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Vahide Perçin (born 13 June 1965) is a Turkish actress and acting trainer. She was credited for a number of years by her married name Vahide Gördüm, but after divorcing, she went back to her birth name.

Early life

Perçin was born on 13 June 1965 in Karşıyaka, İzmir, the daughter of Greek immigrants. Her father was a truck driver and her mother a housewife. She studied graphic in high school and then entered the Faculty of Economics but finally started acting. She later attended Dokuz Eylül University's Faculty of Fine Arts and passed all the nine exams of its Theatre School. She finished her studies as the best student and received great support from her teacher Özdemir Nutku. After leaving the university she moved to Ankara. Later she received an offer from the State Theatre and then moved to Adana.

Career

In 2003, Perçin started her television career by portraying Suzan Kozan in the TV series Bir İstanbul Masalı. The Gördüm family later moved to Istanbul and shortly after Perçin portrayed the character Fulya in the TV series Hırsız Polis. In 2006, she starred in the film İlk Aşk alongside Çetin Tekindor. She won the 2007 Golden Boll award for best actress for her performance in the film İlk Aşk. From 2007 to 2010, she acted in the series Annem and played the leading role Zeynep Eğilmez. In 2010, she was cast in cinema movie Zephyr. The film was selected for the 47th Antalya "Golden Orange" International Film Festival and the 35th Toronto International Film Festival, where it premiered. Perçin later appeared in the TV series Adını Feriha Koydum and portrayed one of the leading roles alongside Hazal Kaya. She later left the series after the second season's conclusion for health reasons.

In 2012, Perçin starred in the series Merhaba Hayat which is based on the original American series Private Practice. She shared the leading role with Yetkin Dikinciler, Seda Güven, Nihan Büyükağaç, Yasemin Sanino, Melike Güner and Keremcem. On 13 January 2013, the series concluded after 13 episodes. Perçin joined the cast of the TV series Muhteşem Yüzyıl as Hürrem Sultan in June 2013 after Meryem Uzerli left the series for health reasons.

Personal life

In 1991, Perçin married the actor Altan Gördüm and started to be credited by his surname. Their only child Alize, who is also an actress, was born in 1994. They divorced in 2013. In 2011, Perçin was diagnosed with breast cancer and received medical treatment shortly after.

Filmography

Awards

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References

1. ^ "Vahide-Altan Gördüm çifti boşandı - Hayat Haberleri" (in Turkish). Radikal. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
2. "Eski karı koca kanserin pençesine düştü. Kaderleri aynı haberi" (in Turkish). Haberevet.com. 20 November 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
3. "Ders veriyorlar".
4. "Vahide Gordüm - Med Production". 5 May 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
5. "Golden Boll Film Festival Archive". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
6. "New Hürrem Sultan role revealed: Vahide Perçin". 26 June 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
7. "Hürrem'i Meryem Uzerli Yerine Vahide Gördüm Canlandıracak" (in Turkish). 29 May 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
8. Habertürk (5 October 2011). "Vahide Gördüm'ün zor günleri". Gazete Habertürk (in Turkish). Retrieved 9 July 2013.
9. "Göç Zamanı Cennet (Vahide Perçin) kimdir?". Haber Neo. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2016.

External links

• Vahide Perçin at IMDb

• Living people
• 1965 births
• Turkish film actresses
• Turkish television actresses
• Actresses from İzmir
• 20th-century Turkish actresses
• 21st-century Turkish actresses