Meli Bendeli

Meli Bendeli (born 1989, Ankara) is a Turkish transgender actress.

Biography Bendeli was born in 1989 in as ″Ahmet Melih Yılmaz″. She graduated from Ankara University DTCF Theater Department. She is an experienced theater actor. She was very popular with her acting performance in the theater play Woyzeck Masalı directed by Erdal Beşikçioğlu.

Bendeli, in addition to her theater works, has started to act in films and TV series since 2010. She took part in the series Hatırla Gönül in 2015, and in 2018 she started to portray the character of Timsah Celil in the TV series Çukur, but later left the series. She played the role of Şinasi in the series Cam Tavanlar, which was broadcast on Show TV and made its final in 2021. At the same time, she plays the leading role in Miriam Yasta, staged by Tatbikat Sahne, and directed by Erdal Beşikçioğlu, which premiered on 19 November 2021.

In January 2022, Bendeli came out as a transgender woman and began using she/her pronouns.

Filmography Film

Television Television Year Title Role2021 Cam Tavanlar Şinasi Ex Aşkım Berke 2019–2020 Çukur Timsah Celil 2017 Hayat Şarkısı Cambaz 2015 Hatırla Gönül

Theatre Year Title Venue Notes 2021 Miriam Yasta Tatbikat Sahnesi 2020 Acting Tatbikat Sahnesi 2019 Hep Sonradan Boğaziçi Performing Arts Society 2016 Apaçi Gızlar Mek'an 2015 Woyzeck Masalı Tatbikat Sahnesi 2014 Artık Hiçbi'şii Eskisi Gibi Olmayacak Sil Gözyaşlarını Mek'an - Tevaffuk Mek'an - Kuyu Mek'an - Bernarda Alba'nın Evi Mek'an - Kadınlar, Aşklar, Şarkılar Mek'an