Farah Zeynep Abdullah

Farah Zeynep Abdullah — Biography

Farah Zeynep Abdullah moved from television to cinema to become one of the most talked-about box-office names in Turkey, and she also sings and produces. Her biggest success is Bergen, which she both starred in and produced: it was the most-watched film of 2022 and ranks among the most-watched in Turkish cinema. She holds two SİYAD awards.

Her career reads as three phases. While preparing for university in England she was offered the part of Aylin in Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman Ki, which earned her a supporting actress prize at the 2011 Antalya Television Awards. The second phase was cinema: Yılmaz Erdoğan's Kelebeğin Rüyası (as Mediha), then Bi Küçük Eylül Meselesi, Çağan Irmak's Unutursam Fısılda and Ekşi Elmalar, with television in Kurt Seyit ve Şura, Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem and Gülizar. The third was shaped by biographical and singer roles: Ajda Pekkan in Arif V 216, Begüm Atman in Bizim İçin Şampiyon, İnci in Masumlar Apartmanı, and then Bergen and Bihter.

She began school at the Lycée Français Saint-Michel and continued in England because of her father's work; in 2013 she took a French and Drama degree at the University of Kent.