Burcu Biricik

Burcu Biricik is a Turkish actress known for intense, psychologically rich roles in Kırmızı Oda, Camdaki Kız and the Netflix thriller Fatma, in which she played the title role. She was born on 4 May 1989 in Elmalı, Antalya, and is of Yörük descent.

Early life and training

After winning an award at a theatre festival, Biricik decided to become an actress. She earned a bachelor’s degree in archaeology from Ege University and trained at the Bornova Municipal City Theatre, where she appeared in plays such as Yaşlı Hanımın Ziyareti and Yedi Kocalı Hürmüz. In 2006 she was also chosen Miss Mediterranean in Antalya.

Television career

After guest roles in Muhteşem Yüzyıl and Ustura Kemal (2011), she landed her first lead in the romantic comedy Düşman Kardeşler opposite Kaan Urgancıoğlu. The youth series Beni Böyle Sev made her widely known, and she then appeared in Şeref Meselesi with Kerem Bürsin and Şükrü Özyıldız.

Critics praised her anti-heroine in Hayat Şarkısı. She went on to star in 8. Gün with Buğra Gülsoy, shared the lead with Barış Arduç in Kuzgun, played a patient with schizophrenia in Kırmızı Oda and starred again opposite Feyyaz Şerifoğlu in Camdaki Kız. In Netflix’s Fatma she played a cleaning woman who becomes a killer.

Film

Her festival films İnanç Odası, Çok Uzak Fazla Yakın, İnsanlar İkiye Ayrılır and Toprak’ın Günlüğü brought her the Best Actress award at the Mannheim Turkish Film Festival.

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