Arzu Gamze Kılınç

Arzu Gamze Kılınç — Biography

Arzu Gamze Kılınç was born on March 31, 1969, in Ankara. She graduated in 1994 from the Acting program of the Theatre Department at Ankara University's Faculty of Language, History and Geography. She began her screen career in 1995 with Çiçek Taksi and went on to appear in numerous productions including Böyle mi Olacaktı, Hızma, Sır Çocukları, Büyük Yalan, Perçem, Hırsız Polis, Duvar and Hicran. She became widely known in 2010-2011 for playing Saime in Gönülçelen, and her portrayal of Şahika Arsoy in İntikam (2013-2014) was met with wide acclaim. She played Yeter Aslan in Siyah Beyaz Aşk (2017-2018), then Handan in Eşkıya Dünyaya Hükümdar Olmaz and Nüzhet Sipahioğlu in Kader Bağları (2023); she also played Mehtap in the digital series Öğrenci Evi.

Alongside acting, Kılınç also works as a theatre director, having staged plays such as Yanlışlıklar Komedyası, and has taught acting since 1998 at various institutions in Antalya and later at the Sadri Alışık Academy and Cihangir Atölye Sahnesi; she also runs a casting and management agency under her own name. She currently appears on stage in the play Filler ve Karıncalar at Cihangir Atölye Sahnesi. She has long been in a relationship with actor Muhammet Uzuner.