Nazmiye Oral
Dutch actress and writer
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Nazmiye Oral (born 1969) is a Dutch actress and writer. She has won a Golden Calf for Best Acting in a Television Drama.
Nazmiye Oral | |
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Nazmiye Oral in 2017 | |
| Born | 1969 (age 56–57) |
| Occupations | Actress, writer |
| Known for | Golden Calf for Best Acting in a Television Drama |
| Notable work | Undercover |
| Children | 2 |
Career
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.
Personal life
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]