Helin Kandemir

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Helin Kandemir is a Turkish actress. She acted in İsimsizler (Nameless Squad, also: Uğur & Cemre), Kız Kardeşler (A Tale of Three Sisters), Bir Litre Gözyaşı (One Litre of Tears, also: Mert Yazıcıoğlu), Doğduğun Ev Kaderindir (My Home My Destiny, also: Demet), Kağıt Ev (House of Lies), Duy Beni (Hear Me), Hakan: Muhafız (The Protector, also: Çağatay & Cem), Azizler (Stuck Apart, also: Okan), Özel Ders (Private Lesson), Rise of Empires: Ottoman (Mert Ramazan, Tuba & Birkan), Bihter, İstanbul Ansiklopedisi (Istanbul Encyclopedia), Aşkın Yüzü (The Face of Love) and more. The film Son Yemek, directed by Özcan Deniz, the TV series Sevdiğim Sensin, in which she stars alongside Aytaç Şaşmaz and the film Cinlerin Düğünü, which also stars Demet Özdemir will be released soon.

Facts:

• she began acting at the age of 9
• graduated from middle school in 2017 as the top student of her class
• her father passed away due to leukaemia on February 27, 2023
• sees acting as something that entered her life naturally rather than by choice, first appearing in front of a camera at the age of 3–4 for a keepsake recording, continuing as a child actor, later taking a break to do voice work and fully returning in 2016 with İsimsizler, where she feels she has truly belonged ever since
• describes Dicle (Sevdiğim Sensin) as a wounded yet resilient young woman who survives with her heart despite growing up in poverty and fear and whose life changes when Erkan enters it, finding her strength, joy and grace deeply inspiring
• she says growing up in front of the camera made everything feel natural rather than extraordinary, but joining the Bir Litre Gözyaşı table read at 15 was a turning point that made her truly grasp responsibility, leaving no room for excuses and shaping her discipline ever since
• believes success doesn’t have a single definition, saying that someone getting out of bed during a difficult mental period is no less successful than an actor winning a major award and that even taking half a step beyond one’s limits counts as success
• says she has been fortunate to work with very experienced and genuinely good people, learning on set rather than through formal training and feels deeply grateful to those who supported and guided her along the way, seeing them as lasting mentor figures rather than naming a single one
• beyond acting, she strengthens herself by playing the piano, improving her language skills, watching and listening a lot and most importantly by working on her emotional side, developing empathy, reducing prejudice and becoming a more open, flexible person in life
• mostly listens to soft analog and house music, is affectionately called Heloş (Helosh) by her friends and describes her dream vacation route as Côte d’Azur
• she is very at peace with herself and her solitude, enjoys spending time alone listening to music, resting, working and even traveling solo, believing that the ability to truly love others comes from being comfortable with being alone
• loves dreaming and believes her profession is built on shared imagination, where stories begin as dreams and come to life through collective belief, seeing auditions as a test of how closely those visions align and she always imagines herself within her work
• what makes her feel strong and motivated in life is her joy, adding that she never loses her sense of joy regardless of circumstances
  • she has always felt her emotions very intensely, has been open to deep feelings since childhood, is glad she has fallen in love even if she can’t define what she fell in love with and feels the confidence of loving and being loved unconditionally in the way she carries herself
• her future plans include performing in a musical, as she has been watching many lately and is learning to sing as a new way of expressing emotions