Irem Altug

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

0.8374

Gender

Female

Birthday

15-Sep-1980

Age

(46 years old)

Place of Birth

Istanbul, Turkey

Also Known As

İrem Altuğ
ایرم آلتوگ

Irem Altug

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.

Credits

Yola Çıkmak (2015) Character: N/A
Samet, who works as a bouncer in a bar, left home after his father abandoned the family years ago. His mother started living with his brother Emre. After a long time, Samet returns home and tells his brother Emre that he has found their father’s whereabouts and suggests they go together to where their father lives. The two brothers embark on a journey to Konya to confront their past. The other protagonist of the story, Ayşe, leads an ordinary life with her banker husband and seven-year-old daughter Ceren. When her daughter starts school, her encounter with the school’s security guard changes their lives. A secret relationship begins between the two. While Ayşe continues this relationship without fear of being caught, things eventually change. The paths of the two protagonists, Samet and Ayşe, will intersect in an unexpected way.

Suda Balık (2016) Character: Zühre
On the road from a quiet coastal town to the Olympic pool, where fierce competition reigns, Sefa, a talented swimmer, must first battle with himself and then with those around him in order to achieve success.

Eve Giden Yol 1914 (2006) Character: İffet
During the years when World War I began to turn the Ottoman Empire's territories into a war zone, the pain of a great love story that unfolded in southeastern Anatolia and present-day Syria burned as fiercely as the war itself in the hearts of those involved. Mahmut leaves his home, abandoning everything—including the person he loves—because he refuses to commit murder. After being caught up in the relentless war raging across Anatolian lands and fighting for years in the struggle for liberation, he sets out to return home. His sole desire is to reunite with the one he was forced to leave behind and to seek revenge for the injustice he suffered years ago.

Karılar Koğuşu (1990) Character: Selime
Murat is a charismatic political prisoner in Malatya. He is well respected by both inmates and prison officers. There he meets two women: Tozey, a famous prostitute, and Hanim, a defenseless woman accused of murdering her husband.

Kirpi (2009) Character: Çiğdem
Kirpi, the vengeful practical joker finally finds a match for his habit: Tahir Yaman. Prank and revenge loop of the duo will drag them to very complicated situations.

Melekler Ve Kumarbazlar (2009) Character: Zeynep
A true story about four close friends in Adapazarı who experienced trauma after the earthquake on August 17, 1999, and their hopes, struggles, and passions for the future. Ertekin Akpınar, director and screenwriter of Angels and Gamblers, describes his film as a harsh rural film.

Nar (2011) Character: Deniz
“The Pomegranate” tells the story of a woman; seeking her own justice. “The Pomegranate” questions the justice of four people with different beliefs in a house, in half a day and in their own realms of faith. Asuman is a fortune-teller with uncanny psychic powers who lives in the suburbs of Istanbul but tells fortunes of the rich at their own luxurious places.

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