Biography

Serenay Sarikaya was born 1 July 1992 in Ankara, Turkey. She is a Turkish actress and model. Sarikaya started to study at Antalya Saime Salih Konca High School. But she moved to Istanbul. So, she graduated from theatre department of Atasehir Adiguzel Fine Arts High School in Istanbul.

At the age of fourteen, she had minor roles in the movie "Saskin" (2006) and the film "Plajda" (2008). Her first leading role is in the fantasy child series Peri Masali (2008). With Kaan Urgancioglu, she played in series Limon Agaci (2008) and english short film "Hoscakal".

Her breakthrough role is "Sofia" in hit comedy crime series Adanali (2008-10). She came to international attention for her roles in series "Lale Devri", "Medcezir" Turkish remake of The O.C, "Fi" based on the novel and fantasy series "Sahmaran".

With Nejat Isler, she continued her movie career in franchise film series "Behzat C. Ankara Yaniyor" and "Ikimizin Yerine". Since 2019, Sarikaya performs in "Alice Müzikali", which a musical adaption based on the Alice in Wonderland. She received critical acclaim and won numerous accolades, including two Golden Butterfly Awards.

At the age of fifteen, she participated in a beauty competition and received a special award from the jury at the European Youth Beauty Competition. Later, Sarikaya became the first runner-up at Miss Turkey 2010. In addition to her acting career, Sarikaya has appeared in many advertising films and is the face of numerous brands. In 2014, she was chosen as the Woman of the Year by GQ Turkey. Her international acclaim began in 2011, winning Best Actress at the Azerbaijan Best Awards for Lale Devri. In 2024, her global success culminated with Latin Americas PRODU Award for Best Non-Spanish Speaking Actress in Aile, and the GQ Creativity Award in New York City, honoring her as a creative actress for her lead role in the theatrical production Alice Muzikali.
- IMDb mini biography by: Linda

I really want to have a plane.

In my opinion, only after playing in Şahmaran and Fi Çi Pi i can consider myself as an experienced actress

In my opinion the first thing you learn in acting classes is: don't be ashamed of anyone, anything, under any circumstances! The feeling of shame gets replaced by control when you become concerned about your appearance. You start behaving in a controlled way to protect yourself. And that control excludes the possibility of creating something new, the magic of the moment, the invisible.