Melisa Aslı Pamuk
Melisa Aslı Pamuk (Turkish: [meɫisa asɫɯ pamuk]; born 14 April 1991) is a Turkish actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder born in the Netherlands. Her family is from İskenderun, Hatay, Turkey.[2] She won the title of Miss Turkey 2011 on 2 June 2011. Pamuk accepted the crown from Gizem Memiç, the Miss Turkey 2010 beauty pageant titleholder. She enrolled on a Psychology degree at University of Amsterdam but abandoned it later due to her desire to focus on her modeling career. She also won the title of "Best Promising" in Best Model of Turkey 2009 and stands at 1.76 m.
Melisa Aslı Pamuk | |
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Born | Melisa 14 April 1991 Haarlem, Netherlands |
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Title | Miss Turkey 2011 |
Agency | Cem Tatlıtuğ Agency Caner Sipahi Casting Agency[1] |
Hair color | Brown |
Eye color | Brown |
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Biography
Melisa Aslı Pamuk was born on 14 April 1991 in the Netherlands. She became the lead character, Hayal, in the short movie Dat Zit Wel Snor in 2004 which was a joint production of Bos Bros Film & TV Productions and Interkerkelijke Omroep Nederland (IKON). She started her acting career when she was 13 years old and she started her model career when she was 14 years old. She became Best Promising Model (Umut/Gelecek Vaat Eden Model) in 2009 Best Model of Turkey competition. She became a Miss Turkey in 2011. She represented Turkey in 2011 Miss Universe competition in São Paulo, Brazil. In order to improve her acting skills, She took acting lessons at Sadri Alisik Culture Center. She made her debut with her role in popular Turkish drama Love in the Sky (Yer Gok)
She made her debut in the movie Parachute. After that, she played the role of Hilda in the movie Linda, Hilda, Survivors of the Strawberry Age, which kicked off her acting career. Melissa also starred in the British-Dutch series Summer Style. She has cameoed in the movie Bahamas to the Moon. She started acting in Turkey in 2012 in the Shamim Eshgh series, and has also acted in Kurt Seyit ve Sura, as Ayse, and Eshke Bipayan. In an interview, Melisa said that she spends her free time with sports training, photography and cooking. She said that he is fascinated by cooking, especially East and South Asian cuisine.
About
Dutch-Turkish beauty queen and actress known for being Miss Turkey 2011 and representing her country at the 2011 Miss Universe pageant. She's also appeared in films and TV shows in Turkey and the Netherlands.
Education
She attended the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, studying psychology, but left due to participating in the Miss Turkey competition. She has received her degree in photography from Scotland. Later, she studied acting professionally at the Amsterdam College of Culture and Drama.
Miss Universe 2011
As the official representative of her country, she competed in Miss Universe 2011 in Brazil but Unplaced.
Before Fame
She has been modeling since she was 14 years old,[3] and competed in the Best Model of Turkey competition in 2009. There, she won the title of "Promising Model of the Future".
In 2011, Melisa participated in the Miss Turkey pageant and was the runner-up. She then represented Turkey in the Miss World competition in São Paulo, Brazil in the same year.
Personal life
Although born in the Netherlands, she also speaks Turkish, as well as English and German.
She began modeling at the age of 14.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2004 | Dat zit wel snor | Hayal | Leading role |
2012 | G.D.O. KaraKedi | Elmas | |
2021 | Karanlık Şehir Hikayeleri: Kilit | Benal Erendik | |
2022 | Garip Bülbül Neşet Ertaş | Beyhan | |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Network |
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2010–2013 | Yer Gök Aşk | Sevda Arcaoğlu | Leading role | FOX |
2013 | Lale Devri | Guest appearance | ||
2014 | Kurt Seyit ve Şura | Ayşe Dinçer | Leading role | Star TV |
2014 | Her Sevda Bir Veda | Azade Payidar | Show TV | |
2014–2015 | Ulan İstanbul | Zeynep | Kanal D | |
2015–2017 | Kara Sevda | Asu Kozcuoğlu | Leading role | Star TV |
2018–2019 | Çarpışma | Cemre Gür | Show TV | |
2020 | Yeni Hayat | Yasemin Karatan | Kanal D | |
2021 | Kırmızı Oda | Mitra Şerifi | Guest appearance | TV8 |
2022 | Hayaller ve Hayatlar | Setenay | Leading role | BeIN Connect |
2023 | EGO | Sibel Koraslan | FOX | |
2023 | Hay Sultan | Sophia | TRT |
References
- Caner Sipahi Casting Agency - Melisa Pamuk Profile Archived 2011-09-11 at the Wayback Machine Click red line to see more about Melissa Pamuk (brief summary)
- "Melisa Aslı Pamuk kimdir? Melisa Aslı Pamuk hangi dizilerde oynadı?".
- The Official Site for the Cypriot News - Magazine; October 10, 2009 Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Turkish Interview with Melissa Aslı Pamuk in Kyrenia, TRNC (2009)
External links
- Melisa Aslı Pamuk at IMDb
- Caner Sipahi Casting Agency - Melisa Pamuk Profile (in Turkish)
- Melisa Pamuk at RareFilmFinder (in English)
- Melisa Pamuk at LostMoviesArchive (in English)