Filiz Ahmet
| Filiz Ahmet | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Filiz Ahmet April 15, 1981 Skopje, Macedonia |
| Occupation | Actress |
Filiz Ahmet (born April 15, 1981) is a Macedonian and Turkish stage and screen actress. She is best known for her roles as Zarife in the Turkish TV series Farewell Rumelia and Nigar Kalfa in the also Turkish TV series Muhteşem Yüzyıl.
Early life
Filiz Ahmet was born in Skopje, Macedonia. She is of Turkish descent. Her mother works as a prompter, while her grandfather is a Macedonian stage actor and co-founder of the Macedonian-Turkish Theatre.
The first show she watched in the theater was The Idiot, based on the novel by the same name written by Fyodor Dostoevsky. She developed a lifelong passion for theater, and was 6 when she first appeared on stage.
Ahmet's childhood coincided with the Yugoslav Wars. Due to the conflict, her family decided to go to Sweden, and later returned to Macedonia when she was 12. Filiz Ahmet graduated from medical school and then the Academy of Fine Arts in Skopje in 2003.
Ahmet is multilingual and is able speak Macedonian, Albanian, Turkish, Swedish, English, Serbian, and Bulgarian.
Career
Ahmet began as a stage actress and received several performance awards. She did not plan to act on-screen, and her busy theater schedule allowed little time for anything else. However, her breakthrough performance occurred in 2007 when she appeared in the series Farewell Rumelia. To make her character more expressive, Ahmet spoke her role in the Macedonian Turkish dialect.[1] After this series, she received offers in various television series. Her next project was Balkan Wedding, where she took the role of Galina in 2009.[2]
Magnificent Century
In 2010, Ahmet received the role of Nigar Kalfa in a primetime historical Turkish television series, Muhteşem Yüzyıl (The Magnificent Century). The show is very successful in the Balkan region and Turkey, and is broadcast in 45 countries. The series has 204 million viewers worldwide.[3]
Her work with Muhteşem Yüzyıl brought her positive responses and acclaim from critics.[1][4]
References
- 1 2 "Cumhuriyet Portal". Cumhuriyet.com.tr. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
- ↑ MNV Creative Studios. "T.C. Başbakanlık Yurtdışı Türkler ve Akraba Topluluklar Bşk". ARTI90 Dergi. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
- ↑ "TIMS Productions / News / Magnificent Century conquers Italy!". Tims.tv. 2013-04-17. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
- ↑ "Nigar'a iade-i itibar-YÜKSEL AYTUĞ-Sabah - 20 Eylül 2013". Sabah.com.tr. Retrieved 2013-09-20.