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.

Most Known For

Golden Boy

as Sultan

The Pit

as Ayşe Koçovalı/Ayşe Yılmaz

Wounded Heart

as Feraye Uysal

The Nightfall

as Sevde Yılmaz

Kirpi

as Çiğdem

Take the Road

Homicide Unit Istanbul

as Saime Soydan

Circle

as Guest Star

Ihlamurlar Altinda

as Feride

The Fish in the Water

as Zühre

Innocent

as Rüya

The Pomegranate

as Deniz

Vazgeç Gönlüm

as Bahar Hanoğlu

The Devil's in the Details

Kayıp Aranıyor

as Asya

Eve Giden Yol 1914

as İffet

Direk Aşk

Melekler Ve Kumarbazlar

as Zeynep

Women's Ward

as Selime