Irem Altug
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.
Acting
TV
Golden Boy
as Sultan
2022
TV
Innocent
as Rüya
2017
TV
The Pit
as Ayşe Koçovalı/Ayşe Yılmaz
2017
TV
Wounded Heart
as Feraye Uysal
2021
Movie
Kirpi
as Çiğdem
2009
Movie
The Pomegranate
as Deniz
2011
Movie
Women's Ward
as Selime
1990
TV
Ihlamurlar Altinda
as Feride
2005
Movie
Eve Giden Yol 1914
as İffet
2006
TV
The Nightfall
as Sevde Yılmaz
2024
Movie
Melekler Ve Kumarbazlar
as Zeynep
2009
Movie
Take the Road
2015
TV
Homicide Unit Istanbul
as Saime Soydan
2008
TV
The Devil's in the Details
2004
TV
Circle
as Guest Star
2017
Movie
Direk Aşk
2011
Movie
The Fish in the Water
as Zühre
2016
TV
Vazgeç Gönlüm
as Bahar Hanoğlu
2007
TV
Kayıp Aranıyor
as Asya
2011