Nazmiye Oral

Nazmiye Oral began her career working for Dutch Muslim Broadcasting and interviewing figures such as Theo van Gogh and Pim Fortuyn.^[1] She subsequently has acted in films, television series and plays.^[2] In 2016, she won the Golden Calf for Best Acting in a Television Drama for her role playing a concerned mother in One Night Stand.^[2] Oral appeared in the third season of Undercover playing a mafia boss, in 2021.^[3] A voice coach helped her to hone the Flemish accent.^[4]

Oral is also a writer. She was a columnist for De Volkskrant from 2003 until 2012 and wrote weekly columns for De Gelderlander for a year.^[5][2] In 2001 released a novel entitled 'Zehra' which was nominated for the E. du Perron Prize.^[5][1] She wrote and performed the play Niet meer zonder jou (No longer without you).^[6] with her own mother.

Oral was born in Hengelo in the Netherlands, in 1969. From the age of 6 until 10 she lived with her grandparents in a small village in Turkey.^[7][5] She then returned to the Netherlands, studying fashion in Arnhem.^[8] Her parents set up an arranged marriage which she avoided by marrying a Dutch man instead.^[9] In her first marriage she had two daughters and in 2021 became engaged a second time.^[10][5]