Ecem Özkaya Üstündağ

Ecem Özkaya Üstündağ — Biography

Ecem Nur Özkaya, also known as Ecem Özkaya Üstündağ, is a television actress best known for Biricik in Zengin Kız Fakir Oğlan and Melek in Hayat Şarkısı. She built her career on television but has also won an award on the theater stage, and in recent years she has continued to appear in series and feature films.

She studied in the Radio and Television Department at Maltepe University, and her screen career began in 2007. Her early work, from 2007 to 2011, included Kartallar Yüksek Uçar (2007), Havalimanı/İyi Uçuşlar (2008), Küçük Zarife in the third season of Elveda Rumeli, Cümbür Cemaat Aile (2010) and İffet, with the film Sizi Seviyorum (2009) on the big screen. The turning point was Zengin Kız Fakir Oğlan, which began in 2012 and aired between 2012 and 2015, first on TRT 1 and then on FOX; the character Biricik introduced her to a wide audience. She then played Melek in Hayat Şarkısı on Kanal D in 2016-2017. Later work includes 5 Dakkada Değişir Bütün İşler (2015), Can Kırıkları (2018), Kim Daha Mutlu? (2019), Gönül Dağı (2020), Rengin in the series Bahar (2024) and Şımarık (2024).

On the stage, her work in the play Kanlı Komedya won her the Best Supporting Actress award in theater at the 23rd Sadri Alışık Awards.