Didem Erol

Didem Erol — Biography

Didem Erol is an actress, model and television host who was born in Australia, became known for television drama in Turkey and then moved her career to the United States. Turkish audiences remember her above all as Viktoria in Avrupa Yakası. Since 2017 she has used the name Serah Henesey, and she lives in Los Angeles.

She was born in Sydney to a Turkish family; after many years and her schooling in Australia she returned to Turkey with her mother. On television she appeared in series such as Omuz Omuza, Emret Komutanım, Yine de Aşığım, Arka Sokaklar and ÇÖT, and she was on screen in Avrupa Yakası from 2005 to 2008. In cinema she acted in Dünyayı Kurtaran Adam'ın Oğlu, Kontrat and Balans ve Manevra. She settled in Los Angeles in 2008 and continued working there: she played Ayşe Kosovalı in Süper Ajan K9 and Şebnem in Organik Aşk Hikayeleri, and also appeared in productions such as Annihilation Earth, The Pod and Despair Sessions. She was seen in the documentaries Yoga, Inc. and Survival of the Prettiest, and in 2013 she hosted The 3 Minute Update.

She confirmed that she was in a relationship with the director Quentin Tarantino, whom she met in Cannes; it lasted four years. In December 2020 she announced her marriage to Nathan Cowles, and in 2025 she announced that she had become a mother for the second time. She holds several citizenships and speaks English and Turkish fluently.