Serenay Sarıkaya

Serenay Sarıkaya born July 1 1992 is a Turkish actress and model She came to international attention for her roles in the shows Lale Devri Medcezir the Turkish remake of The OC Fi and the fantasy series Şahmaran She graduated from the theatre department of the Fine Arts High School in Istanbul At the age of fourteen she made her acting debut with a minor part in the movie Şaşkın 2006 and followed up with a part in Plajda 2008 Her first leading role was in the fantasy childrens series Peri Masalı 2008 Her breakthrough role was that of Sofia in the crime comedy series Adanalı 200810 With Nejat İşler she has appeared in the films Behzat Ç Ankara Yanıyor and İkimizin Yerine Since 2019 Sarıkaya performs in Alice Müzikali a musical adaption based on Alice in Wonderland She has 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 Sarıkaya became the first runnerup at Miss Turkey 2010 In addition to her acting career she has appeared in various advertising films and is the face of numerous brands In 2014 she was chosen as Woman of the Year by GQ Turkey