Nilperi Şahinkaya

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Nilperi Şahinkaya
Born (1988-02-23) 23 February 1988 (age 33)
Dakar, Senegal
NationalityTurkish
OccupationActress
Years active2009–present

Nilperi Şahinkaya (born 23 February 1988) is a Turkish actress.

Life and career[]

Şahinkaya was born on 23 February 1988 in Senegal. Her father, Salim Levent Şahinkaya, is a diplomat. She finished primary school in Paris and attended secondary school in Bern. In 2003, her parents divorced and she moved with her mother to Ankara and in 2006 she graduated from Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle.[1] Between 2006–2010, she studied at Bilkent University School of Music and Performing Arts.

As she was studying, she made her television debut with a role in the TV series Deniz Yıldızı. She graduated from the university with her name entering the institution's High Hall of Fame.[2] In June 2010, she was cast in Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman ki and settled in Istanbul. After portraying the character of Mesude in Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman ki, she joined the cast of Kayıp, playing the roles of Defne and Sedef. Her breakthrough came with a leading role in Kiraz Mevsimi as Şeyma, after which she got a role in N'olur Ayrılalım, playing the character of Temmuz Akıncı.

She continued her stage career by getting a role in an adaptation of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? directed by Hira Tekindor, in which she acted alongside Zerrin Tekindor, Tardu Flordun and Şükrü Özyıldız.[3] She later joined the cast of ATV's series Bu Şehir Arkandan Gelecek, playing the role of Aslı. After appearing in the web series Yaşamayanlar and Aynen Aynen, she continued her career on television with a supporting role in Kuzgun.[4]

Personal life[]

She speaks fluently English, Turkish, French, German and Italian.[5]

Filmography[]

Television[]

Year Title Role Network
2009–2010 Hande FOX
2010–2013 Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman ki Mesude Kanal D
2013–2014 Defne ve Sedef Kanal D
2014–2015 Kiraz Mevsimi Şeyma FOX
2016 N'olur Ayrılalım Temmuz Akıncı FOX
2017 Bu Şehir Arkandan Gelecek Aslı ATV
2018 Yaşamayanlar Melisa
2019– Nil BluTV
2019 Kuzgun Güneş Star TV
2020 Nevin Kanal D
2021 Yasak Elma Cansu Yıldırım FOX

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2017 TV film
2017 Melodi
2019 Jaclyn
2021

Theatre[]

Year Title Role Venue Director
2008 Sis Dali Bilkent MSSF Nugzar Gachava
2009 Kel Kantocu Mme Smith Bilkent MSSF Gia Antadze
2010 Orkestra Pamela Bilkent MSSF Yücel Erten
2010 Gişe Customer Bilkent MSSF Özgür Avcu
2011–2012 Yaklaştıkça Alice Theatre Istanbul Celal Kadri Kınoğlu
2013–2015 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Honey Oyun Studios Hira Tekindor
2018 Kalp Emma Craft Theatre İbrahim Çiçek

Awards[]

  • Tevfik d'Or Theatre Festival, Best Supporting Actress (2005)
  • Tevfik d'Or Theatre Festival, Turkish Ambassador to France's Special Award (2006)
  • , Most Successful Actress in a Supporting Role (2019)

References[]

  1. ^ "Nilperi Şahinkaya kimdir? Biyografi". Hürriyet. 23 March 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Nilperi Şahinkaya kimdir, kaç yaşında? Nilperi Şahinkaya biyografisi". Milliyet. 17 October 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Nilperi Şahinkaya kimdir, kaç yaşında ve nereli?". CNN Türk. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Nilperi Şahinkaya kimdir, kaç yaşında? Nilperi Şahinkaya nereli?". Sözcü. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Nilperi Şahinkaya kimdir?". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-04-18.

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