Meryem Uzerli

Meryem Uzerli, who’s mom is German and dad is Turkish, grew up with her two brothers and sister in Kassel, Germany. She moved to Hamburg to complete her education and acting training in the acting Studio Frese, before she moved to Berlin to continue her theater career. She took a part in plays of well-known authors such as ‘Shakespeare’, ‘Brecht’, ‘Goldoni’ and ‘Büchner’.

She played in many successful projects in Turkey and Europe, especially gained international popularity with the TV show ‘Magnificent Century’ where she played the most powerful women of The Ottoman history, ‘Hurrem Sultan, for a couple of years. Famous for the variety of looks and depth of her characters most notably in movies like ‘The Other Side’, ‘My Mother's Wound’ and ‘The Hive’. More recently she has begun to build success in her additional role as an executive producer; lastly in ‘THE HIVE’. She has become the face of several commercial brands including the food , beauty and jewelry sector.

Further more she volunteers her time to support organizations in the battle against child abuse and those that fight for gender equality. She recently (2024) was one of the lead speakers at the biggest women empowerment event, ‘WEcouncil’, in Dubai, also is a part of ‘The Better World Program’ combined with the ‘Lang Lang Foundation’ and the female oriented streamer ‘HERFLIX’ which is all about women empowerment and supports Eva Longorias and Maria Bravos ‘Global Gift Foundation’ which is all about creating a better future for kids in need and supports programs which helps women to be equally treated in the industry.

Her engagement with international festivals like the ‘Asian World Film Festival’ where she was the youngest president of the jury, 2019, in Los Angeles and is ever since an board member, ‘The Cinema Heritage’ under the umbrella of UNESCO, Paris and so on is strong. Through all of her work she has been recognized with several distinctive awards like. German is her native language. She speaks fluently Turkish and English. Also she spoke French and Russian in projects