Yasemin Allen
Born
Yasemin Kay Allen[1]

(1989-07-11) 11 July 1989
London, UK
Occupation(s)Actress, model
Years active2008–present
Parent(s)Suna Yıldızoğlu
Dudley Allen

Yasemin Kay Allen (born 11 July 1989) is an English-Turkish actress.

Early years

Yasemin Kay Allen, born 10 July 1989, in London, is the daughter of an English father Dudley Allen and English-Turkish actress and singer Sonja Eady. Eady has been known as Suna Yıldızoğlu following her first marriage in 1974 to the Turkish actor Kayhan Yıldızoğlu, upon which she also gained Turkish citizenship.[2] Her mother's adopted Turkish citizenship means that Yasemin is a dual Turkish-British citizen despite not being ethnically Turkish.[3][4] She stated that she is of English 50% descent and of Australian 25% descent.[5]

She has a brother named Kaan. Her family moved to Turkey when she was three months old. She went to Australia with her mother after she completed her elementary school.[6] There she took cinema, television, drama and Japanese courses.[4] She earned scholarship from University of Queensland.[6] She returned to Turkey when she was eighteen.[4] Then graduated from Müjdat Gezen Konservatuarı with degree of Theater Arts.[7]

Career

Yasemin Allen was a finalist in the L'Oréal' competition.[6] The same year she played the leading role in the Turkish television series Elif.[8] In 2010 she starred as Elena in the series Kavak Yelleri (Turkish version of Dawson's Creek), and Juliette in another TV series Yerden Yüksek.[6]She performed French and Russian accents for this roles. She can do various accents in Turkish and English. She played with her mother for third time in "Elif", "Yerden Yüksek", "46 Yok Olan".[9]

In 2011 she played Pelin Akca in Hayat Devam Ediyor.[6] In 2013 she played Irmak Tunalı in the series Merhamet.[6] At the same year she appeared in the shopping site advertisements of N11.com.[6]In 2013, Yasemin Allen starred alongside Turkish singer Özcan Deniz in her film debut Su ve Ateş, playing the leading role Yagmur Efe[10] She then starred as Defne Sultan in the epic drama series Muhteşem Yüzyıl.[11] In the same year she played the character Sibel in the gang drama series Şeref Meselesi; the character was shot to death in the 21st episode, thus ended her role of the series. As of January 2019, Allen co-stars in season 7 and 8 of the British action drama series Strike Back as Russian agent "Katrina Zarkova".

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2013 Su ve Ateş Yağmur Efe Leading Role
2016 Dönerse Senindir Selin Leading role
2017 Dorothy's Theory Dorothy's mother Short film
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2008 Elif Elif Doğan Leading role
2010 Kavak Yelleri Elena Banderenko/Karakuş Supporting role
2010–2011 Yerden Yüksek Juliette/Jüjü Supporting role
2011–2012 Hayat Devam Ediyor Pelin Akça Leading role
2013–2014 Merhamet Irmak Tunalı Supporting role
2014 Muhteşem Yüzyıl Defne Sultan Supporting role
2014–2015 Şeref Meselesi Sibel Leading role
2014 Ulan İstanbul Guest role
2020 İyi Günde Kötü Günde Melisa Yalçınkaya Leading role
2021 Menajerimi Ara Herself Guest appearance
2023 Dokuz Oğuz Tomris Albay Leading role
Streaming Series
Year Title Role Notes
2016 46: Yok Olan Selin Acar Leading role
2017–2018 Fi Ece Sayda Guest Appearance
2019–2020 Strike Back Katrina Zarkova Supporting role
2021 Olağan Şüpheliler Zuhal Emirci Leading role
2022 Erkek Severse Yelda Dönmez Leading role
2023 Son Gün Leading role
2023 The Turkish Detective Leading role
Advertisements
Year Company/Product Role Notes
2009 Sprite Nazlı
2013 N11.com
2014 TTNET Netta
Music video
Year Artist Song Notes
Ilgaz Erel "Rüyamda"
Ogün Şanlısoy "Büyüdük Aniden"
Hostess
Year Title Role Notes
2014 Elite Miss Turkey 2014 Beauty Contest Self Hostess

Awards

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
2014Internet Media of the Year AwardsBest TV Star of the YearMerhametWon[12]
2014Turkey Elle Style AwardsMost Stylish ActressNominated[13]

References

  1. ↑ Sevim, Meltem (21 September 2013). "Yasemin Kay Allen'den Samimi Açıklamalar!". Onedio. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Suna Yildizoglu Biyografisi".
  3. ↑ "Ünlü anneler ve kızları". Milliyet. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 Maro, Asu (28 April 2013). "Ben de sahiplenmeyi severim ama Irmak nevrotik". Milliyet. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "'Mutluluk illüzyonuyla ilişki olmaz'".
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Yasemin Kay Allen kimdir?". Bugün. 19 April 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "Yasemin Allen – ICON". Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  8. ↑ "Ana-kız Karşılıklı Rol Kesiyor". Yeni Aktüel. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "Anne-kız aynı dizide".
  10. ↑ Durgun, Aydil (23 November 2013). "Sevgiliyi oynayacaksam arada samimiyet olmalı". Milliyet. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "Yasemin Allen, Muhteşem Yüzyıl'da". Akşam. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  12. ↑ "Yasemin Allen'a "Yılın En İyi TV Yıldızı" Ödülü". Icon Talent Management Communications. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  13. ↑ "İŞTE ESA ADAYLARI". Elle. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2017.


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