Nilay Erdönmez

Nilay Erdönmez — Biography

Nilay Erdönmez is an actress who moves between theater, film and television, and also directs for the stage. Her film breakthrough came with the role of Seher in Gözetleme Kulesi, which won her Best Actress awards at several festivals, including Adana Golden Boll. On television she is known as Hare in Şahmaran and Gülendam in Gülcemal.

She studied theater at the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University State Conservatory, graduating in 2007 and completing a master's degree at the same school in 2011. Since 2006 she has performed in subsidized and private theaters, directed some productions and taught acting at several institutions. After her first screen role in Gözetleme Kulesi she appeared in the series Bir Zamanlar Osmanlı Kıyam and Sevdaluk and in the film Mezarcı, and reached a wide audience as Asiye in Star TV's İstanbullu Gelin. Hizmetçiler, Gülcemal and Şahmaran followed.

Her honors include Best Supporting Actress at the 30th Adana Golden Boll for Kader in Yüzleşme, Best Actress at the Kocaeli Film Festival for Rosinante, and the Lider Marka Awards breakthrough-actor prize. In 2022 she directed the digital theater project "Kadının Sözü Var".