İpek Bilgin
Biography
Fatma İpek Bilgin is a Turkish actress, theatre director, and translator born on March 24, 1956, in Istanbul, Turkey. In addition to her stage career, she has appeared in various movies and television series, working for the Ankara State Theatre. She first gained television recognition during the 2000s. Alongside her acting and directing work, Bilgin has translated English works by Eric Morris and Joan Hotchkis into Turkish. In the year 2000, she received the Best Actress award at the 48th Art Institution Theatre Awards, sharing the honor with Aylin Damcıoğlu. Her daughter, Çağ Çalışkur, is also an actress. Within the Movie Database platform, she is credited under the names İpek Bilgin and Fatma İpek Bilgin.
Career overview
Fatma İpek Bilgin is a Turkish actress, theatre director, and translator born on March 24, 1956, in Istanbul, Turkey. Alongside her career on stage, she has appeared in various movies and television series. Throughout her career, she has worked for the Ankara State Theatre and first gained notice during the 2000s through her television roles. In addition to her acting and directing work, Bilgin has translated works by Eric Morris and Joan Hotchkis from English into Turkish. Her daughter, Çağ Çalışkur, is also an actress.
Her work has been recognized in the theatre community. In the year 2000, Bilgin was awarded the Best Actress honor at the 48th Art Institution Theatre Awards, sharing the recognition with Aylin Damcıoğlu. Within her known credits, she has a total of twenty known credits listed on her professional profile, encompassing her extensive involvement in acting across film and television.
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- Yellow Letters (2026) as Güngör
- And The Rest Will Follow (2025) as Nigâr
- Destiny (2019) as Umut'un Annesi
- Bride of Istanbul (2017) as Esma Boran
- Red Istanbul (2017) as Güzin
- Gönül İşleri (2014)
- 20 Minutes (2013) as Süreyya Gürok
- Meryem (2013) as Emine
- Government Woman (2013) as Kamuran
- The Butterfly's Dream (2013) as Muzaffer's Mother
- Karnaval (2013) as Gülay
- Koyu Kırmızı (2012) as Bedriye
- Ezel (2009) as Meliha Uçar
- Bıçak Sırtı (2007) as Rana
- Çinliler Geliyor (2006) as Leyla
- Hırsız Polis (2005) as Maide
- 2 Girls (2003) as Pharmacist
- Billionaire (1986)
- İnsanlar
- A Small Mistake as Nebahat