Özge Özder

Personal Info

GenderFemale

Date of BirthApr 1, 1978 (47 years old)

Place of BirthAnkara, Turkey

CitizenshipTurkish

ZodiacAries

EducationHacettepe University

Active Since1996

Özge Özder

Biography

Elif Özge Özder (born April 1, 1978, in Ankara) is a Turkish television, theater, and film actress. She has been active in the entertainment industry since the early 2000s, gaining recognition through her performances in popular television series, theater productions, and films. Throughout her career, she has remained committed to theater while also achieving widespread fame on television.

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Early Life

Elif Özge Özder was born on April 1, 1978, in Ankara and is of Circassian descent. She attended Ankara Özel Yükseliş College for her middle and high school education, where she was first introduced to theater. In 1996, she took conservatory entrance exams and was accepted into both Bilkent University Theater Department with a scholarship and Hacettepe University State Conservatory Theater Department with high honors. She ultimately graduated from the Ankara State Conservatory Theater Department in 2000 and began her professional acting career at BKM (Beşiktaş Kültür Merkezi).

Career

Özge Özder made her stage debut in 2001 and has been actively involved in theater since then. She gained widespread recognition on television with her portrayal of Lale in Haziran Gecesi (2004-2006), which aired on Kanal D. Her performance as Princess Cavidan in Dudaktan Kalbe (2007-2009) on Show TV became a defining moment in her television career. While becoming a well-known television and film actress, Özder remained dedicated to theater and joined the City Theaters in 2005. She received the prestigious Bedia Muvahhit Award for her portrayal of Nataşa in Three Sisters and was nominated for the Afife Jale and Sadri Alışık awards for the same role. She earned another Afife Jale nomination for her role as Lena in Leonce and Lena. Between 2011 and 2014, she played Emel in Umutsuz Ev Kadınları. According to the script, Emel was supposed to die while in a coma, but due to overwhelming fan support, the character was revived. She later played Adile Yarımcalı in Kehribar (2016), though the series ended after 15 episodes. From 2016 to 2018, she portrayed Perihan in Umuda Kelepçe Vurulmaz. In recent years, Özder played Kıvılcım in Mucize Doktor (2019-2020) and had a guest role as Sema in Jet Sosyete (episode 43). From 2020 to 2022, she portrayed Derya in Sadakatsiz, a Kanal D series that gained significant popularity.

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