Ayse Tezel
Encyclopedia
Ayşe Tezel is a British
actress who made her debut on the New Zealand
television show 'Shortland Street' in 2002. She is best known for her roles in Meet Me in Miami (2005) and Court of Lonely Royals (2007).
to a Turkish
father and New Zealand
mother. She took her first Ballet lesson when she was three years old and enrolled at repertory theatre when she was eight.
Tezel relocated to Sydney
, Australia
in 2004 and landed leading roles in the feature films Gene X and Court of Lonely Royals. She has since returned to London to study The Method and has completed work on the feature film 'London Thing' along with the internet series 'Conquering Demons', 'Manhattan Money' and various short films.
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United Kingdom
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actress who made her debut on the New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
television show 'Shortland Street' in 2002. She is best known for her roles in Meet Me in Miami (2005) and Court of Lonely Royals (2007).
Biography
Tezel was born in LondonLondon
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to a Turkish
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
father and New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
mother. She took her first Ballet lesson when she was three years old and enrolled at repertory theatre when she was eight.
Tezel relocated to Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia
Australia
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in 2004 and landed leading roles in the feature films Gene X and Court of Lonely Royals. She has since returned to London to study The Method and has completed work on the feature film 'London Thing' along with the internet series 'Conquering Demons', 'Manhattan Money' and various short films.
Voice acting
Tezel has been involved in voice acting for numerous commercials including OK! Magazine, The Beverly Hills Hotel, Sheila's Wheels, Barclays Bank and Air New ZealandAir New Zealand
Air New Zealand Limited is the national airline and flag carrier of New Zealand. Based in Auckland, New Zealand, the airline operates scheduled passenger flights to 26 domestic destinations and 24 international destinations in 15 countries across Asia, Europe, North America and Oceania, and is...
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Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes and awards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Shortland Street Shortland Street Shortland Street is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera, first broadcast on Television New Zealand's TV2 on 25 May 1992. It is the country's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously for over 4500 episodes and 19 years, and is one of the most watched television programs in... |
Melody Goodall | ||
| 2005 | Meet Me in Miami Meet Me in Miami Meet Me in Miami is a 2006 New Zealand film directed by Eric Hannah and Iren Koster and starring Carlos Ponce and Tara Leniston. The film received positive reviews despite its limited release.- Plot :... |
Annie | ||
| 2006 | Court of Lonely Royals | Hunter Thompson | ||
| Gene-X Gene-X Gene-X is an independent Australian feature film, released in the latter half of 2006. It is directed and written by Martin Simpson and stars Ayse Tezel, Patrick Magee and Peter Astridge.-Plot summary:... |
Nurse Casey Gordon | |||
| 2010 | Other Side of the Game | Claudia Cohen | ||
| 2012 | Sione's 2: Unfinished Business Sione's 2: Unfinished Business Sione's 2: Unfinished Business is a 2012 comedic New Zealand film directed by Simon Bennett and written by Oscar Kightley and James Griffin. It is the sequel to the hugely successful 2006 film Sione's Wedding.-Cast:... |
Maria |