Born 1980 (age 45) · Istanbul, Turkey
Appears in 19 titles

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

Kirpi
5.8
Kirpi
2009
as Çiğdem
The Pomegranate
5.8
The Pomegranate
2011
as Deniz
Women's Ward
6.9
Women's Ward
1990
as Selime
Eve Giden Yol 1914
4.4
Eve Giden Yol 1914
2006
as İffet
Melekler Ve Kumarbazlar
5.8
Melekler Ve Kumarbazlar
2009
as Zeynep
Take the Road
2.5
Take the Road
2015
Direk Aşk
10.0
Direk Aşk
2011
The Fish in the Water
6.0
The Fish in the Water
2016
as Zühre