Melahat Özgü Namal (born 28 December 1978) is a Turkish actress.

Biography

Her maternal family are Turkish immigrants from

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(now in

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). Her paternal family is Turkish immigrant from

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. Özgü Amel Namal started acting at the Masal Gerçek Theatre when she was a child. She graduated from the theater department of the State Conservatory of

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. She made her television debut in ''Affet Bizi Hocam'' and then appeared in the TV series ''Karete Can'', hit series ''Yeditepe İstanbul'', in one of the longest hit series ''Kurtlar Vadisi'' as Elif Eylül, "Hanımın Çiftliği" based on a classic novel by Orhan Kemal and "Merhamet" based on a novel by Hande Altaylı. Namal made her film debut in ''Sır Çocukları'' in 2002. Since then, she appeared in several other films such as ''

Anlat İstanbul ''Istanbul Tales'' ( tr, Anlat İstanbul) is a 2005 Turkish drama- anthology film, directed by Selim Demirdelen, Kudret Sabancı, Ümit Ünal, Yücel Yolcu and Ömür Atay, which tells five interconnected stories set in modern-day Istanbul based ...

'', '' Büyü'', '' Organize İşler'', ''

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'', '' Beynelmilel'' and '' O... Çocukları''. She was awarded the

Golden Orange The Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival ( tr, Antalya Altın Portakal Film Festivali), known for a few years from 2015 as Antalya International Film Festival, is a film festival, held annually since 1963 in Antalya, and is the second most impor ...

for Best Actress for her performance in '' Mutluluk'' in 2007.

Filmography

Television

Film

TV programs

*2008: ''Koca Kafalar'' *2014–2015: '' Yetenek Sizsiniz Türkiye'' (judge)

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Namal, Ozgu 1978 births Living people People from Üsküdar Turkish film actresses Turkish television actresses 20th-century Turkish actresses Best Actress Golden Orange Award winners