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Farah Zeynep Abdullah (born 17 August 1989) is a Turkish actress and singer. She gained nationwide recognition and critical acclaim for her roles in the films Kelebeğin Rüyası (2013), Unutursam Fısılda (2014), Bizim İçin: Şampiyon (2018) and Bergen (2022), and the television series Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman Ki (2010–2013) and Masumlar Apartmanı (2020–2021).

Farah Zeynep Abdullah
Born	(1989-08-17) 17 August 1989 (age 33) Beşiktaş, Istanbul, Turkey
Education	University of Kent
Occupation	Actress singer
Years active	2010–present
Website	fzaofficial.com

Early life

Farah Zeynep Abdullah was born on 17 August 1989, in Beşiktaş, Istanbul.[1] Her maternal grandfather is Turkish from Erzincan, while her grandmother is of Bosnian descent.[2] Her maternal family also has Macedonian and Crimean origins.[3] Her father, Osman, is of Iraqi Turkmen ancestry.[4] Due to war, he immigrated to Turkey as a child, but still completed his military service in Iraq.[5] Her paternal grandmother is originally from Pljevlja, Montenegro.[6] Abdullah has two brothers. Her secondary education was spent at the Lycée Français Saint-Michel in Istanbul until her family moved to London due to her father's job.[7]

Career

In 2010, during her studies at the University of Kent, Abdullah was offered a role in the melodrama Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman ki,[8] for which she completed 2 seasons and 79 episodes. The series also won her a Best Supporting Actress award at the Antalya Television Awards in 2011.

In 2013, she appeared in Yılmaz Erdoğan's film Kelebeğin Rüyası ("The Butterfly's Dream") with Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ. It was selected by the Minister of Culture and Tourism as Turkey's candidate for the 2014's Academy Awards.[9][10] For the role, Abdullah won the trophy for Best Supporting Actress at the 18th Sadri Alışık Cinema and Theatre Awards.

In 2014, she appeared in the film Bi Küçük Eylül Meselesi ("A Small September Affair") with Engin Akyürek. She then worked for the second time alongside Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ in the period drama Kurt Seyit ve Şura. Abdullah later starred in director Çağan Irmak's musical romance film Unutursam Fisilda ("Whisper If I Forget"). The role brought her multiple awards as she stunned audiences with her acting and singing skills.

In 2015, she voiced Princess Courtney in the Turkish version of Barbie in Rock 'N Royals. Later that year Abdullah completed Ekşi Elmalar ("Sour Apples"), her second project with director Yılmaz Erdoğan. The film was released on 28 October 2016 in Turkey and in early November in Europe.

In late July 2016, rumours of Abdullah joining the hit series Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem ("Magnificent Century: Kösem") surfaced on social media. A few days later, it was confirmed that she had joined the series in the role of Hungarian princess Farya Bethlen.

In 2018 she played famous singer Ajda Pekkan in the fantasy comedy film Arif V 216, where she sang Pekkan's songs "Milyonzade" and "Boşvermişim Dünyaya". Abdullah then starred in the series Gülizar and the film Bizim İçin: Şampiyon ("For Us: Champion"), which tells the life story of jockey Halis Karataş.[11][12][13]

Between 2020 and 2021, she worked alongside Birkan Sokullu in Masumlar Apartmanı ("Apartment of the Innocents"), which is adapted from a novel by Gülseren Budayıcıoğlu.[14]

In 2022, Abdullah starred in the biographical film Bergen.

Filmography

Television series

Year	Title	Role	Channel	Notes	Episodes
2010–2012	Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman Ki	Aylin Akarsu / Talaşoğlu	Kanal D	Supporting role	79
2014	Kurt Seyit ve Şura	Şura / Alexandra Verjenskaya	Star TV	Leading role	21
2016–2017	Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem	Princess Farya Bethlen	Fox	Leading role	30
2018	Gülizar	Gülizar	Kanal D	Leading role	10
2020–2021	Masumlar Apartmanı	İnci Özdemir / Derenoğlu	TRT 1	Leading role	37

Film

Year	Title	Role	Director	Notes
2013	Kelebeğin Rüyası	Mediha	Yılmaz Erdoğan	Supporting role
2014	Bi Küçük Eylül Meselesi	Eylül	Kerem Deren	Leading role
	Unutursam Fısılda	Hatice / Ayperi	Çağan Irmak	Leading role
2015	Barbie in Rock'n Royals	Princess Courtney		Turkish dubbing
2016	Ekşi Elmalar	Muazzez	Yılmaz Erdoğan	Leading role
2018	Arif V 216	Ajda Pekkan	Kıvanç Baruönü	Supporting role
	Bizim İçin: Şampiyon[15]	Begüm Atman / Karataş	Ahmet Katıksız	Leading role
2022	Bergen	Bergen	Caner Alper & Mehmet Binay	Leading role

Discography

Year	Title	Project
2014	Eyvah Nafile Başka Güzel Sevdim Gel Ya Da Git Bir Mazi Bin Hatıra	Unutursam Fısılda (Original Soundtrack)
2017	Haydi Gel içelim (Yüksek Sadakat cover) Paramparça (Teoman cover)	Rockuba
2018	Milyonzade (Ajda Pekkan cover) Boşvermişim Dünyaya (Ajda Pekkan cover)	Arif V 216 (Original Soundtrack)
	Değişik El Biraz Hüzün Dibi Ben Seçtim Yolumu	Gülizar (Original Soundtrack)
	Bu Hangi Masaldı?	Single
2019	Sen Unutulacak Kadın Mısın? (feat. Erol Evgin)	Altın Düetler 2
2020	Eller Eller	Single
2022	Bana Neler Vadettin	Bergen (Original Soundtrack)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Project	Result
2011	2011 Antalya Television Awards	Best Supporting Actress	Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman Ki	Won
2012	2012 Antalya Television Awards	Best Supporting Actress		Nominated
2013	18th Sadri Alışık Theatre and Cinema Actors Awards	Best Actress in a Supporting Role	Kelebeğin Rüyası	Won
2014	46th Cinema Writers Association Awards	Best Supporting Actress		Won
	Elle Style Awards	Actress of the Year		Nominated
2015	YTÜ Stars of the Year Awards	Best Film Actress	Unutursam Fısılda	Won
	TurkMSIC Awards	Best Actress		Won
	4th Istanbul Arel University Media and Art Awards	Most Praised Actress		Won
	GSÜ The Bests Awards	Best TV/Cinema Actress		Won
	47th Cinema Writers Association Awards	Best Actress		Nominated
	10th Uludağ University Marconi Awards	Best Film Actress		Won
	20th Sadri Alışık Theatre and Cinema Actors Awards	Best Film Actress		Nominated
	21st MGD Golden Objective Awards	Best Film Actress		Won
	KAL Fest Changemakers Awards	Changemaker Actress		Won
2017	22nd Sadri Alışık Theatre and Cinema Actors Awards	Special Jury Award	Ekşi Elmalar	Won
2019	51st Cinema Writers Association Awards	Best Actress	Bizim İçin Şampiyon	Nominated
	2nd Izmir International Film Festival	Best Actress		Nominated
2020	7th Golden Palm Awards	Cinema Actress of the Year		Won

2022: 33rd Ankara Film Festival:Fresh Breath in Cinema Award: Won Bergen

References

External links

• Farah Zeynep Abdullah at IMDb
• Farah Zeynep Abdullah on TurkishStarsDaily

На других языках

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[de] Farah Zeynep Abdullah

Farah Zeynep Abdullah (* 17. August 1989 in Istanbul) ist eine türkische Schauspielerin und Sängerin.

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- [en] Farah Zeynep Abdullah

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[es] Farah Zeynep Abdullah

Farah Zeynep Abdullah (Estambul, 17 de agosto de 1989) es una actriz y cantante turca.

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[ru] Абдуллах, Фарах Зейнеп

Фара́х Зейне́п Аблулла́х (тур. Farah Zeynep Abdullah; р. 17 августа 1989, Стамбул) — турецкая актриса.

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