Eva Elif Iskender

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Eva Elif Iskender

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Dr. Eva Elif İskender graduated from LAMDA (London Music and Dramatic Arts) She participated in Dame Janet Suzman’s master class and she worked with esteemed actors and directors on Shakespeare and contemporary acting techniques: Some of these names include Colin Hurley, Dickon Tyrrell, James Harkness and Laoise Sweeney. In 2023 Elif Iskender staged a play “Happy New Year” she wrote and directed under the roof of RADA (Royal Academy of Dramatic Art) in the West End. Elif Iskender an actress and manager at ‘EIAA and Theatre‘ and General Art Director. Dr. Iskender developed her own method after working as an academician at universities for 25 years. She established her own studio in 2017 to train actors in London. She started working on making movies and plays. She teaches acting for the camera. Stage classes offer voice-breath improvisation and and online one-to-one lessons and consultations. She continues to work as a manager and general art director in her studio. She continues to improve her method by doing freelance postgraduate consultancy, supervision and voluntary work with some well known Universities such as The Rose Bruford and Postdoctoral Research at Regent’s Centre for Transnational Studies (RCTS), Regent’s University London, UK. Iskender, who has been acting in television series, she has been also invited to the international conference, symposium and quadrennials. Her book, of Which she is one of the editors, was published in London in 2017. She was Assistant Professor of Acting at Beykent University, Istanbul, Turkey. She obtained her PhD from the Institute of Fine Arts, Department of Stage Arts, Dokuz Eylul University, Izmir, Turkey. Prior to joining Beykent University, she taught at Dokuz Eylul University


44-46 yearsGreater London (GB), İstanbul (TR)
Genderfemale
Acting age44-46 years
NationalityBritish
Main professionActor
Eye colorhazel
Hair colordark blond(e)
Height (cm)160
Weight (in kg)54
LanguagesTurkish(native)English
DialectsStandard American EnglishStandard British English
AccentsItalianSpanishTurkish
SportFencing (sports)Stage combatSword fightingHorse ridingSwimming
DanceBachataBalletSalsa
Training

LAMDA London academy of music & dramatic art, 2024
Hacettepe University National Conservatory Ankara, Drama, 1992-1996

Film
2025
CineGennaPictures
Nora
Levent Onan CineGenna Pictures
2022
Choices (Short film)
June
Soroush Zare S&A Productions
2021
I, Anatolia (Feature film)
Director
Elif Iskender
Television
2015
Beyaz Yalan
Meryem
Filiz Gülmez Pakman NTC Production Istanbul
2014
Çalikusu
Besime
Çagan Irmak TIMS Production
1996
Culture and Drama Programmes
Marifet
Müge Müftüler Baygeldi TRT Izmir TV
Theater
2023
Happy New Year
Writer and Director
Eva Elif Iskender RADA
2011
Hamxlet
Gartrude
Zafer Diper Istanbul BKM ‘
2009
French Poem
Kadin
Doç.Dr. Jülide Gündüz Istanbul CKM
2000
You Be The Next
Shadow
Tiyatro Tuz Tiyatro Tuz
1998
Beloved Doctor
Yulya
Prof. Dr. Özdemir Nutku Izmir Kent Theater
1997
Tea House
Contracted Artist
Prof. Dr. Özdemir Nutku Izmir State Theatre
Other
2020
Rose Bruford College
Mentor/Supervisor
Rose Bruford College
2016
Elif Iskender Acting Academy
Founder & Teacher
Elif Iskender Elif Iskender Acting Academy
2013
Iki Kadin Iki Hayat
Tijen
Okan Bayülgen GO Production
2000
Despina of Karantina (Musical)
Despina
Prof. Dr. Berrak Taranç Voice of Izmir
1996
Le Misanthrope (Educational production)
Arsinoe
Cem Emüler Hacettepe University State Conservatory
1994
Tango (Educational production)
Kadin
Levent Ülgen Hacettepe University State Conservatory
1993
Sezuan’s Good People (Educational production)
Shen te
Ajlan Büyüktürkoglu Hacettepe University State Conservatory