Actor

Irem Altug

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Movies: 8Series: 11

TMDB ID: 145424

IMDb ID: nm1764012

Known for: Acting

Born: September 15, 1980

Age: 45

Place of birth: Istanbul, Turkey

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1990 - 2024

Years active: 35

Average TMDB rating: 7.8

Wikidata: Q6449948

Also known as

İrem Altuğ • ایرم آلتوگ

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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.