Meltem Cumbul

Meltem Cumbul (born 5 November 1969) is a Turkish actress and acting teacher.

Biography Her family is of Circassian descent. Her aunt is Turkish folk music singer. Currently, Meltem Cumbul is teaching the acting method of Eric Morris, whom she studied with in Los Angeles for 3 years starting in 2005, at the Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University where she graduated from.

Between 1999-2001, Yılan Hikayesi, at one time the most successful and the most viewed TV series. With Olgun Şimşek, Erdal Özyağcılar, she played in comedy series "Beşik Kertmesi". She has played the role of Fatma Sultan in the historical drama Muhteşem Yüzyıl.

Meltem Cumbul's career encompasses 16 feature films including Berlinale Golden Bear winner Head-On movie. She played in film "Gönül Yarası" alongside veteran actor Şener Şen. She has also received awards from and participated on juries at many national and international awards at the festivals like Palm Springs, Queens, Ankara, and Antalya Golden Orange Film Festivals.

She performed in plays and musicals including Smokey Joe's Cafe and Taming of the Shrew.

Credits Film Year Title Role Notes 1994 Bir Sonbahar Hikayesi Meltem Cumbul 1995 Bay E Böcek 1997 Usta Beni Öldürsene Katja 1998 Karışık Pizza Emel 1999 Propaganda Filiz Doğum Yeri Absürdistan Emine Dönmez Duruşma Nazan 2000 Ankara International Film Festival Best Actress Award 2001 Maruf Cankız 2003 Abdülhamit Düşerken Nimet 2003 Golden Orange Best Actress Award 2004 Head-On Selma 2005 Gönül Yarası Dünya 2006 FIPRESCI Best Actress Award 2008 The Alphabet Killer Elisa Castillo A Beautiful Life Antanas Mevlana Aşkı Dansı Voice over 2009 Her Şeyin Bittiği Yerden 2011 Tell Me O Kkhuda Zainab Zardari 2011 Labirent Reyhan 2014 Kadın İşi: Banka Soygunu Gülay 2015 Yaktın Beni Leyla Television Year Title Role Notes 1995 Sahte Dünyalar Nilgün Kılıç Çiçek Taksi Meltem Cumbul 1996 Tatlı Kaçıklar Meltem Cumbul 1999–2001 Yılan Hikayesi Zeynep 2002 Beşik Kertmesi Tekgül/Elmas Mağden Biz Size Aşık Olduk Reyhan 2003 Gurbet Kadını Elif 2005 Avrupa YakasıGuest appearance 2006 Arka Sokaklar 2007 Parmaklıklar Ardında Doktorlar 2008 Aşk Yakar Nazlı 2011 Nuri Leyla 2013–2014 Muhteşem Yüzyıl Fatma Sultan 2021– Kırmızı Oda PembeGuest starring

Talk shows 1993 Rifle King Kong Show, Kanal 6 1994 Nereden Başlasak Nasıl Anlatsak, Kanal D 1995 Kolaysa Sen de Gel, ATV 1997 Meltem Cumbul Show, Kanal 6

Music 1999 "Seninleyim" (single) (NR1 Müzik)