Esra Bilgiç

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Esra Bilgiç is a Turkish actress. She’s best known for her role as Halime Hatun in Diriliş: Ertuğrul (Resurrection: Ertuğrul, with Engin Altan). Has also acted in Bir Umut Yeter (Waves of Hope, also: Yağmur), Kanunsuz Topraklar (Lawless Love, also: Doğaç), Ramo (with Cemre & Murat), Zamanın Kapıları (Doors of Destiny, also: Cem, Birkan & Şükrü), Atatürk 1881-1919 (with Aras Bulut) and more.

Facts:

• has a brother named Ali Bilgiç
• her father is from Konya and her mother is from Yozgat
• she has been interested in art (especially theatre) since childhood
  • was always observing and imagining things in her mind
  • after school, she used to stay with her friends to work for the theatre club
  • during that time her mother encouraged her a lot
• studied drama in London
• was a hardworking and successful student
  • she loves studying and would like to stay a student her whole life
• takes sailing lessons during the summer
• describes herself as organised and disciplined
• unlike most people, she doesn’t like surprises and says she’s always prepared for them
• says she can drive old model cars
• she can cook, she’s not very confident with main dishes but very good with desserts, especially Tiramisu
• often says she loves taking part in historical productions
  • wants to be the female lead in a detective series set in the 19th or 20th century
  • wishes to perform a classic in a theatre
• doesn’t like arrogant people who don’t know what they’re talking about or those who constantly complain
• she’s an animal lover
  • found her cat in a junkyard and named it Çilek (Strawberry)