Meryem Uzerli

Place of birth

Kassel

On Avşar Film

appeared in 1 movie

Meryem Uzerli was born in the city of Kassel, in the German state of Hesse, to a Turkish father and a German mother. In her youth she settled in Hamburg and between 2000 and 2003 studied theater and acting at the Schauspiel Studio Frese there. After graduating, she played small roles in German series and films.

Her first project in Turkey was the series Muhteşem Yüzyıl, in which she was cast as Hürrem Sultan after long auditions. With this character, whom she played between 2011 and 2013, she became known internationally and received best actress awards from various organizations, including two Altın Kelebek awards.

Later she played Selin in the series Gecenin Kraliçesi, in which she co-starred with Murat Yıldırım. In cinema, she took the roles of Marija in Annemin Yarası and Göze in Cingöz Recai; she also appeared in the film Kovan. Uzerli, who played the lead as the character Reyan in the series RU, released on a digital platform in 2024, joined the cast of the series Şakir Paşa Ailesi: Mucizeler ve Skandallar the same year. Besides acting, she has also worked as a model and an advertising face.

Uzerli played Sara in Avşar Film's 2017 film Öteki Taraf.