Yasemin Allen


Yasemin Kay Allen is an English-Turkish actress.

Early years

Yasemin Kay Allen, born 10 July 1989, in London, is the daughter of an English father Dudley Allen and English actress and singer Sonja Eady. Eady is also known as Suna Yıldızoğlu following her first marriage in 1974 to the Turkish actor Kayhan Yıldızoğlu, upon which she also gained Turkish citizenship. Her mother's adopted Turkish citizenship means that Yasemin is a dual Turkish-British citizen despite not being ethnically Turkish. She stated that she is of English 50% descent and of Australian 25% descent.
She has a brother named Kaan. Her family moved to Turkey when she was three months old. She went to Australia with her mother after she completed her elementary school. There she took cinema, television, drama and Japanese courses. She earned scholarship from University of Queensland. She returned to Turkey when she was eighteen. Then graduated from Müjdat Gezen Konservatuarı with degree of Theater Arts.

Career

Yasemin Allen was a finalist in the L'Oréal' competition. The same year she played the leading role in the Turkish television series Elif. In 2010 she starred as Elena in the series Kavak Yelleri, and Juliette in another TV series Yerden Yüksek.She performed French and Russian accents for this roles. She can do various accents in Turkish and English. She played with her mother for third time in "Elif", "Yerden Yüksek", "46 Yok Olan".
In 2011 she played Pelin Akca in Hayat Devam Ediyor. In 2013 she played Irmak Tunalı in the series Merhamet. At the same year she appeared in the shopping site advertisements of N11.com.In 2013, Yasemin Allen starred alongside Turkish singer Özcan Deniz in her film debut Su ve Ateş, playing the leading role Yagmur Efe She then starred as Defne Sultan in the epic drama series Muhteşem Yüzyıl. In the same year she played the character Sibel in the gang drama series Şeref Meselesi; the character was shot to death in the 21st episode, thus ended her role of the series. As of January 2019, Allen co-stars in season 7 and 8 of the British action drama series Strike Back as "Katrina Zarkova" russian character.

Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
2008ElifElif DoğanLeading role
2010Kavak YelleriElena Banderenko/KarakuşSupporting role
2010–11Yerden YüksekJuliette/JüjüSupporting role
2011–12Hayat Devam EdiyorPelin AkçaLeading role
2013–14MerhametIrmak TunalıSupporting role
2014Muhteşem YüzyılDefne SultanSupporting role
2014Elite Miss Turkey 2014 Beauty ContestSelfHostess
2014–2015Şeref MeselesiSibelLeading role
2014Ulan İstanbulSibelGuest role
201646 Yok OlanSelin AcarLeading role
2017–2018FiEce SaydaGuest Appearance
2019–2020Strike BackKatrina ZarkovaSupporting role
2020İyi günde kötü gündeMelisa YalçıntekinLeading role

YearCompany/ProductRoleNotes
2009SpriteNazlı
2013N11.com
2014TTNETNetta

YearArtistSongNotes
Ilgaz Erel"Rüyamda"
Ogün Şanlısoy"Büyüdük Aniden"

Awards