Melissa Giz Cengiz

Biography

Melissa Giz Cengiz is a Turkish actress born in Istanbul in 2007. She began performing as a child and received her first acting training at Mavi Uçurtma Çocuk Tiyatrosu. From 2012 onward, she appeared in a range of television productions and films. On television, she played Esra in Kiralık Aşk and was also associated with the same character name in the children’s comedy program Güldüy Güldüy Show Çocuk. Her film credits include Deniz ve Güneş and Bir Dilek Tut. In Deniz ve Güneş, she was reported to portray a young girl with a hearing impairment. Her early screen work also included Çalıkuşu, Böyle Bitmesin, Merhaba Hayat and other projects. A 2024 school publication stated that she continued her theatre activities and was preparing for conservatory entrance examinations. Reliable sources do not clearly establish her exact birth date or a completed higher-education qualification.

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