
Irem Altug
Born: 1980-09-15
Place of birth: Istanbul, Turkey
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.
Filmography

Direk Aşk
2011

Ihlamurlar Altinda
2005

The Devil's in the Details
2004

Fareed
2022

Wounded Heart
2021

The Pit
2017

Innocent
2017

Women's Ward
1990

The Nightfall
2024

The Fish in the Water
2016

Vazgeç Gönlüm
2007

The Pomegranate
2011

Melekler Ve Kumarbazlar
2009

Kirpi
2009

Homicide Unit Istanbul
2008

Circle
2017

Eve Giden Yol 1914
2006

Take the Road
2015