Neslihan Atagül

Neslihan Atagül (born 20 August 1992) is a Turkish actress. She rose to prominence by acting in the cinema movie Ilk Ask (2006). She made her acting debut in the television series Yaprak Dökümü (2006–10) and later starred in the film Araf (2011). In the same year she appeared in the television series Canım Babam (2011). Atagül came to international attention for her roles in Fatih Harbiye (2013–2014) and Kara Sevda (2015–2016). She received critical acclaim and won numerous accolades.

Neslihan Atagül
Born (1992-08-20) 20 August 1992[1]
Istanbul, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
EducationYeditepe University
Occupation
  • Model
  • actress
Years active2006–present
Spouse(s)
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(m. 2016)​

Life and career

Neslihan Atagül was born on 20 August 1992 in Istanbul. Her father was a driver and her mother a housewife. Her father is of Circassian and her mother of Belarusian descent.[1][2]

She later rose to prominence by acting in the cinema movie ilk Ask (2006). Atagül made her acting debut in the television series Yaprak Dökümü (2006–10) and later starred in the film Araf (2012). She won numerous international awards for performing the role of Zehra in the movie. Atagül was praised for her performance by an Academy Awards winner and Japanese director during the Tokyo International Film Festival where she won the 'Best Actress' award.[3] In 2011 she appeared in the television series Canım Babam (2011). She came to international attention for her roles in Fatih Harbiye (2013–14) and Kara Sevda (2015–17) and received critical acclaim and won numerous accolades. In Kara Sevda, Atagül plays the role of a young artist who finds herself obligated to sacrifice her love for hiding a family secret. Kara Sevda won the 'Best Telenovela' award at the International Emmy Awards (2017)[4] and the Seoul International Drama Awards (2016).[5] She was nominated in the 'Best Actress' category at the Seoul International Drama Awards (2016).

Atagül continued her movie career with a role in Senden Bana Kalan (2013) with Ekin Koç. She made her debut on online platforms with the internet television series Dip (2018) with İlker Kaleli. She returned to the TV screen with the series Sefirin Kızı, which premiered on 16 December 2019. Atagül left the cast of Sefirin Kızı in January 2021, after being diagnosed with leaky gut syndrome, and was replaced by Tuba Büyüküstün.

Personal life

Neslihan started dating her Fatih Harbiye co-star, Kadir Doğulu, in October 2013. They got engaged in November 2015 and were married in July 2016.[6]

Filmography
Cinema
Year Title Role Notes
2006 İlk Aşk Genç Bahar Supporting Role
2011 Araf Zehra Leading Role
2015 Senden Bana Kalan Elif Leading Role
2018 Dışarda 2 Sena Korkmaz Leading Role
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2006–2010 Yaprak Dökümü Deniz Başsoy Supporting role
2011 Kalbim Seni Seçti Melis Supporting role
2011 Canım Babam Pınar Leading role
2011–2012 Hayat Devam Ediyor Şirin Bakırcı Leading role
2013–2014 Fatih Harbiye Neriman Sölmaz Leading role
2015–2017 Kara Sevda Nihan Sezin Leading role
2018 Dip Bilge Koral Leading Role
2019–2021 Sefirin Kızı Nare Çelebi Leading Role

Awards and nominations
YearAward CeremonyCategoryProjectResult
200714th Golden Cocoon Film FestivalHope-giving Young Actressİlk AşkWon
2012Moscow 2morrow Film FestivalNow and Future Best ActressArafWon
19th Golden Cocoon Film FestivalHope-giving Young ActressWon
25th Tokyo International Film FestivalBest ActressWon
Pune International Film FestivalBest PerformanceWon
45th Cinema Writers Association AwardsBest ActressWon
201316th Uçan Broom International Women Films FestivalEn Young ActressWon
201616th Magazinci.com Internet Media (Bests)TV Actress of the YearKara SevdaWon
6th Ayaklı Newspaper TV Stars Awards Best TV Drama ActressWon
Seoul International Drama AwardsBest ActressNominated
MGD 22nd Golden Lens AwardsBest Drama ActressWon
20171st Müzikonair AwardsBest TV ActressWon
2020 3rd International Izmir Film Festival Golden Artemis Awards Best Actress Sefirin Kızı Won
SE-SAM Award Ceremony for Those Who Carried Turkish Cinema from the Past to the Future The Name that Carries Turkish Cinema from the Past to the Future Won
1st Cinemaport Awards Best TV Actress Sefirin Kızı Won

References
  1. "Who is Neslihan Atagül?". Milliyet.
  2. "Ayıp olur istemem!". Sabah. 5 October 2012. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  3. http://www.eurovizyon.co.uk/magazin/neslihan-atagule-tokyodan-odul-h15146.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-tv-series-wins-international-emmy-award-for-first-time-122819. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. https://www.turkishcelebritynews.com/blind-love-wins-prize-from-seul-korea.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "Kadir Doğulu Neslihan Atagül evlendi (Neslihan Atagül'ün ilk işi bakın ne oldu?)". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 11 July 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
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