Miray Daner facts for kids

Miray Naz Daner (born January 15, 1999) is a talented Turkish actress and model. She is well-known for her role as "Hilal" in the TV series Vatanım Sensin, which tells a story about the Turkish War of Independence. She also gained fame for playing Zeynep Leto in the TV series Hudutsuz Sevda. Miray Daner even won a Golden Butterfly Award for her amazing performance in Vatanım Sensin.

Miray Daner's Early Life and Career

Miray Daner started her acting journey at a very young age, when she was just seven years old. She began as a child actor, showing her talent early on.

Education and Family

In 2013, Miray spent a year studying English at Cemal Reşit Rey Fine Arts High School. She also learned to play the cello and piano, and she studied singing in the Music Department of the same school. Later, she continued her music studies at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts High School.

Miray comes from a family of actors. Her cousins, Aras Bulut İynemli and Orçun İynemli, are also actors. Her uncle, Cengiz Daner, and great uncle, İlhan Daner, are involved in acting too. Miray has an older sister named İpek Nur Daner, who is a fashion designer. Her family history includes relatives who moved to Turkey from Greece.

First Acting Roles

When she was nine years old, Miray played the character "Gonca" in 121 episodes of the TV series Papatyam. She acted alongside Metin Akpınar, a very famous Turkish actor.

Miray also appeared in her first movie, Dersimiz Atatürk, where she played Sabiha Gökçen. Sabiha Gökçen was the world's first female fighter pilot and was adopted by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Miray also acted in the film Çınar Ağacı with many other well-known actors.

Some of her other early roles include "Doll Nergis" in an episode of the fantasy series Bez Bebek and "Young Zeynep" in the comedy series 1 Kadın 1 Erkek. She also performed in a play called "Sürç-i Lisan Etti-isek Affola" and appeared in commercials.

Teenage Years and Leading Roles

At the age of thirteen, Miray Daner got her first main role in Zil Çalınca. This was the first Turkish series made by Disney Channel, and it was based on the show As The Bell Rings. She even appeared as herself in a short movie called Zil Çalınca Avı.

She acted with Cihan Şimşek multiple times, including in Merhaba Hayat and Medcezir, which was based on the American series The O.C.. Miray also had a role in the film Arkadaşım Max, which featured a dog named Max. From a young age, she has played many different types of characters, from comedy to drama.

Major Successes and Recent Work

When she was seventeen, Miray took on the role of "Hilal" in Vatanım Sensin, a popular series about the Turkish War of Independence. Her performance was highly praised, and she won a Golden Butterfly Award for it.

She also played Helen in the spin-off series "Saygı: Bir Ercüment Çözer Dizisi" and joined the Netflix fantasy series Hakan: Muhafız. Miray starred in the movie Hürkuş, which is about the life of the aviator Vecihi Hürkuş. She also had a leading role as Cihan in the series Bir Litre Gözyaşı.

More recently, Miray has appeared in the series "Kara Tahta" and "Kuş Uçuşu". In 2023, she began starring as Zeynep Leto in the TV drama Hudutsuz Sevda, acting alongside Deniz Can Aktaş.

Miray Daner is in a relationship with Oğulcan Engin, who used to play for the Turkey national under-18 football team. Oğulcan is the son of famous singer Seda Sayan and football player Sinan Engin.

Miray Daner's Theatre Work

Miray Daner's Filmography

Films

Web Series

TV Series

Music Videos

• Bergüzar Korel - "Son Mektup"

Miray Daner's Awards and Recognition

See also

In Spanish: Miray Daner para niños