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Zeynep Kankonde

Zeynep Kankonde

Actor · 46 years old

Ayşe in the series Yeni Gelin

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Age46
Birth dateMarch 3, 1980
BirthplaceEskişehir
ProfessionActor
Zodiac signPisces
Eye colorHazel
EducationAnadolu University State Conservatory, Theatre Department

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Zeynep Kankonde — Biography

Zeynep Kankonde works on the stage and in front of the camera, and the Turkish actress is also known as a voice actor and acting teacher. On television she is best remembered as Şehriban in Ulan İstanbul, Atiye in İki Yaka Bir İsmail and Ayşe in Yeni Gelin; in recent years she has also appeared in productions such as Seversin and Kısmet.

She finished the theater program at the Anadolu University State Conservatory in Eskişehir in 2001 and taught at the Müjdat Gezen Art Centre and at Ekol Drama. Her first screen role came in 2005 with Beşinci Boyut. After 2014 she worked mostly in comedy and family productions, playing Pembe Mollaoğlu in Kuzey Yıldızı and, in film, Gülistan in Bir Baba Hindu and Fatoş in Görümce. She has dubbed many series and appeared in commercials.

Her theater work forms a separate strand: for the play Bütün Kadınların Kafası Karışıktır she won the Comedy Actress award at the 2016 Direklerarası Theatre Awards.

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Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humor and heart.

There are a few ways to watch Zeynep Kankonde together as a family. Yeni Gelin is the easy one: the mismatched marriage of a girl raised in Madrid and a Çukurova landowner, with Kankonde's Ayşe in that light world. Dedemin Fişi is a family inheritance quarrel, but the grandfather on life support makes it better for older children. Keep Uzak Şehir for the grown-ups.

Series Binger A series devotee tracking character arcs, cast chemistry and season pacing.

Kankonde's series since 2014 cluster around comedy: Şehriban in Ulan İstanbul, Ayşe in Yeni Gelin. Ümmü Sancak in Uzak Şehir takes her into the harsh drama of Mardin. In my view, whether her ease in comedy carries over there is the real reason to watch that series.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

Zeynep Kankonde appeared in three cinema comedies in 2016 alone: Dedemin Fişi, Görümce and Bir Baba Hindu. All three revolve around someone else's comic identity: Gupse Özay in Görümce, Sermiyan Midyat in Bir Baba Hindu, the Güldür Güldür troupe in Dedemin Fişi. In my view Kankonde is a working part of a large ensemble in these films, not what carries them.

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