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Meryem Uzerli
Meryem Uzerli
Born	Meryem Sarah Uzerli; 12 August 1983 (age 41); Kassel, West Germany
Education	Schauspiel Studio Frese; Freie Waldorf School
Occupation	Actress Model
Years active	2008 to present
Notable work	Hürrem Sultan in Muhteşem Yüzyıl
Children	2
Awards	Golden Butterfly Awards; Chelsea Film Festival
Website	meryem.me

Meryem Sarah Uzerli (Turkish pronunciation: [mæɾˈjæm uzæɾˈli]; born 12 August 1983^[1]^[2]) is a German Turkish model and actress best known for her starring role as Hurrem Sultan in Muhteşem Yüzyıl (2011-2013) and Kovan (2018). She is the recipient of two Golden Butterfly Award's.

Early life

Uzerli was born on 12 August 1983, to Hüseyin, from Turkey and Ursula, an actress from Germany. She was raised in Kassel, West Germany. She has two older brothers and an older sister, Canan, who is a jazz musician. Her great-grandmother is from Croatia.^[3] Due to her father's nationality, she has both Turkish-German citizenship.^[4] She made her acting debut with minor parts in German productions. She later made minor appearances in the television series Notruf Hafenkante (2010) and Ein Fall für zwei (2010). Uzerli is also known for her roles in German films like Journey of No Return (2010) and Jetzt aber Ballett (2010). At the end of 2010, she was chosen by Meral Okay for her first leading role in the Turkish TV series Muhteşem Yüzyıl (2011–2013). In addition to her acting career, Uzerli has appeared in many advertising films and is the face of numerous brands. In 2012, she was chosen as the Woman of the Year by GQ Turkey. Due to her role as Hurrem Sultan, she has won 23 awards and became one of the most famous actresses in Turkey.

Uzerli's native language is German. She is also fluent in Turkish and English.

Career

2011–13: Muhteşem Yüzyıl

Uzerli's most known breakout role is as Hürrem Sultan in the historical television drama series Muhteşem Yüzyıl, directed by the Taylan Brothers. In 2010, after an eight-month search to find the best actress for this role, she was chosen by Meral Okay, the series' screenwriter, and Timur Savcı, the series' producer.^[5] About her selection, she said: "Until one day the phone rang, I was invited for a casting in Turkey, and then immediately I started living in Istanbul almost full time."^[6] She lived in a hotel for two years during the shooting of Muhteşem Yüzyıl. She shared the leading role with Halit Ergenç, Okan Yalabık and Nebahat Çehre. She won the Golden Butterfly Award for Best Actress for this part in 2012. In 2013, she left the series due to health concerns, reportedly a burnout.^[7] From episode 103 and onwards, Vahide Perçin was cast in to play an older version of Hürrem.^[8]

2014–present: Gecenin Kraliçesi and Annemin Yarası

At the end of 2014, Uzerli signed a contract with O3, the Turkish production company of MBC Group.^[9]^[10]^[11] As of December 2014, she was still living in Berlin, but planning to move to Istanbul.^[10] In December 2014, Star TV released a video and a photo of Uzerli introducing her as one of its stars in 2015.^[12]^[13] In October 2015, she was again introduced among the TV's stars for 2016.^[14]^[15] About her future, she says: "I am trying to build on my international success within any industry where actors are respected as artists, and where I can find great scripts that allow me to delve into a story that leaves the here and now behind."^[6] In March 2015, it was finalized that Uzerli would share the leading role with Murat Yıldırım in her new TV series.^[16] The series' name was later announced as Gecenin Kraliçesi.^[17] It is directed by Muhteşem Yüzyıl directors, the Taylan Brothers. Some of the scenes for this series were filmed in Cannes, France.^[17] The shooting later continued in Rize, Turkey.^[18] It premiered on Star TV in January 2016.^[19]

In addition to her career in television, Uzerli also appeared in a cinema movie in 2016, titled Annemin Yarası.^[20] The film was released in March 2016.^[20] Her co-stars include Ozan Güven, Okan Yalabık, and Belçim Bilgin.^[21] Between 2016 and 2017, she appeared in a guest role on Eşkiya Dünyaya Hükümdar Olmaz.^[22] In 2017, she continued her movie career by appearing in Cingöz Recai opposite Kenan İmirzalıoğlu, although the film was not a box office success.^[23] Later in the same year, she shared the leading role with Özcan Deniz and Aslı Enver in the movie Öteki Taraf.^[24] In 2019, Uzerli auditioned for a role in the third season of the Netflix original series Dark.^[25] She also appeared as the lead role in the movie Kovan, the proceeds of which were donated to Haluk Levent's Ahbap foundation.^[26]

As a model, she is the face of Blue Diamond and Maison Novague. She was also the face of Russian brand Faberlic. She has appeared on the cover of FabUk and has done photoshoots and videos for Louis Vuitton and Vogue. She has a photography page on Instagram.

Uzerli will be seen playing Reyan in the upcoming Gain series Ru which will be released on 24 May 2024.

Personal life

On 10 February 2014, she gave birth to a girl, Lara Jemima.^[27]^[28] A second daughter, Lily, was born on 8 January 2021.^[29]

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Menage A Trois	Madeline	Short film
2008	Jetzt vorbei
2009	Das total verrückte Wochenende	Prostitute
	Wiedergeburt		Short film
	The Line^[30]	Anna	Short film
	Schulterblick		Short film
	Lauf um deine Liebe		Short film
	LUME		Short film
	Sterne über dem Eis	Student
2010	Journey of No Return	Stewardess
	Das ist ja das Leben selbst
	The Dark Chest of Wonders		Short film
	Urbane Dater		Short film
	Lover's Guide	Mara	Short film
2016	Annemin Yarası	Marija	Main role
2017	Cingöz Recai	Göze	Main role
2017	Öteki Taraf	Sarah	Main role
2018	Kovan	Ayşe	Main role
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Ein total verrücktes Wochenende
2008	Inga Lindström: Hannas Fest	Britta	Protagonist
2009	Hayat		Trailer
2010	Der Staatsanwalt		Episode: "Mordswut"
	Notruf Hafenkante		Episode: "Alles Lüge"
	Ein Fall für zwei	Ankel	Episode: "Verlust"
	Jetzt aber Ballett	Sasha Kitano	TV movie
	WALF: We All Love Football	Lena	TV series
2011–2013	Muhteşem Yüzyıl	Hürrem Sultan	Main role
2016	Gecenin Kraliçesi	Selin	Main role
2016–2017	Eşkiya Dünyaya Hükümdar Olmaz	Suzi	Supporting role

Web series

2024 Ru Reyan Leading role Gain

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Title	Result
2010	47th International Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival	Special Jury Prize	Journey of No Return	Won^[31]
2011	24th Tüketici Academy Award	Best Female Lead	Muhteşem Yüzyıl	Won^[31]
2011	Silver Horse Award	Best Actress		Won^[31]
2011	TV Stars Award	Best Actress		Won^[31]
2011	38th Golden Butterfly Award	Special Prize		Won^[31]
2011	Marmara University	Best Actress		Won
2011	TV Oscars	Best Actress		Won
2011	2nd AyakliGazete.com Awards	Best Actress		Won
2011	Turkish Antalya Television Award	Best Drama Actress		Nominated^[31]
2012	Turkey GQ Awards	Woman of the Year		Won
2012	39th Golden Butterfly Award	Best Actress	Muhteşem Yüzyıl	Won^[31]
2012	Galatasaray University	Best Film and Serial Actress		Won
2012	Istanbul Kültür University	Best Drama Series Actress		Won^[31]
2012	Golden MDG Award	Best Drama Lead Turkey		Won^[31]
2012	Magazinci.com Honorary Awards	Best Actress		Won
2012	Magazine Journalists Association: Golden Objective Awards	Best Actress of the Year		Won^[31]
2012	Yıldız Technical University	Most Popular Series Actress		Won^[31]
2012	3rd AyakliGazete.com Awards	Best Actress		Nominated
2012	Turkish Antalya Television Award	Best Drama Actress		Nominated^[31]
2012	Aydın University Istanbul	Most Popular Series Actress		Won
2012	Radikal Awards	Best Actress		Won
2012	Andy-Ar Awards	Best Actress of the Year		Won
2012	Esenler 2012 Most Successful People Names	Best Actress of the Year		Won
2013	11th Stars Award Ceremony	Most admired TV series Actress of 2012		Won
2013	20th İtü Emös Achievement Awards	Best Actress		Won
2013	Turkish Antalya Television Award	Best Drama Actress		Won^[31]
2013	Yıldız Technical University	Most Popular Series Actress		Won^[31]
2013	4th AyakliGazete.com Awards	Best Actress		Won
2013	Crystal Mouse Awards	Best Actress		Won
2016	7th Beirut International Awards Festival	Best International Actress	Eşkıya Dünyaya Hükümdar Olmaz	Won^[31]
2020	Cana Dorada Film Festival	Best International Actress	Kovan	Won^[32]
2020	Chelsea Film Festival	Best Actress	Kovan	Won

References

^ "Meryem Uzerli". filmmakers. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
^ "SinemaTürk: Meryem Uzerli".
^ "Lijepa Hurem stigla u Dubrovnik: 'Jeste li znali? Moja prabaka je iz Hrvatske'". tportal.hr. 12 July 2018.
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^ Özbalkan, Pınar Yilmazerler Fotoğraf: Sinan (27 January 2011). "Onu ancak ölüm durdurur". www.hurriyet.com.tr.
^ ^a ^b "Meryem Uzerli: International Star You Should Know". Variety. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2015.
^ "Meryem Uzerli left Muhteşem Yüzyıl and returned to Germany!". Do You Know Turkey. 25 May 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
^ "Hürrem'i Meryem Uzerli Yerine Vahide Gördüm Canlandıracak" (in Turkish). 29 May 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
^ "Meryem Uzerli Returns with New Management and an Exciting TV Project". PR Newswire. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Magnificent Century's Hürrem, Meryem Uzerli returns to Turkey for new project". Hurriyet Daily News. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
^ "Meryem Uzerli ve Murat Yıldırım'ın Cannes çıkarması". Hurriyet. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
^ "Yeni Yıla Yeni Starlar! - Meryem Uzerli" (in Turkish). Star TV. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
^ "Star 2015'e Bomba Gibi Giriyor!" (in Turkish). Star TV. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
^ "Starsan Star'dasın!" (in Turkish). Star TV. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
^ "Starsan Star'dasın!" (in Turkish). Star TV. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
^ "Murat Yıldırım to star with Meryem Uzerli in new series". Daily Sabah. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Meryem Uzerli yeni dizisi 'Gecenin Kraliçesi'nin çekimlerinde dublör kullandı" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
^ "Meryem Uzerli ve Uğur Polat Ayder Yaylası'ndaki selden son anda kurtuldular" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
^ "Yeni Dizi 'Gecenin Kraliçesi' Ocak'ta Star'da!" (in Turkish). Star TV. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Meryem Uzerli ve Ozan Güven'in aşk evi" (in Turkish). Gecce. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
^ "'Annemin Yarası' Filminden İlk Kareler Göründü" (in Turkish). Haberler. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
^ "Meryem Uzerli 'Eşkiya Dünyaya Hükümdar Olmaz'dan ayrıldı mı?". internethaber.com. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
^ "Cingöz Recai: Bir Efsanenin Dönüşü yine izlenmedi". Habertürk. 21 July 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
^ "Meryem Uzerli Öteki Taraf'ta... Meryem Uzerli kimdir?". Sabah. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
^ "Meryem Uzerli Netflix dizisi Dark'a çok yakın". NTV. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
^ "Meryem Uzerli'den alkışlanacak hareket". TV100. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
^ "Meryem Uzerli anne oldu" (in Turkish). Star. 11 February 2014. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
^ "Meryem Uzerli has given birth to a baby girl". Do You Know Turkey. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
^ "Meryem Uzerli ikinci çocuğunu dünyaya". NTV. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
^ "Ex Film Studio » the Line". Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "Meryem Uzerli's Awards". meryem.me. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
^ "Dominik'ten Meryem Uzerli'ye ödül". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 23 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.

External links

[1] "Meryem Uzerli". filmmakers. Archived from the original on 22 December 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2014.

[2] "SinemaTürk: Meryem Uzerli".

[3] "Lijepa Hurem stigla u Dubrovnik: 'Jeste li znali? Moja prabaka je iz Hrvatske'". tportal.hr. 12 July 2018.

[4] "Hürrem'i hiç böyle görmediniz!" (in Turkish). Milliyet. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2012.

[hürrem-5] Özbalkan, Pınar Yilmazerler Fotoğraf: Sinan (27 January 2011). "Onu ancak ölüm durdurur". www.hurriyet.com.tr.

[IS-6] "Meryem Uzerli: International Star You Should Know". Variety. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2015.

[Meryem_Uzerli_left_Muhteşem_Yüzyıl_and_returned_to_Germany!-7] "Meryem Uzerli left Muhteşem Yüzyıl and returned to Germany!". Do You Know Turkey. 25 May 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2014.

[8] "Hürrem'i Meryem Uzerli Yerine Vahide Gördüm Canlandıracak" (in Turkish). 29 May 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.

[PRN-9] "Meryem Uzerli Returns with New Management and an Exciting TV Project". PR Newswire. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

[return-10] "Magnificent Century's Hürrem, Meryem Uzerli returns to Turkey for new project". Hurriyet Daily News. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

[11] "Meryem Uzerli ve Murat Yıldırım'ın Cannes çıkarması". Hurriyet. Retrieved 21 December 2015.

[12] "Yeni Yıla Yeni Starlar! - Meryem Uzerli" (in Turkish). Star TV. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

[13] "Star 2015'e Bomba Gibi Giriyor!" (in Turkish). Star TV. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

[14] "Starsan Star'dasın!" (in Turkish). Star TV. Archived from the original on 13 April 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2015.

[15] "Starsan Star'dasın!" (in Turkish). Star TV. Retrieved 22 November 2015.

[16] "Murat Yıldırım to star with Meryem Uzerli in new series". Daily Sabah. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2015.

[Gece-Cannes-17] "Meryem Uzerli yeni dizisi 'Gecenin Kraliçesi'nin çekimlerinde dublör kullandı" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.

[Gece-Rize-18] "Meryem Uzerli ve Uğur Polat Ayder Yaylası'ndaki selden son anda kurtuldular" (in Turkish). Hürriyet. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.

[19] "Yeni Dizi 'Gecenin Kraliçesi' Ocak'ta Star'da!" (in Turkish). Star TV. Archived from the original on 7 June 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2015.

[Anne-Gecce-20] "Meryem Uzerli ve Ozan Güven'in aşk evi" (in Turkish). Gecce. 31 October 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.

[21] "'Annemin Yarası' Filminden İlk Kareler Göründü" (in Turkish). Haberler. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.

[22] "Meryem Uzerli 'Eşkiya Dünyaya Hükümdar Olmaz'dan ayrıldı mı?". internethaber.com. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2020.

[23] "Cingöz Recai: Bir Efsanenin Dönüşü yine izlenmedi". Habertürk. 21 July 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2019.

[24] "Meryem Uzerli Öteki Taraf'ta... Meryem Uzerli kimdir?". Sabah. 25 October 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2019.

[25] "Meryem Uzerli Netflix dizisi Dark'a çok yakın". NTV. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.

[26] "Meryem Uzerli'den alkışlanacak hareket". TV100. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.

[27] "Meryem Uzerli anne oldu" (in Turkish). Star. 11 February 2014. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.

[28] "Meryem Uzerli has given birth to a baby girl". Do You Know Turkey. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.

[29] "Meryem Uzerli ikinci çocuğunu dünyaya". NTV. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.

[30] "Ex Film Studio » the Line". Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2013.

[Awards-31] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "Meryem Uzerli's Awards". meryem.me. Retrieved 31 December 2014.

[32] "Dominik'ten Meryem Uzerli'ye ödül". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 23 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.

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PROFILPELAJAR.COM

Meryem Uzerli

Early life

Career

2011–13: Muhteşem Yüzyıl

2014–present: Gecenin Kraliçesi and Annemin Yarası

Personal life

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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