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Serenay Sarkaya Wiki, Age, Biography, Height, Boyfriend, Family, Images, And More

Serenay Sarkaya (Turkish pronunciation: [seenaj sakaja]; born July 1, 1992) is a Turkish model and actress. She rose to prominence as a result of her roles in the Turkish remake of The O.C., Lale Devri, Fi, and the fantasy series ahmaran.

She graduated from Istanbul's Fine Arts High School's theatre department. She made her acting debut at the age of fourteen with a minor role in the film aşkn (2006), which was followed by a role in Plajda (2008). Peri Masal, a fantasy children's series, was her first leading role (2008). Sofia in the crime comedy series Adanal was her breakthrough role (2008–10).

She has appeared in the films Behzat. Ankara Yanyor and kimizin Yerine with Nejat şler. Sarkaya has been performing in Alice Müzikali, a musical adaptation of Alice in Wonderland, since 2019. She has won numerous awards and received critical acclaim, including two Golden Butterfly Awards.

She entered a beauty pageant at the age of fifteen and received a special award from the jury at the European Youth Beauty Competition. Sarkaya was later crowned Miss Turkey 2010's first runner-up. In addition to her acting career, she has appeared in several commercials and is the face of several brands. She was named Woman of the Year by GQ Turkey in 2014.

Early years

Serenay Sarkaya was born in Ankara on July 1, 1992, to Seyhan Umran and Mustafa Sarikaya. She lived in Antalya with her family until she was seven years old, when her parents divorced. She moved to Istanbul with her mother after her father remarried. In an interview, she later described her experience growing up without her father: "A father is a unique factor in the development of a young girl. Growing up without your father is a significant life experience ". Sarkaya knew she wanted to be an actress and model at the time she and her mother were deciding where to live, which influenced their decision to settle in Istanbul. Sarkaya attended and graduated from the Fine Arts High School's theatre department. She did not continue on to university.
Sarkaya enjoys volleyball and basketball, and she is also interested in tennis and Latin dance.

She won a special prise from the jury at the European Junior Beauty Contest in Czechia when she was fifteen years old.

Career in film and television from 2006 to 2012.

Sarkaya made her acting debut in the 2006 film aşkn, directed by ahin Alpaslan. In 2008, she appeared in a Turkcell commercial before moving on to her second film, Plajda, which was produced by Sinan etin and directed by Murat eker.

The same year, Sarkaya landed her first leading television role in Celal imen's Peri Masal, in which she played a fairy godmother. She also appeared in the etin-produced and Deniz Ergun-directed series Limon Aac. Sarkaya's character was dropped from the plot after the tenth episode.

Sarkaya first appeared in the TV series Adanal, created by Tayfun Güneyer and directed by Adnan Güler, in 2008. She portrayed a Greek-Turkish girl and received praise for her mixed Greek-Adana accent.

Sarkaya represented the national capital, Ankara, in the Miss Turkey beauty pageant on April 1, 2010. She finished as the first runner-up to the eventual winner, Gizem Memiç of Gaziantep, and was chosen to represent Turkey in the Miss Universe competition. She turned down this opportunity because she wanted to continue her acting career, and Memiç took her place.

Sarkaya left the cast of Adanal in the second season to star in Lale Devri, which was produced by ükrü Avşar and directed by Murat Düzgünolu. She sang a song in one episode of the show that drew audience attention and led to offers to record an album. She stated in an interview: "The bids are correct. The fees are reasonable. However, I will not sing. My profession is acting ".

Sarkaya appeared in the short film Hoşçakal in 2011. She left Lale Devri at the start of the third season in 2012.

Behzat. Ankara Yanyor, Medcezir, and other projects from 2013 to the present

Sarkaya began filming Behzat. Ankara Yanyor, a film based on the television series Behzat. Bir Ankara Polisiyesi, in May 2013. In the same year, she co-starred with Atay Ulusoy in the Turkish series Medcezir, which is based on the American show The O.C. Ece Yörenç wrote the screenplay, and Ali Bilgin directed the series. Mira Beylice, Sarkaya's character, was based on Marissa Cooper, a character from the original series. She appeared in an Elidor commercial with her Medcezir co-star Hazar Ergüçlü in 2014. After signing a two-year contract, she later became the face of Mavi Jeans. Sarkaya shot commercials with Brazilian model Francisco Lachowski to promote their spring-summer collection. Sarkaya filmed another commercial for Mavi in 2016 with Barbara Palvin. Sarkaya appeared in front of the camera with Kerem Bürsin for the 2015 spring-summer collection, and their singing received a positive response from audiences.

Sarkaya appeared in the show Fi, which is based on a series of novels by Azra Kohen, in 2017-18. Puhutv streamed Fi, one of the first major Turkish television productions, online.

She was the Head & Shoulders brand ambassador from 2017 to 2018, filming various campaigns and awareness projects.

In 2019, she made her stage debut as Alice in Alice Müzikali, a musical adaptation of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. The show premiered in February 2019 and will return for a second season in September 2019. After a brief hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Alice returned to the stage on February 7, 2022.

Sarkaya was cast in the biopic Bergen, which follows the life of singer Belgin Sarlmşer. She left the project, however, due to difficulties caused by the pandemic and other factors. She will be Bulgari's first Turkish brand ambassador in 2021.

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Şaşkın	Itır	Supporting role
2008	Plajda	Aslı	Supporting role
2010	How to Train Your Dragon	Astrid Hofferson	Dubbing voice
2011	Hoşçakal	Sarah	Short film
2013	Behzat Ç. Ankara Yanıyor	Melisa	Supporting role
2016	İkimizin Yerine	Çiçek	Main role
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2008	Peri Masalı	Talya	Main role
2008	Limon Ağacı	Peri	Main role
2008–2010	Adanalı	Sofia Dikkaya	Main role
2010–2012	Lale Devri	Yeşim Taşkıran	Main role
2011	Yer Gök Aşk	Yeşim Taşkıran	Supporting role
2013–2015	Medcezir	Mira Beylice	Leading role
2017–2018	Fi	Duru Durulay	Leading role^[46]
2023–	Shahmaran	Şahsu	Leading role
2023–	Aile	Devin Akın	Leading role

Theatre

Theatre
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019	Alice Müzikali	Alice	Main role

Awards

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result
2010	Miss Turkey			Runner-up
2013	Turkey Elle Style Awards	Best Hair Style	Medcezir	Won
2014	magazinci.com Awards	Best Actress		Won
	GQ Turkey Men of the Year Awards	Woman of the Year		Won
	Istanbul Technical University Awards	Best TV series Actress		Won
	5th Ayaklı Newspaper TV Stars Awards	Best Actress in a Drama Series		Won
	Çanakkale 18 Mart University Awards	Best Actress		Won
	Karadeniz Technical University Awards	Best Actress		Won
	4th İMK Social Media Awards	Best Actress		Won
	3rd Crystal Mouse Media Awards	Best Actress		Won
	41st Golden Butterfly Awards	Best Actress		Won
2015	Istanbul Arel University 4th Media and Art Awards	Most Admired TV series Actress		Won
	YTÜ Stars of the Year Awards	Most Admired TV series Actress		Won
	5th Unimpeded Life Foundation Awards	Best TV Actress of the Year		Won
	MGD 21. Gold Lens Awards	Best Drama Actress		Won
	Turkey Youth Awards	Best Actress		Won
	Ege University 4th Media Awards	Best Actress		Won
	Kayahan Media and Arts Awards	Best Actress of the Year		Won
	6th Quality of Magazine Awards	Top Quality Actress		Won
	42nd Golden Butterfly Awards	Best Actress		Won
2016	2nd Elele Avon Woman Awards	Actress of the Year		Nominated
	6th Elle Style Awards	Elle Style Actress of the Year		Nominated
	10th GSUEN Awards	Best TV/Movie Actress		Nominated
	7th İMK Social Media Awards	Best Actress		Nominated
2017	24th İTÜ EMÖS Achievement Awards	Most Successful Movie Actress of the Year	İkimizin Yerine	Won
	12th İTÜ Makinistanbul Media, Art and Sport Awards	Movie Actress of the Year	İkimizin Yerine	Won
	1st Turkey Children Awards	Best Television Actress	Medcezir	Nominated
	3rd Turkey Youth Awards	Best Television Actress	Medcezir	Nominated
	3rd Turkey Youth Awards	Best Movie Actress	İkimizin Yerine	Nominated
	4th Mersin Golden Palm Awards	Movie Actress of the Year	İkimizin Yerine	Won
	7th Life Foundation Awards	Best Actress of the Year	Fi	Won
	6th Fashion TV Mode Awards	Most Successful Actress of the Year		Won
	6th Ayaklı Newspaper Awards	Best Actress		Won
	44th Golden Butterfly Awards	Best Actress		Nominated
	6th Bilkent TV Awards	Best Drama Actress		Nominated
2018	16th YTÜ Stars of the Year Awards	Most Liked TV and Movie Actress		Won
2018	12th GSÜ The Bests Awards	Best TV/Cinema Actress		Won
2020	18th YTÜ Stars of the Year Awards	Most Like Theatre Actress	Alice Müzikali	Won
2020	8th Ayaklı Newspaper Awards	Best Theatre Actress	Alice Müzikali	Won

Serenay Sarıkaya Biography

Full Name	Serenay Sarıkaya
Date of Birth	1 July 1992
Birthplace	Ankara, Turkey
Nationality	Turkey
Profession	Actress & Model
Ethnicity/Race	Turkish
Zodiac Sign	Cancer