Zeynep Özder (born

Ankara Ankara is the capital city of Turkey and List of national capitals by area, the largest capital by area in the world. Located in the Central Anatolia Region, central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5,290,822 in its urban center ( ...

, 15 August 1980) is a Turkish television and film actress.

Life and career

At the age of 8 she started taking

piano A piano is a keyboard instrument that produces sound when its keys are depressed, activating an Action (music), action mechanism where hammers strike String (music), strings. Modern pianos have a row of 88 black and white keys, tuned to a c ...

and

cello The violoncello ( , ), commonly abbreviated as cello ( ), is a middle pitched bowed (sometimes pizzicato, plucked and occasionally col legno, hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually intonation (music), tuned i ...

lessons. After graduating from Ankara Anatolian Performing Arts High School, she enrolled in

Bilkent University Bilkent University () is a private non-profit research university located in Ankara, Turkey. It was founded by İhsan Doğramacı, the first president of the Council of Higher Education and the head of the prominent Doğramacı family, with th ...

Conservatory and graduated with a degree in music and performing arts in 2004. She later received her

master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional prac ...

music Music is the arrangement of sound to create some combination of Musical form, form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise Musical expression, expressive content. Music is generally agreed to be a cultural universal that is present in all hum ...

from

Gazi University Gazi University () is a Public university, public research university located primarily in Ankara, Turkey. It was founded in 1926 by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk originally as the Gazi Education Institute (Turkish language, Turkish: ''Gazi Eğitim Ens ...

and got her

PhD A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, DPhil; or ) is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of graduate study and original research. The name of the deg ...

in music teaching from the same school. Meanwhile, she served as a cellist on the Gazi University Academic Chamber Orchestra. She worked as a contract artist in the

Presidential Symphony Orchestra The Presidential Symphony Orchestra (; CSO), with headquarters in Ankara, is the presidential symphony orchestra of the Republic of Turkey. Its history dates back as far as 1826, making it one of the first symphony orchestras in the world. Afte ...

between 2005 and 2007. She participated in concerts with the university orchestra in various countries. After graduating, she gave piano and cello lessons at Durul Gence Music School in 2009. She gave a concert with the Tekfen Philharmonic Orchestra in 2011. Özder received acting lessons at the Stella Adler Studio in New York in 2011. She then joined Gaye Sökmen Agency, which managed her acting roles. In 2009, she made her television debut with her role as Eda in the series ''Samanyolu''. In the following year she made her cinematic ddenut with ''Bir Avuç Deniz'', in which she portrayed the character Dilek Hanoğlu. She continued her cinematic career with the movie ''Sen Kimsin?'', which was released in 2012. She continued to have recurring roles in a number of TV series, including ''Dila Hanım'', ''

İntikam ''İntikam'' () is a Turkish primetime drama television series that aired on Kanal D, starring Beren Saat and Yiğit Özşener. It debuted on January 3, 2013. ''İntikam'' is the Turkish version of the ABC TV series ''Revenge'' created by Mike ...

'' and ''4N1K İlk Aşk''. She rose to prominence with her role as

Fatma Pesend Hanım Pesend Hanım (; born Princess Fatma Kadriye Achba; 13 February 1876 – 5 November 1924) was a consort of Sultan Abdul Hamid II of the Ottoman Empire. Early life Fatma Pesend Hanım was born on 13 February 1876 in Achba Mansion, Horhor, ...

in the historical drama series '' Payitaht: Abdülhamid'' and as Begim Şehver Sultan in '' Alparslan: Büyük Selçuklu''.

Filmography

Television

Film

References

External links

* * 1980 births Living people Actresses from Ankara Bilkent University alumni Gazi University alumni Turkish television actresses Turkish film actresses 21st-century Turkish actresses {{Turkey-actor-stub