Birce Akalay was born on June 19, 1984 in Istanbul. Turkish TV series, cinema and theater actress.
Name: Birce Akalay
Date of Birth: June 19, 1984
Place of Birth: İstanbul
Height: 1.73 m.
Weight: 50 kg
Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Eye color Hazel
Mother: Yasemin Ergun
Father: Sercan Akalay
Child: None
Siblings: One child
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/birceakalay/
Pets: She has a dog.
Family: The only child of a family of four generations from Istanbul. Her father, housewife mother are the first ones who brought the air conditioner to Turkey. “My mother was a housewife but her format is a little different. There was a long period when he was actively engaged in politics, she was also interested in Turkish art music, she also made marbling. My father established one of the first technical services in Istanbul on white goods, air conditioning and ventilation systems. She still does the same job, and is also an active member of one of the wildlife conservation associations. We have always been a fully democratic family. I was a child whose opinion was asked and evaluated at a very young age. ”
Childhood years: Her biggest dream as a child; It was to open a ballet school. She danced with great love for 13 years, she can no longer dance because she was injured at the age of 16. But dance has always been in her life somehow. “Of course, I look forward to that day when I will have surgery and dance again. I was injured at the age of 16 and had to quit ballet. When I started studying theater in high school, I still missed ballet. I worked on television for a while after freezing the school in Istanbul University time. I said I can’t; I missed the theater. Turns out I liked it very much. Then I took the university exams again and won the conservatory. ”
Educational life: After graduating from Pera Fine Arts High School Theater Department, she won the Theater Criticism and Dramaturgy department at Istanbul University, but when she was in third grade, she left the school and started to prepare for the theater, her love of high school. She won Haliç University Conservatory Theater Department and completed her education there.
First step into acting: She started his television adventure with the character ‘Lamia’ in the ‘Destiny’ (Kader) series.
With which project did she shine? She drew attention with the character “Havva”, which she portrayed in the “Love Is In The Air” (Yer Gök Aşk) series.
Personality traits: Innovative, realistic, emotional, determined. “I am a Gemini sign, emotionality and logic are both very dominant in me. It’s hard to carry both in the same shellac. I am a very emotional person. I move a lot with my feelings and intuitions. But if something doesn’t make me think, you can’t take my step from here to here. ”
Mindset: Believes in fate. She believes that everything in the world has a mathematics from the Creator. “I believe that every event is the result of the previous, the cause of the next. So I let it flow sometimes, but it gave me a brain to use too, right? So, of course, I keep control where necessary. ”
What doesn’t she tolerate? She has no tolerance for disrespect and injustice. “My patience in my personal relationships wears out when disrespect is done in the last instance. Even if I do not stop in environments with disrespect, I immediately go away in silence. Nobody even understands how I got from there. Have your eyes spoken differently, tried to fool you with a lie, then my patience is running out. I don’t believe that being human can be possible with anything worldly. I mean, it has nothing to do with knowledge, money or academics. I have zero patience for bad people. If someone with me is despised, my patience may be exhausted, for example, I will break the heart of the despised. I have no tolerance for injustice. ”
A source of happiness: She is happy to be educated in her profession. “Conservatory has the following advantage; it is a vast sea. It is a great thing to experience and work with so many characters that I could not possibly play in my life for 4 years. When you are 20 years old on a TV show or movie, nobody offers you to play an 80 year old. This is both a luxury and a labor. Have we been able to try and manage a world of games with all my friends in the conservatory? We may not have succeeded, but we experienced and learned a lot of things there. It is a home for teaching. I do not make a distinction as to whether he has studied at the conservatory or not. Talent is such a thing that some are really gifted from birth. I cannot categorize any player that way. But it’s a chance, and working to improve is your respect for your profession. I consider myself lucky. ”
First motion picture: Iraz Okumuş- Mustafa Uğur Yağcıoğlu / Son Ders: Aşk ve Üniversite
The view of love: May our love life never be missing. Love is not just earthly, I think it matters what you fall in love with; I’m always in love with living, that’s for sure. It will be a very cliché answer, but it is. Love is not just earthly, for me… It keeps shifting from time to time. ”
Her view of life: She realized what she didn’t want in life at the age of 30. After 30 he calmed down and settled down. “My excitement is the same, but my savings have changed in a more rational way. You cannot jump into the sea like you do when you are 25 years old. Something like that. I live in all my ages, but thank God. I have such a possibility. What if it wasn’t one? It is one thing to say “I will swim in this sea no matter what?”, It is another to say “I will do this job no matter what”. I think 40 times when making important decisions. There is a saying that I believe very much: First, when you get very angry and when you get very enthusiastic, you have to think very well, one more night, not another night. That’s why I never react when I get very angry, and the moment I get enthusiastic, I don’t take anything or act anymore. ”
Her view of business life: She thinks that her job is not something to be done without loving it. She also thinks that she would not be able to act if she did not want it that much and had not devoted her soul to this profession from a very young age. “When I started this job in my early 20s, we were shooting 90 minutes and I was able to go to my school and work at the same time. But now I can’t think of the new generation. Moreover, a considerable majority of them read acting from a monotonous place just to do something on TV or get somewhere. I don’t think most of them have enough. But it’s not their fault either. They are less fortunate than us. If the character arouses excitement and desire in me, then the seeds start to germinate in me. When I read the story, I actually have covered a sweet part of the road. It’s like eating the first bite. Of course, we all prefer to have a long preparation period afterwards, but unfortunately we do not have that much time in the system. That’s why we are trying to get our jobs out on a faster tour. Moreover, while we are on the field, we shoot episodes as long as a movie or even longer. Therefore, our reflex of orientation is developing maybe a little faster because of these conditions.
Is it theater? TV? Although she cannot distinguish between the two, a little bit of glory goes to the theater. “My first eye pain is the scene at the end of the day. Actually, it seems like it shouldn’t be a priority in my career. It is my playground that I miss so much and never want to leave, and it always feels very good for me, I recover and renew there. I can sleep and get up in the theater, I don’t need to play at all. I can also make a decor. That’s where I feel I belong. I chose the theater just to be on the stage after I was injured and life took my choice to different places. I love playing games, of course, the set of the series is also completely different, but the beginning and ending of a game and the applause you hear at the end is priceless. ”
Career plan: She wants to do more cinema and theater, to take part in a very real story. “Unfortunately, you cannot satisfy your soul very much while you are shooting TV series for at least 16 hours six days a week; like a kind of civil service. Of course, there are filling moments, scenes, days, but of course this does not happen every moment. Therefore, cinema or theater is essential for the actor. It is full of unique moments when you can be more productive. I am patiently waiting for the story that will speed up my heart rate. ”
Dream of the Future: She doesn’t like to dream much, but she has a dream of directing in the future. “I want to direct a game. I want to direct a movie. I want to write more. I want to travel more, I want to see countries. I want to see other rivers, seas, I want to know people. So if I live, I want to do these things. For now, let’s say, directing a movie, directing a play, writing and continuing to play, is the next step. I do not dream. I was a dreamy kid, but after 13 years of playing ballet and being injured, all my dreams turned into an instant. I do not like to dream. I am one of those who thank the day I live. At most I think about what to do next. I am not dreaming of anything new until I complete my spiritual journey on the work I am currently doing and devoting time to. Whatever life comes with, I look at it. Dreams restrict my freedom. ”
Concerns: The gender-driven person is concerned about the power of the man and feels hopeless about it. “Whatever I do, nothing changes. I am so desperate, really desperate. Wherever you look at it, we live in the heart of inequality. A certain part of a certain sociocultural structure is not just so-called but really egalitarian. It is possible to understand the victimization of women, even from the most elite strata of the society, from their behavior, behavior and lifestyle. I’m not just talking about physical violence. My despair is that, unfortunately, a generation has grown up that accepted this weariness from the beginning. Now they will be angry with me again, but there is a generation that does not read, do not research, just listen and watch. And I get so upset when I see their mood thinking curve. That’s why I’m hopeless. But I wish I had a magic wand and I could sprinkle that sensitivity on people’s minds, that being ‘human’ cannot be distinguished from being a woman or a man, that it should not be separated. I really would like it, because doing something concrete is unfortunately more utopian in this age than I said. ”
Most disliked feature? She gets enthusiastic quickly, she can act emotionally and hurt herself on matters that need to be pondered over. “I trust people fast and too much, I think this is my biggest defect.”
Relationship with nature: She always finds peace by the sea. Although he thinks it is impossible, she has always had a dream of walking on water since her childhood.
How does she keep her shape? “I cannot say that I paid great attention and applied special formulas. I give my body what it needs. When I missed a lot, of course, I paid attention for a few days. I have a small problem in my heart, so I cannot do much sports other than swimming in summer, but pilates is my favorite sport in winter. ”
What does she do at home? In her spare time, she enjoys cooking at home and doing housework. “When I have time, I only deal with the house, I can live the house. I like to cook, although it’s not very good, but I am mostly one of those who set up a good table. ”
Which movie was she affected by? There are many movies, but the first thing that comes to mind is the “Blue Jasmine” movie that he watched in the recent past.
TV SERIES
2007-Destiny (Kader) / Lamia
2007-For You / Özlem
2008-Rebel (Asi) / Zeynep
2009 – Rebellion (Alayına İsyan) / Sevtap
2009 -Winter Tale (Kış Masalı) / Zişan
2010/2013-Love Is In The Air (Yer Gök Aşk) / Havva
2014 – Don’t End Like This (Böyle Bitmesin) / Aylin (Guest Actor)
2013/2014-I Loved Him So Much (Ben Onu Çok Sevdim) / Ayhan Aydan
2014/2015-Little Lord / Sinem
2015/2016 – Married and Furious (Evli Ve Öfkeli) / Esra
2016/2017 – Bitter Sweet Life / Hayat Sarıyaz
2017/2018 -Price Of Passion / Aslı
2018-Foster Mother / Alev
2020 -Babel / İlay
CINEMA FILMS
2008-Son Ders: Aşk ve Üniversite / Sevim
2009 -Nefes: Vatan Sağolsun / Zeynep
2009-Sizi Seviyorum / Eda
2016 -Deliormanlı / Hülya
THEATRE GAMES
2020- Keşanlı Ali Destanı
2017- 7 Kocalı Hürmüz / Hürmüz
TELEVISION PROGRAMS SHE PREPARED AND PRESENTED
2005 -Champions League Final – Star TV Match pre and end current VIP studio broadcast / Presenter
2005 -Champions League Special / Presenter
2004/2006 – Star TV Sports Night / Presenter
2006 – 8. Stage – Tv8 Live broadcasts before and after the match / Presenter
2009 -Cinema World / Presenter
2019- Tell me / Jury
AWARDS
2017 -Engelsiz Life Foundation 8th Bests of the Year Awards / Best Female Theater Actor / Yedi Kocalı Hürmüz
2018 -9th KTÜ Media Awards / Best Actress / Price Of Passion
2018 -Istanbul University 1453 Awards / Best Actress of the Year / Price Of Passion
2019 -Okan University Best of the Year Awards / Best Female TV Series Player / Foster Mother
2019 -2.Best Of Rumelia Awards / Best Actress