Nilay Deniz

Nilay Deniz — Biography

Born in Aydın, actress, model and mannequin Nilay Deniz is known for her roles in television series. She is mostly remembered as Selin Şekercizade Günay in Aşk Yeniden, Aslı in the Star TV series Ateş Böceği and Yasemin in Kanal D's Çatı Katı Aşk; in Kahraman Babam she gave life to Yonca.

After studying acting she had her first experience in front of the camera in 2010 in Behzat Ç. Bir Ankara Polisiyesi. The next few years went to supporting and recurring parts: Hayata Beş Kala (2011), 20 Dakika (2013) and Ah Neriman (2014) belong to this period. In 2011 she was part of the leading cast of the period series Mor Menekşeler as Cevriye; the show was adapted from the lives of Kabadayı Mehmet, Sarı Veli and Karagöz Kemal. Her real breakthrough came between 2013 and 2015 with Güneşi Beklerken and Aşk Yeniden.

In 2017 she shared the lead in Ateş Böceği opposite Seçkin Özdemir, and the same year she played Seray in Dayan Yüreğim. In 2019 she had a supporting part in Kalk Gidelim, playing Nehir for a while. In 2020 she moved to Kanal D with the romantic comedy Çatı Katı Aşk, and in 2021 she took the role of Yonca in Kahraman Babam.