- Born
- June 19, 1984 · Istanbul
- Occupation
- Actress
- Known for
- Kuş Uçuşu
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Biography
Birce Akalay is a Turkish actress known for Lale Kıran, the powerful TV journalist in Netflix’s Kuş Uçuşu (As the Crow Flies), and for Havva in Yer Gök Aşk. She was born on 19 June 1984 in Istanbul.
Career
Akalay studied theatre at Pera Fine Arts High School, then completed her training at the Haliç University Conservatory, where she later taught acting. In 2004 she came third in Miss Turkey and represented Turkey at Miss Europe.
She played her first leading role as Lamia in Kader (2007) and made her film debut in Son Ders: Aşk ve Üniversite (2008). She became widely known as Havva in Yer Gök Aşk, and in 2017 she made her stage debut in Müjdat Gezen’s production of Yedi Kocalı Hürmüz.
From 2022 to 2024 she starred as Lale Kıran opposite Miray Daner and İbrahim Çelikkol in Kuş Uçuşu, one of Netflix’s most watched Turkish series. She also played Önem in Netflix’s Mezarlık.
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