Simay Barlas

Simay Barlas — Biography

Simay Barlas is an Istanbul-born actress who has worked in both television commercials and drama series. She took her first step into series acting in 2014 with Paramparça on Star TV, and since then she has appeared in productions broadcast on Star TV, Kanal D, Show TV and FOX. She trained for the profession in the Cinema and Television Department of İstanbul Bilgi University, and she keeps taking on new projects.

Her television career began with the character Öykü in Paramparça; she then played Gözde in Hayat Bazen Tatlıdır on Star TV (2016-2017) and, in 2017, Naz in the Kanal D production Adı Efsane. From 2019 to 2020 she played Damla in Zalim İstanbul on Kanal D, and she also played a character named Damla in the 2019 film Dijital Esaret, her move into cinema. Next came Yağmur in Bir Annenin Günahı (2020).

More recently she played Efnan in Aziz on Show TV (2021-2022), Rüya in Yabani on FOX, and Süreyya Kutlu in Ömer in 2023. Alongside the series, she has also appeared in advertising films for brands such as Uludağ Frutti Extra, Rocco and Vekta Isıtıcı.