Bige Önal

Bige Önal

  • Birthday: 1990-02-01
  • Place of birth: Istanbul, Turkey

Biography

Bige Önal (born 1 February 1990) is a Turkish actress. Önal was born on 1 February 1990 in Istanbul. Her father Erhan Önal was a former football player who played for Bayern Munich and Galatasaray. Her mother, Mine Baysan, is a former model. Her parents divorced when she was 9 years old. After graduating from Saint-Benoît French High School, she enrolled in Istanbul Bilgi University and finished her studies there. Her first recognizable role was on youth series Elde Var Hayat in 2010, in which she portrayed the character of Yeliz She was then cast in period series Benim Adım Gültepe alongside Ayça Bingöl, Mete Horozoğlu, İlker Kızmaz and Ekin Koç. Her portrayal of the character Nazlı served as a breakthrough in her career. In the 2020 Netflix series "Ethos", Önal plays Hayrunnisa, the hodja's daughter, a character who loves her traditional parents, but who also seeks to choose to leave her village to get a college education, likes "foreign" music, and has a relationship with another woman.

Filmography

The Lord of the Seagull

2017

As Ruya / Birgul

You Me Lenin

2021

As Nihal

10 Seconds

0000

As Elif

Production

But

2022

As Co-Producer

Çiççek Gibi

2024

As Producer

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