| Helin Kandemir | |
| Birth Date: | 2004 6, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Nationality: | Turkish |
| Occupation: | Actress, voice actress and model |
| Years Active: | 2017–present |
Helin Kandemir (born 2 June 2004) is a Turkish actress, voice actress and model.
Helin Kandemir was born on 2 June 2004, in Istanbul, Turkey,[1] [2] to a mother Ebru Uğurlu and father Murat Kandemir.[3] [4] The latter died on 27 February 2023, at the age of forty-seven, due to a treatment for leukemia.[5] [6] She also has a younger sister.[7]
Helin Kandemir started acting at the age of nine on stage[8] [9] and graduated from high school in 2017.[10] [11] In the same year, she made her acting debut after being cast as Pelin Akıncı in the series aired on Kanal D İsimsizler.[12] [13] In 2018, she voiced the character of Ezran in the Netflix animated web series Ejderhalar Prensi, the character of Sam in the film Hızlı ve Öfkeli: Hobbs ve Shaw (Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw) and the character of Genç Shirley in the Netflix web series The Haunting: Tepedeki Ev (The Haunting of Hill House).[14] [15]
In 2018 and 2019 she played the role of Elif Yürekli[16] in the Kanal D series Bir Litre Gözyaşı[17] [18] and the role of Ceylan in the Netflix web series The Protector (Hakan: Muhafız).[19] In 2019, she lent her voice to the character of Nala as a child in the animated film Aslan Kral (The Lion King). In the same year she played the role of Havva in the film A Tale of Three Sisters (Kız Kardeşler) directed by Emin Alper.[20] [21] For the latter film, she won the Best Actress award at the International Istanbul Film Festival.[22] [23]
From 2019 to 2021 she was chosen to play the role of Kibrit / Dilara in the series broadcast on TV8 Doğduğun Ev Kaderindir,[24] [25] in which she co-starred with actors Demet Özdemir, İbrahim Çelikkol and Engin Öztürk.[26] [27] [28] In 2020, she voiced the character Daphne as a child in the animated film ¡Scooby! (Scoob!) and the character of Madeleine in the Netflix web series La Révolution. The following year, in 2021, she played the role of Cemre Fırtına in the series aired on Star TV Kağıt Ev[29] [30] and the role of Mevsim Baykan in the series aired on Fox Elbet Bir Gün.[31] [32] In the same year, she played the role of Cansu in the Netflix film Stuck Apart (Azizler) directed by Durul Taylan and Yağmur Taylan.[33]
In 2022 she joined the cast of the series broadcast on Star TV Duy Beni (in the role of Leyla Pinar)[34] [35] and the cast of the Netflix web series (in the role of Elena).[36] In the same year she played the role of Hande in the Netflix film Private Lesson (Özel Ders) directed by Kivanç Baruönü. In the same year she voiced the character of Meilin "Mei" Lee in the animated series Kırmızı (Turning Red), the character of Erin Tieng in the Prime Video web series Paper Girls, the character of Gaby in the Netflix web series Cennete Hoş Geldiniz (Welcome to Eden), the character of María Guadalupe in the Disney+ web series Siempre fui yo (It Was Always Me), the character of Carol in the Disney+ web series All the Same... or Not, the character of Moya in the Netflix animated film Riverdance: Animasyon Macera and the character Gia in the Netflix web series Boo, Bitch. In 2023, she won the Altın 61 Award for Best Supporting Actress of the Year for the series Duy Beni, the web series and the film Private Lesson (Özel Ders).[37] [38] In the same year she played the role of Nihal in the Prime Video film Bither directed by Mehmet Binay and Caner Alper.[39] [40] [41]
| Year | Title | Role | Director | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | A Tale of Three Sisters (Kız Kardeşler) | Havva | Emin Alper | |
| 2021 | Stuck Apart (Azizler) | Cansu | Durul Taylan and Yagmur Taylan | |
| 2022 | Private Lesson (Özel Ders) | Hande | Kivanç Baruönü | |
| 2023 | Bihter | Nihal | Mehmet Binay and Caner Alper |
| Year | Title | Role | Network | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | İsimsizler | Pelin Akıncı | Kanal D | 13 episodes | |
| 2018–2019 | Bir Litre Gözyaşı | Elif Yürekli | 15 episodes | ||
| 2019–2021 | Doğduğun Ev Kaderindir | Kibrit / Dilara | TV8 | 34 episodes | |
| 2021 | Kağıt Ev | Cemre Fırtına | Star TV | 8 episodes | |
| Elbet Bir Gün | Mevsim Baykan | Fox | 6 episodes | ||
| 2022 | Duy Beni | Leyla Pinar | Star TV | 20 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Platform | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | The Protector (Hakan: Muhafız) | Ceylan | Netflix | 6 episodes |
| 2022 | Elena | 4 episodes |
| Year | Title | Role | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Hızlı ve Öfkeli: Hobbs ve Shaw () | Sam | David Leitch |
| 2019 | Aslan Kral (The Lion King) | Nala child | Jon Favreau |
| 2020 | ¡Scooby! (Scoob!) | Daphne child | Tony Cervone |
| 2022 | Kırmızı (Turning Red) | Meilin "Mei" Lee | Domee Shi |
| Riverdance: Animasyon Macera | Moya | Dave Rosenbaum |
| Year | Title | Role | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Ejderhalar Prensi | Ezran | Netflix |
| The Haunting: Tepedeki Ev (The Haunting of Hill House) | Genç Shirley | ||
| 2020 | La Révolution | Madeleine | |
| 2022 | Paper Girls | Erin Tieng | Prime Video |
| Cennete Hoş Geldiniz (Welcome to Eden) | Gaby | Netflix | |
| Siempre fui yo (It Was Always Me) | María Guadalupe | Disney+ | |
| All the Same... or Not | Carol | ||
| Boo, Bitch | Gia | Netflix |
| Year | Award | Category | Trabajo | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Best actress | A Tale of Three Sisters (Kız Kardeşler) | rowspan="4" | ||
| 2023 | Altın 61 Award | Best supporting actress of the year | Duy Beni | ||
| Private Lesson (Özel Ders) |