Ece Yüksel

Ece Yüksel
Born (1997-10-06) 6 October 1997 (age 27)
Istanbul, Turkey
EducationKadir Has University
OccupationActress
Years active2008–present
Spouse
Martin Wevers
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(m. 2022)​
[1]

Ece Yüksel (born 6 October 1997) is a Turkish actress best known for her roles in the movie Kız Kardeşler (2019) and the Netflix original series Aşk 101 (2021).[2]

Life and career

Yüksel was born in 1997 in Istanbul.[3] 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.[3] 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.[3] 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 Netflix original series Aşk 101.[3] She is portraying İnci in the Turkish drama series Yargı alongside Pınar Deniz and Kaan Urgancıoğlu.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role
2022 Three Thousand Years of Longing Gülten

TV series

Year Title Role
2008 Bıçak Sırtı Ömür
2010 Av Mevsimi[4] Pelinsu[5]
2013 Çekmeceler[4]
2015 Nefesim Kesilene Kadar[4] Funda[6]
2015 Davetsiz Misafir (short film)[7]
2019 Kız Kardeşler Nurhan
2021 Yargı İnci
2021 Aşk 101 Elif

Awards

  • 22nd Golden Boll Film Festival - Türkan Şoray Promising Young Actress Award (Nefesim Kesilene Kadar)[8][9]
  • 19th Flying Broom International Women's Film Festival - Young Witch Award (Nefesim Kesilene Kadar)[10]
  • 21st Sadri Alışık Theatre and Cinema Awards - Ekrem Bora Promising Actor Award (Nefesim Kesilene Kadar)[11]

References

  1. ^ "Ece Yüksel çocukluk aşkıyla evlendi!". Hürriyet. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Aşk 101 Elif kimdir, gerçek adı ne, kaç yaşında ve nereli? Aşk 101'in Elif'i Ece Yüksel kimdir?". Sabah. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "Ece Yüksel kimdir, kaç yaşında? Ece Yüksel aslen nereli, hangi dizi ve filmlerde oynadı?". Akşam. 1 October 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Ece Yüksel". tsa.org.tr. Turkish Cinema Studies. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Av Mevsimi". tsa.org.tr. Turkish Cinema Studies. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  6. ^ Çilingir, Sadi (29 September 2015). "Ece Yüksel'e Türkan Şoray Umut Veren Genç Kadın Oyuncu Ödülü". sadibey.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Davetsiz Misafir". Festival de Cannes. Archived from the original on 29 November 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  8. ^ "Altın Koza Ödülleri Sahiplerini Buldu". Golden Boll Film Festival. Archived from the original on 15 November 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  9. ^ "Altın Koza ödülleri sahiplerini buldu". NTV. 29 January 2016. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  10. ^ "Uçan Süpürge Kadın Filmleri Festivali'nde FIPRESCI Gelecek Günler'in oldu". gaiadergi.com. 14 May 2016. Archived from the original on 9 July 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  11. ^ "21. Sadri Alışık Tiyatro ve Sinema Oyuncu Ödülleri sahiplerini buldu". CNN Türk. 24 June 2016. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.


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