born on 1 August 2002 in Istanbul. Her father is from Samsun while her mother is from Gümüşhane.[1] Şimşek's talent was discovered by actor Osman Yağmurdereli,[2] after which she made her television debut as a child actress with the TV series Elveda Derken, playing the role of Naz.[3]

On her debut as an actress, she said:

On the way to the doctor with my mother, Osman Yağmurdereli saw us. He loved me very much. He gave my mother his card and told us to visit their set. My mother took me to the set. Then I started with the series Elveda Derken.

— from her interview with Bugün[1]

She continued her career with her roles in the series Kırmızı Işık (2008), fantasy child series Kayıp Prenses (2008–2009) and Cuma'ya Kalsa(2010) with Haluk Bilginer.[4] In 2011, she portrayed the character of Lavin in the series Hayat Devam Ediyor.[5] Her breakthrough came with her role as Zehra in the series Küçük Gelin, after which she rose to prominence.[6]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Nisvan - Tarihe Adını Yazdıran Kadınlar Fatma Aliye Hanım's childhood Supporting role
2010 Vay Arkadaş
2014 Çeşme Fatma Leading role
2019 Ferhat ile Şirin: Ölümsüz Aşk Şirin
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2007 Elveda Derken Naz Supporting role
2008 Kırmızı Işık Merve
2008–2009 Kayıp Prenses Duru Leading role
2010 Cuma'ya Kalsa Çağla Supporting role
2011–2013 Hayat Devam Ediyor Lavin Bakırcı
2013–2015 Küçük Gelin Zehra Kara Kirman Leading role
2017–2018 Elif Reyhan
2021 Kardeşlerim Ayşe Kaya Supporting role
2021–2022 Elkızı Seher / Melek Bozdağlı Leading role
2022 Tozluyaka Hazal Küçük
2024 Yalı Çapkını Bahar Korhan Leading role

References

  1. ^ a b "Küçük Gelin Çağla Şimşek'ten ilginç itiraf". Bugün. 29 May 2014. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Çağla Şimşek "Küçük Gelin"i Anlattı". dizifilm.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Çağla Şimşek". Senay Gürsoy Management. Archived from the original on 8 January 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Kucuk Oyuncu Cagla Simsek in Aylik Geliri 20 bin". haberler.com. 22 October 2013. Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  5. ^ "'Spor benim için yaşam tarzı'". Akşam. 17 February 2016. Archived from the original on 18 February 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Kardeşlerim Ayşe kimdir, kaç yaşında? Çağla Şimşek'in oynadığı diziler merak edildi!". CNN Türk. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.