| Oya Unustası | |
| Birth Date: | 31 March 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Nationality: | Turkish |
| Education: | Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, Flute Department |
| Occupation: | Actress, model |
| Years Active: | 2011–present |
| Awards: | Spain Television Awards Golden Star |
Oya Unustası (born 31 March 1988)[1] is a Turkish actress and model. She is known for her starring role as Zeliş Gıpgıp in Kalbim Ege'de Kaldı (2015) and has since been in supporting roles in several series.[2] She was one of the top 20 in the 2013 Miss Turkey competition.[3] [4] [5]
Oya Unustası was born in Istanbul, Turkey. Her paternal side of the family originally migrated from Bulgaria, and her maternal side migrated from Thessaloniki.[6] Her parents initially settled in Buca, Izmir before moving to Istanbul.[7] She has two older sisters and an older brother.[3] She studied at the Flute Department of Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University and trained under the Turkish actress Ayla Algan. She preferred acting to music.
Her first film was Losers' Club in 2010. She has since starred in Masum Değiliz and the television series Beyaz Karanfil, Sevdaluk, İzmir Çetesi and , in the latter playing the role of Sügay Hatun. In 2017 she acted the part of Olivia in the play Çok Satanlar.[8] She currently stars in Hercai, a series broadcast on ATV.[9]
Unustası is married to fellow actor Ahmet Tansu Taşanlar.[10]
Some of her notable theatre plays:
| Year | Title | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Films | |||
| 2011 | Losers' Club | Bardaki Kiz | |
| Television | |||
| 2011 | Rezzan | ||
| 2013 | Sevdaluk | Gülben Gedik | |
| 2014 | Nilüfer | ||
| 2015 | Zeliş Gıpgıp | ||
| 2018 | Sügay Hatun | ||
| 2018 | Masum Değiliz | Ceyda | |
| 2019–2021 | Hercai | Gönül Aslanbey | |
| Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Awards ceremony | Category | Project | Result | |
| 2020 | Golden Star | Best Supporting TV Actress | Hercai | ||
| Spain Television Awards (PTE202) | Best Lead Actress | Best Major Actress | [11] | ||