Farah Zeynep Abdullah

Born 17 August, 1989 in Istanbul, Farah moved to the UK at the age of 15. She has Bosnian, Macedonian, Crimean and Iraqi ancestry. She studied French, Media and Drama in Sixth Form where she received her first award for acting from Theresa May. Her first professional acting experience in theatre was 'Closer' by Patrick Marber with the role of Alice, in Canterbury. A graduate from University of Kent, Drama and Theatre Studies & French Department, she started her professional career on screen with the record-breaking Turkish TV series, 'Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman Ki', where she was offered one of the leading parts before she had decided to be an actress. After 2 years of working on TV, Farah made her powerful film debut with 'The Butterfly's Dream' (2013), Turkey's nominee for The Academy Awards, where she was highly acclaimed for her performance. TV series 'Magnificent Century: Kösem' has been sold to 43 countries worldwide and 'Kurt Seyit & Shura' is one of the most known Turkish drama series all over the world, being sold to 48 countries. She has been nominated and received many awards for her films, including Turkish Film Critiques Association Awards, one of the most important award ceremonies in the Turkish film industry. She also attended film festivals as an international jury member with members such as Guillermo Arriaga, Hayet Benkara, Pierre-Henri Deleau and Nathan Silver. She is a strong supporter of WWF, HeForShe campaign and Amnesty International Turkey. - IMDb Mini Biography By: ID Iletisim