Gizem Erdogan
Swedish actress (born 1987)
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Gizem Suna Kling Erdogan (born 1987) is a Swedish actress.
Gizem Erdogan | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1987 (age 38–39) Högsbo, Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Alma mater | Malmö Theatre Academy |
| Occupation | Actress |
Early life and education
She was born in 1987 in Högsbo, Gothenburg, to parents from Turkey.[1][2] Erdogan studied at the Malmö Theatre Academy between 2012 and 2015.[1]
Career
In 2015, she made her acting debut in the film Svenskjävel.[3][4] In 2017, she had the role in the film Beyond Dreams, for which she was nominated for a Guldbagge Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in 2018.[5] In 2017, Erdogan was nominated for the Rising Star Award at the Stockholm Film Festival.[6] In 2020, Erdogan won a Kristallen award for best female actress in a television production for her role in the SVT series Caliphate.[7] In 2020, she played a book publisher in the Netflix series Love & Anarchy.[8] The year after, she again was nominated for the same award at Kristallen for her role as Leah in the SVT series The Thin Blue Line.[9] She also had a leading role in the Sveriges Television's Christmas calendar for 2021 En hederlig jul med Knyckertz.[10] In 2022, she was named as "shooting star" by an international jury at the European Film Promotion (EFP).[11] In 2022, she had a role in the Netflix series The Playlist.[12]
Acting credits
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Svenskjävel | |||
| 2017 | Beyond Dreams | |||
| 2019 | My Life as a Comedian | |||
| 2025 | The Home | |||
| Handbok för superhjältar |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Caliphate | |||
| 2021–2022 | Thin Blue Line | Leah | ||
| 2022 | The Playlist | |||
| 2026 | Vaka |
Theatre
| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Lolita | Stockholm City Theatre | [13] | ||
| 2015 | The Wave | Ensemble | Stockholm City Theatre in Skärholmen | [14] | |
| 2016 | Alice in Wonderland | Alice | Gothenburg City Theatre | [15] | |
| Romeo and Juliet | Juliet | Kulturhuset Stadsteatern | Main stage | [16] |
See also
- List of people from Gothenburg
- List of Swedish actors (includes actresses and male actors)
