Özgü Namal

Özgü Namal (born December 28, 1978) is a Turkish film, theatre, and television actress. She was born on December 28, 1978, in Üsküdar. Her mother, Akile Namal, of Thessaloniki origin, is a retired civil servant, while her father, Kubilay Namal, of Macedonian origin, is a retired merchant. In 1997, she began her professional acting career with children's plays at Masal Gerçek Tiyatrosu. A graduate of Üsküdar Cumhuriyet Lisesi and the Theatre Department of the Istanbul University State Conservatory, Namal also received acting training at Kadıköy Halk Eğitim Merkezi and Müjdat Gezen Tiyatrosu. While cinema and theatre are her greatest passions, photography is among her hobbies. She became widely known for portraying Elif Eylül, the lover of Polat Alemdar in the series Kurtlar Vadisi. In 2005, she won the Best Supporting Actress in Musical or Comedy category at the Afife Tiyatro Ödülleri for her performance in the play Kiralık Oyun. She served as a judge on the 2014–2015 season of Yetenek Sizsiniz Türkiye.