Almila Ada

Almila Ada
Born
Almila Ada Bayazıtoğlu

(1994-08-04) 4 August 1994 (age 30)
Istanbul, Turkey
EducationMimar Sinan Fine Arts University
Occupations
Years active2012–present

Almila Ada Bayazıtoğlu (born 4 August 1994) is a Turkish actress, model and ballerina. She is best known for popular youth series "Adı Efsane".

Early life

Ada's father is a journalist and her mother is a fashion designer and teacher. At an early age she showed interest in ballet and took ballet lessons. Due to her mother's career demands, she lived in Russia for a while. She studied ballet and took piano lessons at Istanbul University State Conservatory for a while. Later she completed her full-time ballet education at the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University and went to London to study ballet and performing arts.[1] There she was encouraged by a cast director and started acting. She later got a minor role in the movie Avengers: Age of Ultron, portraying Scarlett Johansson's character in childhood as a ballerina. After this role, her interest in acting increased. As she suffered from an Achilles tendon injury and bone problem, she came to Istanbul for physical therapy.

Acting career

For a season she acted in the series Kaderimin Yazıldığı Gün.[2] She started taking diction lessons afterwards. For a short time she was cast in the TV series Kırgın Çiçekler.[3][4]

In 2017, she had leading role in the popular youth series Adı Efsane with Erdal Beşikçioğlu, Özgü Kaya.[5][6]

She portrayed "Zeynep Koçak", the girlfriend of Anatolian rock star Barış Akarsu in film Barış Akarsu "Merhaba".[7]

Apart from acting, Ada has modeled for magazines and brands such as Hollister, IQ, Vogue and InStyle.[6]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2014–2015 Kaderimin Yazıldığı Gün Nehir Yörükhan Supporting role
2016 Kırgın Çiçekler Lailin Supporting role
2017 Adı Efsane Melis Aksoy Leading role
2017–2018 Cennet'in Gözyaşları Cennet Yılmaz Leading role
2018 Bir Deli Rüzgar Melike Candan Leading role
2019–2020 Güvercin Zülüf Kavvi Leading role
2021 Menajerimi Ara Herself Guest appearance
2022– Üç Kız Kardeş Dönüş Kalender Leading role
Film
Year Title Role Notes
2020 The Strange Story of a Shining Pearl Girl 1 Fashion film
2022 Son Parti Birsu Leading role
2022 Barış Akarsu "Merhaba" Zeynep Leading role

References

  1. ^ "Almila Ada: İçimde bir balerin var". Hürriyet. February 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-04-07. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  2. ^ "Şimdi herkes onun peşinde: Almila Ada". ranini.tv. May 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-04-06. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  3. ^ "'Kırgın Çiçekler'e sürpriz transfer". Milliyet. July 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-04-06. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  4. ^ "Adı Efsane'nin Melis'i Almila Ada, son dönemin en dikkat çeken genç yıldızı". May 2017.
  5. ^ "Bu yıl onları izleyeceğiz: Ecem Uzun, Almila Ada ve Damla Colbay". Hürriyet. February 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-04-07. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  6. ^ a b "Almila Ada Kimdir". Sabah. Archived from the original on 2017-04-06. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  7. ^ "Oyuncu İsmail Ege Şaşmaz, 'Barış Akarsu' filminden ilk fotoğrafını paylaştı". 24 July 2022.