Zeynep Özder (born Ankara, 15 August 1980) is a Turkish television and film actress.
Life and career At the age of 8 she started taking piano and cello lessons. After graduating from Ankara Anatolian Performing Arts High School, she enrolled in Bilkent University Conservatory and graduated with a degree in music and performing arts in 2004. She later received her master's degree in music from Gazi University and got her PhD in music teaching from the same school. Meanwhile, she served as a cellist on the Gazi University Academic Chamber Orchestra. She worked as a contract artist in the Presidential Symphony Orchestra between 2005 and 2007. She participated in concerts with the university orchestra in various countries. After graduating, she gave piano and cello lessons at Durul Gence Music School in 2009. She gave a concert with the Tekfen Philharmonic Orchestra in 2011.
Özder received acting lessons at the Stella Adler Studio in New York in 2011. She then joined Gaye Sökmen Agency, which managed her acting roles. In 2009, she made her television debut with her role as Eda in the series Samanyolu. In 2011 she made her cinematic debut with Bir Avuç Deniz, in which she portrayed the character Dilek Hanoğlu. She continued her cinematic career with the movie Sen Kimsin?, which was released in 2012. She continued to have recurring roles in a number of TV series, including Dila Hanım, İntikam and 4N1K İlk Aşk. She rose to prominence with her role as Fatma Pesend Hanım in the historical drama series Payitaht: Abdülhamid and as Begim Şehver Sultan in Alparslan: Büyük Selçuklu.
Filmography Television YearTitleRoleNetworkNo. of episodes2009–2010SamanyoluEda AndaçATV29 episodes2010AdanalıMaya Mertcan9 episodes2012Koyu KırmızıMercanStar TV13 episodes2012–2013Dila HanımHülya2013–2014İntikamAslı SağlamKanal D23 episodes2015–2016Eve DönüşPınarATV22 episodes2017Payitaht: AbdülhamidFatma Pesend HanımTRT114 episodes20184N1K İlk AşkEla SafakFox12 episodes2019–2020Benim Adım MelekBaşakTRT135 episodes2021–Alparslan: Büyük SelçukluBegim Şehver Sultan
Film YearTitleRoleDirector2011Bir Avuç DenizDilek HanoğluLeyla Yılmaz2012Sen Kimsin?PelinOzan Açıktan2017Sonsuz AşkBerrinAhmet Katıksız
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