Nilay Erdönmez

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Nilay Erdönmez is a Turkish actress and theatre director. She acted in Gözetleme Kulesi (Watchtower), Bütün Saadetler Mümkündür (All Felicities Are Possible), Kapı (The Door, also: Aybüke Pusat), Bir Zamanlar Osmanlı (Once Upon A Time In The Ottoman Empire), İstanbullu Gelin (Bride of Istanbul, also: Nihal Yalçın, Aslı Enver & Salih Bademci), Kardeş Çocukları (Sisters/Children of Sisters, also: Afra Saraçoğlu), Hizmetçiler (Maids, also: Yiğit Kirazcı), Gülcemal, Rosinante, O da Bir Şey mi? (And the Rest Will Follow), Şahmaran (Shahmaran, also: Mert Ramazan Demir), Yeraltı (Underground, also: Sunay Kurtuluş, Ekin Aksoy, Hakan Çelebi, Devrim Özkan, Ekin Mert Daymaz, Deniz Can Aktaş, Burak Sevinç, Sümeyye Aydoğan, Uraz Kaygılaroğlu & Ülkü Hilal Çiftçi) and more.

Facts:

• she has received numerous awards from various festivals
• since 2006, she has been working as an actress and director in numerous state-funded and private theatres
• she is a hardworking and highly disciplined artist who continues to work even without active projects
  • she doesn’t see herself as particularly lucky; instead, she believes success comes from constant effort and being prepared when opportunities arise, for her, luck matters, but only when it meets dedication and continuous production
• she says that for the sake of professionalism, an actor must be ready for anything when the script requires it, including gaining weight
• her daily essentials are breakfast, morning coffee and snacks to eat throughout the day, everything else can be managed
• explains that submission is not part of her nature
  • she says she is Nihal’s daughter and submission doesn’t exist in their vocabulary, her mother would never allow it
• she tries to protect herself physically and mentally through sleep, nutrition, yoga and meditation and finds emotional healing by reflecting on intense experiences in her roles, while accepting stage injuries as part of her profession
• she says her relationship with social media isn’t bad, though she’s a bit behind
  • she finds it entertaining, especially when TV viewers leave funny comments about her nose, like telling her to get it done or joking that it still “talks”, she laughs a lot, especially when they add the little nose emoji next to the comment
• admits she enjoys stalking, but only up to a certain point since she doesn’t have, and won’t create, a fake account
  • she doesn’t want her innocent fun to turn toxic, besides, she actually likes the idea that the person she’s checking out can see that she’s viewed them; it makes it more exciting
• she says her friends would describe her with three words: sincere, funny and grumpy