Duru Yücel

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At 9 I've realised acting is the thing I want to devote my life to, and at 10 I studied acting at the municipality's theatre for a year which led to my first experience on stage, playing two diametrically opposed characters in the same play.

As a grown-up, I had three years of theatre, acting and art training at one of the most reputable acting schools in Türkiye - The Studio Players in Istanbul - where I performed multiple times with the ensemble. I also acted in various TV series, commercials, a short film and worked with international film festivals hosting esteemed guests such as the late Golden Globes President Lorenzo Soria. From 2021 onwards, I began wearing other hats as a judge and jury member for festivals such as FilmQuest and the World Monologue Film Festival. As of 2025, I also began doing voice-over acting.

My debut as lead actress is an international co-production, English-language feature film called "We Put The World To Sleep". 

One of my "dream roles" has always been a character with a cognitive disability or who is neurodivergent and/or someone with a physical disability {e.g.: Rain Man (1988), Nell (1994), I Am Sam (2001), A Beautiful Mind (2001), The Theory of Everything (2014)}.

I have a demo album of ten classical jazz songs in English which has received praise from various music authorities and music aficionados alike. I write poetry in both English and Turkish, and although I haven't published any of it yet, my Turkish-language poems have received praise and encouragement in private from three prominent voices in Turkish literature. Traveling, spending time in nature, swimming, learning about the ways of the world and the causes I might have the privilege to support, the topics of literature, painting, architecture, health, psychology, spirituality, science and history are among my interests.

26-41 yearsBucharest (RO)
Genderfemale
Acting age26-41 years
Place of birthIzmir, Türkiye
NationalityTurkish
Main professionActor
Working permitsRomania, Türkiye
Housing optionsLondon (GB), İstanbul (TR), İzmir (TR), Ankara (TR), Çanakkale (TR), Çeşme (TR), Urla (TR)
SpecializationsAdvertising actor, Dubbing actor, Orator, Singer, Theater
Driver's licensesB - Car
Eye colordark brown
Hair colorblack
Height (cm)160
Weight (in kg)44
LanguagesTurkish(native)EnglishRomanianSpanish
DialectsAmerican-StandardAmerican-CaliforniaEnglish-Standard
AccentsRomanianSpanishTurkish
InstrumentsPiano
SportAthleticsFitnessMarathonPaintballPilatesQigongRunningYogaAcrobaticsAerial yogaArcheryBowlingJugglingVolleyball
DanceImprovisation danceMusical theaterStandardBelly danceContemporary danceDiscoPop
PitchAlto, Mezzo-soprano
SingingA cappellaBacking vocalsBalladChoirImprovisationJazzPopSongBluesCountryFolkFunkGospelMusicalOrientalRockRock & RollSoul/RnBOperaRap
Special skills(cartoon) voice actingAudio bookAudio dramaImpressionist/ voice impressionistImprovisationSinger-songwriterStorytellerComposingEntertainerStand-up comedy
Training

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫𝐬 - 𝐈𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐛𝐮𝐥, 𝐓ü𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐲𝐞
(𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟏-𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟒)

Other professional training
2012
''Acting and Using Body Language Abroad'' workshop with Gianluca Enria and Serra Yilmaz
1995 – 1996
Bornova Municipality Theatre's Drama Training
Film
Pure picture
Pure (Feature film) In development
Pure (LR)
Adrian Țofei Adrian Țofei and Duru Yücel
2025
We Put The World To Sleep picture
We Put The World To Sleep (Feature film)
As the fictional "Duru" (LR)
Adrian Țofei Adrian Țofei and Duru Yücel
2012
Grandpas Know Best picture
Grandpas Know Best (Short film)
Party Girl (SUP)
Nehir Tuna Nehir Tuna
Television
2014 – 2019
Elif picture
Elif (TV series)
University Student (OTH)
Fulya Yavuzoglu, Canan Yilmaz Ozkan Ipek
2013 – 2015
Cost Of Love (Aşkın Bedeli) picture
Cost Of Love (Aşkın Bedeli) (TV series)
Nurse (OTH)
Canan Evcimen, Atilla Cengiz Dus Gezginleri Star TV, Turkiye Ali Alpgezmen, Aysun Erdoğan, Murat Can Türe
Theater
2014
Becoming A Rhinoceros 2.014 picture
Becoming A Rhinoceros 2.014 (Drama)
Şahika Tekand The Studio Players The Studio Players Şahika Tekand
Audio
2025
Various voice-over jobs (Other)
Leading Role
2005 – 2025
My demo of jazz standards covers (Other)
Leading Role
Commercial
2017
Kuveyt Turk Bank - ''Sağlam Kart'' commercial (Commercial)
The wife at the hospital (LR)
Nisan Dağ
2016
Turkish Marine Environment Protection Association - “Deniz Temiz TURMEPA”, social awareness campaign (Commercial)
The woman at the restaurant (SUP)
Derya Tuzluca
2016
CLEAR, ''Valentine’s Game'' - shampoo brand's football sponsorship commercial (Commercial)
Lover in a couple (SUP)
2015
The Glass Furnace Foundation's MS disease social awareness campaign (Commercial)
Storyteller (LR)
2015
AFS, Manufacturer of HVAC Products (Commercial)
Office worker (LR)
Uğur Becer