Turkish TV shows are gaining more and more popularity outside their homeland. The historical television hit The Magnificent Century, which has become a worldwide sensation, has gained cult status; new works from Istanbul directors appear. Zerrin Tekindor is considered one of the leading stars of Turkish cinema and television. Despite the status of a theater actress, she is a welcome guest on any set and makes a huge contribution to the success of each project.
Girl boy
Biography Zerrin Tekindor dates back to 1964, when a lovely girl was born in an ordinary family in the city of Balikesir. As a child, she was a very extraordinary and wayward child. Revolting against the accepted rules and conventions, the girl purposely cut her hair short, which bordered on indecency in a respectable, conservative Turkey.
Later, she said that she liked the boys, she tried to spend time with them and be like them, which is why she resorted to such receptions. Patient mother after this each time took Zerrin Tekindor to the hairdresser, so that he could somehow rectify the situation. My father treated the situation with humor and even jokingly called his daughter a masculine name - Hussein or Husyuk.
Having matured a little, Zerrin slightly corrected her dreams. She already dreamed of becoming a famous actress, to shine on the stage of local theaters. After graduating from high school, the girl entered the University of Hajeteppe, where she began to study dramatic art. In 1985, Zerrin defended her diploma brilliantly and set off from the walls of a venerable school to win the hearts of the audience.
Theatrical career
Zerrin Tekindor begins his career at the State Theater of Ankara in 1987. Unlike many young and frivolous girls, she never went in cycles in order to become a fashionable movie actress, to shine on the red carpet and on the pages of fashion magazines.
First of all, Zerrin was directly attracted to work in the theater, she said more than once later that she was closer to the lively art of the stage directly connected with the audience. Soon she became one of the main stars of the capital's theater. For the Balikesir native, it was not difficult to transform into any image and play any role.
Even acting in films, Zerrin Tekindor never left the theater for long and always returned there. Over the years, she was noted for participation in many sensational productions.
Zerrin played in the production of "Farhad and Shirin" - the legendary love story, known among all Turkic and Persian peoples, the play "Anthony and Cleopatra", as well as in the play "The Examiner" by Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol.
Film career
The actress was happy to work in her theater and for a long time rejected all proposals for filming a movie. Photo Zerrin Tekindor was known only to the inveterate theatergoers of Ankara. But ten years after the start of her career, the girl decided to experiment and agreed to participate in the work on the film "Cafe Casablanca."
Zerrin Tekindor brilliantly coped with her role, and all the directors of Turkey began to line up in order to achieve the participation of the actress in their projects. However, the wayward girl did not immediately surrender to the set and again left the theater for the sake of cinema only six years later.
The range of acting talent Zerrin Tekindor was huge, she equally well cope with roles in melodramas, comedies, dramas. Viewers remember her images in the series “The Sweet World of Mind”, “The Tale of Istanbul”, “Fall of the Leaf”. In the CIS, she became famous after appearing in the sensational series "Forbidden Love", where she played the role of Denise.
After a short time, the actress consolidated her stellar status, appearing in the short story “Kyuzey Guney”, where she appeared in the form of Gulten. In her interviews, she repeatedly noted that this heroine is for her the most beloved and closest to her in spirit.
The few films of Zerrin Tekindor are especially appreciated by her fans, as she rarely leaves her theater to work in films. She starred in such films as "Red Istanbul", "Instead of the two of us", "Soon."
Artist
Many connoisseurs of actress Zerrin Tekindor are not even aware of other aspects of her talent. She is also a gifted artist, and for the sake of improving her skills Zerrin even graduated from the University of Painting in Bilkent.
The works of the multifaceted artist are regularly exhibited in the largest art galleries in Istanbul and Ankara, and critics speak very kindly of the artistic talent of the prima of the State Theater of Ankara.
Personal life
Having dedicated her life to a career, Zerrin Tekindor was not so happy in family life. She married the famous Turkish actor Cetin Tekkindor, who was nineteen years older than her, gave birth to a son, Heer, from him. However, they could not live together for a long time, now Zerrin is in the status of a divorced woman.