Nalan Kuruçim

She was born in Ankara on October 31, 1971. After graduating from primary school and high school in Yenimahalle, she entered Gazi University Faculty of Economics, where she first started doing theater in the university club. After graduating from the faculty of economics, she moved to Istanbul and entered the theater department at the Müjdat Gezen Art Center. Following four years of education, she graduated in 1997. Throughout her career, she has taken part in many plays, television series, and movies. She worked with Theater Oyunevi, starring in Döne Döne (2004) and playing the role of Valerio in Leonce and Lena (2008), both directed by Mahir Günşiray. She also became the director of one of the episodes in the Another Theater Play House production, One Last Time, and the actress in another. She has collaborated with various notable directors, including Tayfun Pirselimoğlu, Azra Deniz Okyay, Kutluğ Ataman, Belmin Söylemez, Bahman Ghobadi, Burak Çevik, and Atıl İnaç. In recognition of her talent, she received the Best Supporting Actress Award at the 2020 Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival. Additionally, she served as a jury member at the 23rd Architecture and Urban Films Festival and the 7th International Bosphorus Film Festival.