Özlem Zeynep Dinsel

Özlem Zeynep Dinsel was born in 1977 in Istanbul. She graduated from the theatre department of the Faculty of Fine Arts at Maltepe University. While still a student, she took her first steps on stage at the Ali Poyrazoğlu Theatre. She is primarily known for her theatre work. For her role in the play "Yuva" (Home) she won Best Actress of the Year at the 22nd Afife Theatre Awards (2018), and for the play "Kızlar ve Oğlanlar" (Girls and Boys) she won the same award at the 25th edition of the same ceremony (2023), as well as Best Theatre Actress of the Year at the 25th Sadri Alışık Theatre and Cinema Actor Awards (2024). For her role in "Soğuyunca Acımaya Başlar" she was nominated for an Afife Jale Award (2016) and also won Best Actress (small stage) at the Direklerarası Theatre Awards that same year. She has also performed in the plays "Kel Diva" alongside Haluk Bilginer, "Baba" (Father), and "Aşkın En Kısa Gecesi." She has worked in film and television since 2010. She appeared in the series "Şen Yuva" (2010), "7 Yüz" (2017), and "Siyah Beyaz Aşk" (as Vildan Koçak), as well as in the films "Love at 39 Degrees" (2024) and "Übermensch Prophecy: The Legend of Greater Iskender" (2016). Her current projects include the series "Baba," "Yüzüm Güzel Aslında," "Big Data," and the play "Kel Diva." On the Storytel platform she has narrated several audiobooks, including "Letter from an Unknown Woman," "The Surgeon," and "Birds with a Broken Wing."