Miray Akay was born on 17 July 2000 in Ukraine. Turkish TV series and movie actress.
Name: Miray Akay
Date of Birth: July 17, 2000
Place of Birth: İstanbul
Height: 1.65 m.
Weight: 52 kg
Horoscope: Cancer
Eye Color: Green
Hair color is brown
Siblings: Has 2 siblings
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miraslava.kostyeva/
Family: Her real name is Myroslava Kosteva Akay. Her father is a Turkish gallery owner, her mother is a Ukrainian housewife. She has an older sister, born in 1993, and a brother, born in 2002. “My mother is Ukrainian, my father is Turkish. They met my father in Ukraine. I was born in Ukraine. we have come to Turkey 3 years old. I have a sister and a brother. ”
Childhood years: She started acting at a very young age when she was only 3 years old at the request of her mother. “I never got mad at my family for getting me into these things at a young age because I always loved acting. Even after I grew up, I liked it more. If I didn’t want to, I wouldn’t have continued anyway. I used to tell my mother that I wanted to get into the TV when I was very young. I even looked back to see how I could enter. My mother used to say, “You can’t go in there.” So at that age I already made my intentions clear. My mother also signed me up for an agency. Even though I was 3 years old, the demand actually came from me. My mom just discovered my talent early and did things that would pave the way for me. ”
Educational life: She went to primary and secondary school in Istanbul Bahçelievler Ali Haydar school. She graduated from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts High School.
The turning point of her acting career: Although it has been on the screens from a very young age, she sees the “20 Minutes” series as the turning point of her career. “In ’20 Minutes, İlker (Aksum) was in the role of my brother and father. Also, there was an older brother Bülent Emin Yarar. I loved them very much. I learned a lot. Tuba Büyüküstün is a very sweet woman, I love it very much. She is a very cute woman she is. It happened to me that she was really a mother. ”
First step into acting: She started her television adventure with the “Türk Malı” series.
With which project did she shine? She drew attention with the character of “Duru Halaskar” in the TV series “20 Minutes”.
Personality traits: Cheerful, funny, friendly, knowing what he wants, hardworking, determined. “I am a crazy and fun-loving girl. That’s why I’m not very calm. ”
Mindset: Despite being known since childhood, she never experienced the dizzying effect of fame. “I have never seen myself differently. I never had a situation like ‘this is me, I am that’. Until now, no one has said, “You were too airy, too spoiled.” Normal life has always continued for me. ”
A source of happiness: She is always happy to be involved in good projects in her acting career, which he started with commercials at the age of 3. “Eve Dönüş Sarıkamış 1915,” Kelebeğin Rüyası “,” Halam Geldi “films, and Derviş Zaim’s” Balık “. “Outsiders” TV series. I am very lucky to be involved in such beautiful projects. Fish is a story about nature. It has a message. Outsiders TV series also has a very good story. Both address many problems related to life. ”
The first movie: Yılmaz Erdoğan / Kelebeğin Rüyası
Admires: Foreign actor admires Jennifer Lawrence. “If I go to America I would love to meet Jennifer Lawrence.”
Her attitude to business life: She loves her job, but sometimes she gets tired of the heavy working conditions. “Recognition is not a challenge for me. I love this job and it is nice for me that people like what I do. The only hard part is; waiting on sets, working in cold areas, not being able to sleep, not eating, such things. ”
Career plan: Shared the “Best Actress Award” with Jale Arıkan, who played in the movie “Zerre” at the 14th “Turkish Film Festival” held in Frankfurt in 2014. But her eyes are higher; She wants to get an Oscar.
“Acting will continue, but as a second profession, I want to be a psychologist. I think these two professions have a lot of intersection. Professions that can complement and nurture each other. You go on a journey in the inner world of different characters in acting and in psychology. I am interested in different moods, human states. In acting, you empathize with a role, as well as as a psychologist. ”
Role model: There is no one she sees as a role model. “There is no one I take as an example. I respect all players very much, but I want to make my own way. ”
TV SERIES
2010- Türk Malı
2010 – Never Ending Song
2013 – 20 Minutes / Duru Halaskar
2014 – Outsiders / Gülten
2015 / 2016- Sunshine Girls / Peri
2017 – Forever Bound / Nazlı
2018- The Deep
2018- Servet (Fortune) / Narin
2018 – Our Story / Zeynep Elibol
2020 / 2021- Zümrüdüanka / Meliha Kuloğlu
2021- Bir Zamanlar Kıbrıs (Once Upon a Time in Cyprus)
CINEMA FILMS
013- Kelebeğin Rüyası / Mediha’s sister
2013- Eve Dönüş: Sarıkamış 1915 / Nihan
2014 – Halam Geldi / Reyhan
2014 – Balık / Deniz
AWARDS
2014 – Frankfurt Turkish Film Festival / Shared Best Actress Award with Jale Arıkan / Eve Dönüş: Sarıkamış 1915