Özge Ulusoy
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Özge Ulusoy is a Turkish
model, retired ballet dancer (who holds the prima ballerina assoluta
title given by l'École supérieure de ballet), and occasional film actress from Izmir
. She is best known for her appearance in the popular TV-series Arka Sokaklar
in 2008 and 2009. As a model, she walked the runways for Hussein Chalayan
, Mavi Jeans
, Mudo, Hervé Léger
, Balenciaga
, Eva Gronbach
, Guy Laroche
, Emanuel Ungaro
, Christian Dior
, Marks & Spencer
, Harvey Nichols
and Mango
. She held the first runner-up title for the annual beauty pageant Miss Turkey
in 2003. In 2002, Ulusoy finished third in Elite Model Management's
"Elite Model Look
" competition, took second place the following year in the "Miss Turkey
" competition, and won the Miss Turkey Universe 2003 title before signing with "Uğurkan Erez Model Management" in Istanbul
. Since her debut, Ulusoy has been the face of a variety of advertising campaigns in Turkey.
, the youngest child of Turkish Haydar Ulusoy, a retired chief military justice
of Turkish Armed Forces
, and Armağan (née ?), a former mayor
of Metropolitan Municipality of Sincan district of Ankara Province
in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. She is right-handed and white-caucasian. Ulusoy was raised a Muslim
. She has an elder sister, associate professor Ph.D.
Nilay Ulusoy (Docent
), who is an academician
in Bahçeşehir University
and Marmara University
and an alumna of Sorbonne
.
A native of Izmir
, Turkey
, Özge
Ulusoy is a graduate of faculty of fine arts
in Hacettepe University
, Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts
and Yeditepe University
, where she had classical ballet
course and arts administration
bachelor's degree
. She passed her conservatory
examinations to be accepted into these most considerable ballet schools at the age of 12. She has first studied in Hacettepe University
, two years later she transferred to Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts
in Istanbul. Later in 2003, after holding the first runner-up for the Miss Turkey 2003 title she entered Yeditepe University
where she majored in Arts administration
with a specialty in classical ballet
. She is fluent in Turkish
, English
, German
and French
. In 2011, she finished fifth in Survivor: Ünlüler vs. Gönüllüler
, the fifth season of Show TV
's Turkish version of the reality television
game show
Survivor
, produced by Acun Media
.
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
model, retired ballet dancer (who holds the prima ballerina assoluta
Prima ballerina assoluta
Prima ballerina assoluta is a rank or title given to notable female ballet dancers. To be recognised as a prima ballerina assoluta is a very rare honour, reserved only for the most exceptional soloists, usually those who have achieved international acclaim....
title given by l'École supérieure de ballet), and occasional film actress from Izmir
Izmir
Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...
. She is best known for her appearance in the popular TV-series Arka Sokaklar
Arka Sokaklar
Arka Sokaklar , Kanal D in Turkey since 2006 is a television series aired on crime.- Characters :...
in 2008 and 2009. As a model, she walked the runways for Hussein Chalayan
Hussein Chalayan
Hussein Chalayan MBE is a British/Turkish Cypriot fashion designer who graduated from Central Saint Martins in 1993.- Biography :...
, Mavi Jeans
Mavi Jeans
Mavi Jeans is a brand of denim jeans founded in 1991, headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey.Mavi Jeans designs a full collection of jeans wear, for young women and men...
, Mudo, Hervé Léger
Herve Leger
Herve Leger, sometimes written as Hervé Léger , is a French fashion house founded by the designer currently known as Hervé L. Leroux.-History:Herve Leger was founded in 1985 by the designer currently known as Hervé L. Leroux...
, Balenciaga
Balenciaga
Balenciaga is a fashion house founded by Cristóbal Balenciaga, a Basque designer, born in the Basque Country, Spain. He had a reputation as a couturier of uncompromising standards and was referred to as "the master of us all" by Christian Dior. His bubble skirts and odd, feminine, yet ultra-modern...
, Eva Gronbach
Eva Gronbach
Eva Gronbach is a German fashion designer.- Life and career :Gronbach grew up in Germany‘s Rhineland. After High-School she studied at the „Institut supérieur des arts visuels La Cambre“ in Brussels, Belgium and received her degree in 2000...
, Guy Laroche
Guy Laroche
Guy Laroche was a French fashion designer and founder of the eponymous company.Laroche began his career in millinery and, from 1949, Laroche worked for Jean Desses and eventually became his assistant. In 1955, he visited the US to investigate new ready-to-wear manufacturing methods...
, Emanuel Ungaro
Emanuel Ungaro
Emanuel Ungaro is a French fashion designer.-Early life:Ungaro's Italian father fled to France from Francavilla Fontana of Brindisi province because of the fascist uprising in Italy...
, Christian Dior
Christian Dior
Christian Dior , was a French fashion designer, best known as the founder of one of the world's top fashion houses, also called Christian Dior.-Life:...
, Marks & Spencer
Marks & Spencer
Marks and Spencer plc is a British retailer headquartered in the City of Westminster, London, with over 700 stores in the United Kingdom and over 300 stores spread across more than 40 countries. It specialises in the selling of clothing and luxury food products...
, Harvey Nichols
Harvey Nichols
Harvey Nichols, founded in 1813, is an upmarket department store chain. Its original store is in London. Founded in 1813 as a linen shop, it sells many international brands of clothing for women and men, fashion accessories, beauty products, wine and food...
and Mango
Mango (clothing)
Mango, stylized MANGO, is a clothing design and manufacturing company. Isak Andic is the president.Its goal is "to be present in every city" in the world...
. She held the first runner-up title for the annual beauty pageant Miss Turkey
Miss Turkey
Miss Turkey ® is a national beauty pageant for unmarried women in Turkey, who personify beauty with intelligence. The first beauty contest was held on September 2, 1929 with the backing of the government, and the title holder was Feriha Tevfik....
in 2003. In 2002, Ulusoy finished third in Elite Model Management's
Elite Model Management
Elite Model Management is a large modeling agency based in New York and Paris. It is a subsidiary of Elite World S.A.-History:Founded in France in 1972 by John Casablancas and Alain Kittler, it was rebought in 1990 by Nicholas Farrae. Elite World S.A. is the parent company of Elite Model...
"Elite Model Look
Elite Model Look
Elite Model Look is a yearly fashion modeling event held by Elite Model Management, an international model management group. It is the premiere and most prestigious modeling contest used to discover and launch fashion models in the international fashion marketplace...
" competition, took second place the following year in the "Miss Turkey
Miss Turkey
Miss Turkey ® is a national beauty pageant for unmarried women in Turkey, who personify beauty with intelligence. The first beauty contest was held on September 2, 1929 with the backing of the government, and the title holder was Feriha Tevfik....
" competition, and won the Miss Turkey Universe 2003 title before signing with "Uğurkan Erez Model Management" in Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
. Since her debut, Ulusoy has been the face of a variety of advertising campaigns in Turkey.
Early life
Özge Ulusoy was born on October 28, 1982, in Ankara CityAnkara
Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million....
, the youngest child of Turkish Haydar Ulusoy, a retired chief military justice
Chief Justice
The Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth or other countries with an Anglo-Saxon justice system based on English common law, such as the Supreme Court of Canada, the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the Court of Final Appeal of...
of Turkish Armed Forces
Turkish Armed Forces
The Turkish Armed Forces are the military forces of the Republic of Turkey. They consist of the Army, the Navy , and the Air Force...
, and Armağan (née ?), a former mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of Metropolitan Municipality of Sincan district of Ankara Province
Ankara Province
Ankara Province in central Turkey is the location of the country's capital, the city of Ankara.Ankara also gave its name to the Ottoman Empire's Ankara Province which covered a larger area than the current province.- Geography :...
in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. She is right-handed and white-caucasian. Ulusoy was raised a Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
. She has an elder sister, associate professor Ph.D.
Ph.D.
A Ph.D. is a Doctor of Philosophy, an academic degree.Ph.D. may also refer to:* Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*Piled Higher and Deeper, a web comic strip*PhD: Phantasy Degree, a Korean comic series* PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...
Nilay Ulusoy (Docent
Docent
Docent is a title at some European universities to denote a specific academic appointment within a set structure of academic ranks below professor . Docent is also used at some universities generically for a person who has the right to teach...
), who is an academician
Academician
The title Academician denotes a Full Member of an art, literary, or scientific academy.In many countries, it is an honorary title. There also exists a lower-rank title, variously translated Corresponding Member or Associate Member, .-Eastern Europe and China:"Academician" may also be a functional...
in Bahçeşehir University
Bahçesehir University
Bahçeşehir University is a private educational institution in Turkey, on the European side of Istanbul. The Turkish National Assembly authorized the establishment of the University of Bahçeşehir by the Bahçeşehir Uğur Education Foundation in 1998. An academic and strategic protocol was signed...
and Marmara University
Marmara University
Marmara University is a public university in Turkey. Situated in Istanbul, Marmara University has succeeded in becoming the second largest university in the whole country...
and an alumna of Sorbonne
Sorbonne
The Sorbonne is an edifice of the Latin Quarter, in Paris, France, which has been the historical house of the former University of Paris...
.
A native of Izmir
Izmir
Izmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...
, Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
, Özge
Özge
Özge is a common feminine Turkish given name. In Turkish, "Özge" means "Different", "Distinct", "Ablude", and/or "Daredevil".-People:* Özge Gürler, a Turkish sprinter* Özge Kavurmacıoğlu, a Turkish female basketball player....
Ulusoy is a graduate of faculty of fine arts
Faculty of Fine Arts
The Faculty of Fine Arts, MSU Baroda is one of the top three art colleges in India. It has a reputation for promoting a creative and individualist approach among its students, and has historically adhered to secularist, humanist, and modernist ideals....
in Hacettepe University
Hacettepe University
Hacettepe University is a major state university in Ankara, Turkey.The University has two main campuses. The first is located in the old town of Ankara and hosts the Medical Centre, and the second is the Beytepe Campus, which is 13 km from the city centre...
, Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts
Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts
Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University is a Turkish state university dedicated to the higher education of fine arts. It is located in the Fındıklı neighborhood of İstanbul, Turkey.-History:...
and Yeditepe University
Yeditepe University
Yeditepe University is a foundation university situated in Istanbul, Turkey. Founded in 1996, Yeditepe University now claims to be the largest of the 27 foundation universities in Turkey....
, where she had classical ballet
Classical ballet
Classical Ballet is the most formal of the ballet styles, it adheres to traditional ballet technique. There are variations relating to area of origin, such as Russian ballet, French ballet, British ballet and Italian ballet...
course and arts administration
Arts administration
Arts Administration is the business end of an arts organization responsible for facilitating the day-to-day operation of the organization and fulfilling its mission...
bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
. She passed her conservatory
Music school
The term music school refers to an educational institution specialized in the study, training and research of music.Different terms refer to this concept such as school of music, music academy, music faculty, college of music, music department or conservatory.Music instruction can be provided...
examinations to be accepted into these most considerable ballet schools at the age of 12. She has first studied in Hacettepe University
Hacettepe University
Hacettepe University is a major state university in Ankara, Turkey.The University has two main campuses. The first is located in the old town of Ankara and hosts the Medical Centre, and the second is the Beytepe Campus, which is 13 km from the city centre...
, two years later she transferred to Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts
Mimar Sinan University of Fine Arts
Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University is a Turkish state university dedicated to the higher education of fine arts. It is located in the Fındıklı neighborhood of İstanbul, Turkey.-History:...
in Istanbul. Later in 2003, after holding the first runner-up for the Miss Turkey 2003 title she entered Yeditepe University
Yeditepe University
Yeditepe University is a foundation university situated in Istanbul, Turkey. Founded in 1996, Yeditepe University now claims to be the largest of the 27 foundation universities in Turkey....
where she majored in Arts administration
Arts administration
Arts Administration is the business end of an arts organization responsible for facilitating the day-to-day operation of the organization and fulfilling its mission...
with a specialty in classical ballet
Classical ballet
Classical Ballet is the most formal of the ballet styles, it adheres to traditional ballet technique. There are variations relating to area of origin, such as Russian ballet, French ballet, British ballet and Italian ballet...
. She is fluent in Turkish
Turkish language
Turkish is a language spoken as a native language by over 83 million people worldwide, making it the most commonly spoken of the Turkic languages. Its speakers are located predominantly in Turkey and Northern Cyprus with smaller groups in Iraq, Greece, Bulgaria, the Republic of Macedonia, Kosovo,...
, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, German
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
and French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
. In 2011, she finished fifth in Survivor: Ünlüler vs. Gönüllüler
Survivor: Ünlüler vs. Gönüllüler
Survivor Ünlüler vs. Gönüllüler, is the fifth season of the popular show Survivor to air in Turkey. This season premiered on April 2, 2011 and aired until June 20, 2011. The main twist this season was that one tribe was composed of seven celebrities and the other seven fans of the show...
, the fifth season of Show TV
Show TV
SHOW TV is a nation-wide television channel in Turkey owned by Çukurova Holding. The channel was established by the Turkish businessmen Erol Aksoy and Haldun Simavi on March 1, 1992. During the last years, Show TV extended its range of viewers by adding more channels like Show Plus, Show Max and...
's Turkish version of the reality television
Reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...
game show
Game show
A game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes...
Survivor
Survivor (TV series)
Survivor is a reality television game show format produced in many countries throughout the world. In the show, contestants are isolated in the wilderness and compete for cash and other prizes. The show uses a system of progressive elimination, allowing the contestants to vote off other tribe...
, produced by Acun Media
Acun Ilicali
Acun Ilıcalı is a Turkish television personality, producer and sport journalist. He is also the founder and head of Acun Medya.- Biography :...
.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2003 | Participant Miss Universe 2003 Miss Universe 2003 Miss Universe 2003, the 52nd Miss Universe pageant, was held at Figali Convention Center, Panama City, Panama on June 3, 2003. 71 delegates from around the universe competed for the crown... |
Herself - Özge Ulusoy | Contestant, Channel: NBC NBC The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago... and TVN Entertainment Corporation TVN Entertainment Corporation TVN Entertainment Corporation is a US-based provider of video on demand services to various cable, telecommunication and direct broadcast satellite companies... , Production: Donald Trump Donald Trump Donald John Trump, Sr. is an American business magnate, television personality and author. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Trump's extravagant lifestyle, outspoken manner and role on the NBC reality show The Apprentice have... |
| 2006 — 2007 | Arka Sokaklar Arka Sokaklar Arka Sokaklar , Kanal D in Turkey since 2006 is a television series aired on crime.- Characters :... |
Yeliz Balkan as teacher | Actress, Channel: Kanal D Kanal D Kanal D is a nation-wide television channel in Turkey and part of Doğan Holding which is owned by the Turkish media tycoon Aydın Doğan.Kanal D also runs an international channel, Euro D which is available online.... , TV-series, Production: Erler Film Erler Film Erler Film is a Turkish movie production company established 1960 in Istanbul by the renowned Turkish film director and producer Türker İnanoğlu... |
| 2007 — 2008 | Senin Uğruna | Burçak | Actress in leading role, Channel: Fox Fox Broadcasting Company Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the... , TV series, Production: ABT Production |
| 2008 | Dilek Ağacı | ? | Actress in leading role, Channel: ?, TV series, Production: ? |
| 2008–2009 | Arka Sokaklar Arka Sokaklar Arka Sokaklar , Kanal D in Turkey since 2006 is a television series aired on crime.- Characters :... |
Yeliz Balkan as teacher | Actress, Channel: Kanal D Kanal D Kanal D is a nation-wide television channel in Turkey and part of Doğan Holding which is owned by the Turkish media tycoon Aydın Doğan.Kanal D also runs an international channel, Euro D which is available online.... , TV-series, Production: Erler Film Erler Film Erler Film is a Turkish movie production company established 1960 in Istanbul by the renowned Turkish film director and producer Türker İnanoğlu... |
| 2009 | Ev EV EV, eV, e. V. may refer to:* Electronvolt, a unit of energy* Eingetragener Verein, a registered voluntary association in Germany* Estonia's official name, Republic of Estonia, in Estonian: Eesti Vabariik*Everett Railroad's reporting mark... |
? | Guest starring, Movie, Production: Pinema Film |
| 2010 | Ateşe Yürümek | Rüya | Actress, Channel: Star TV Star TV Star TV is a Turkish nationwide TV channel. It was owned by Cem Uzan until it was sold to Aydın Doğan for 306,5 million USD in 2005 by the Turkish Government.It is available online on JumpTV, the World's online television network.- History :... , TV series, Production: Pastel Film |
| 2011 | Kutsal Damacana: Dracoola Kutsal Damacana: Dracoola Kutsal Damacana: Dracoola is a 2011 Turkish comedy film, directed by Korhan Bozkurt, starring Ersin Korkut as a servant for a well-to-do family which is visited by legendary bloodsucker Count Dracoola... |
Demet | Actress in leading role, Movie, Production: İyi Seyirler Film, Zero Film |
| April 2, 2011 to June 6, 2011 | Survivor: Ünlüler vs. Gönüllüler Survivor: Ünlüler vs. Gönüllüler Survivor Ünlüler vs. Gönüllüler, is the fifth season of the popular show Survivor to air in Turkey. This season premiered on April 2, 2011 and aired until June 20, 2011. The main twist this season was that one tribe was composed of seven celebrities and the other seven fans of the show... (Celebrities vs. Volunteers) |
Herself - Özge Ulusoy | Competitor (Team of Celebrities), Channel: Show TV Show TV SHOW TV is a nation-wide television channel in Turkey owned by Çukurova Holding. The channel was established by the Turkish businessmen Erol Aksoy and Haldun Simavi on March 1, 1992. During the last years, Show TV extended its range of viewers by adding more channels like Show Plus, Show Max and... , Game Show, Production: Acun Media Acun Ilicali Acun Ilıcalı is a Turkish television personality, producer and sport journalist. He is also the founder and head of Acun Medya.- Biography :... |