Irem Altug
Born: 1980-09-15 in Istanbul, Turkey
Known For: Acting
Biography
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
2024
- The Nightfall as Sevde Yılmaz
2022
- Golden Boy as Sultan
2021
- Wounded Heart as Feraye Uysal
2016
- The Fish in the Water as Zühre
2015
2011
- Direk Aşk
- The Pomegranate as Deniz
- Kayıp Aranıyor as Asya
2009
- Kirpi as Çiğdem
- Melekler Ve Kumarbazlar as Zeynep
2008
- Homicide Unit Istanbul as Saime Soydan
2007
- Vazgeç Gönlüm as Bahar Hanoğlu
2006
- Eve Giden Yol 1914 as İffet
2005
- Ihlamurlar Altinda as Feride
1990
- Women's Ward as Selime