# Nilperi Şahinkaya

Nilperi Şahinkaya (born 23 February 1988) is a Turkish actress.

## Life and career

Şahinkaya was born on 23 February 1988 in Senegal. Her father, Salim Levent Şahinkaya, is a diplomat. She finished primary school in Paris and attended secondary school in Bern. In 2003, her parents divorced and she moved with her mother to Ankara and in 2006 she graduated from Lycée Français Charles de Gaulle. Between 2006 and 2010, she studied at Bilkent University School of Music and Performing Arts.
As she was studying, she made her television debut with a role in the daily series Deniz Yıldızı. She graduated from the university with her name entering the institution's High Hall of Fame. In June 2010, she was cast in period series Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman ki and settled in Istanbul. After portraying the character of Mesude in Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman ki, she joined the cast of crime series Kayıp, playing the roles of Defne and Sedef. Her breakthrough came with a leading role in rom-com Kiraz Mevsimi as Şeyma, after which she got a role in N'olur Ayrılalım, playing the character of Temmuz Akıncı.
She continued her stage career by getting a role in an adaptation of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? directed by Hira Tekindor, in which she acted alongside Zerrin Tekindor, Tardu Flordun and Şükrü Özyıldız. She performed in play "Dijital Sahne: Bir Bebek Evi" which published in YouTube.
She later joined the cast of ATV's series Bu Şehir Arkandan Gelecek, playing the role of Aslı alongside Kerem Bürsin. After appearing in the web series Yaşamayanlar and Aynen Aynen with Kerem Bürsin for third times.
She continued her career on television with a supporting role in Kuzgun, Yeni Hayat, Yasak Elma.
With comedian Cem Yılmaz, she played for many times. She played an actress and her many roles in Netflix spin off comedy series Erşan Kuneri. She was cast in films "Yahşi Batı", "Deli Aşk". She played two roles in film series Karakomik Filmler and spin off film "Ayzek ile Bir Gece".
She performed in surreal web series "Derin Mor" and comedy web series "Nasıl Fenomen Oldum". She played in drama films "Gelincik", "Benim Babam Bir Melek".

## Personal life

She speaks English, Turkish, French, German and Italian fluently.

## Filmography
### Web series

| Year | Title | Role | Network |
| 2018 | Yaşamayanlar | Melisa | BluTV |
| 2019–2021 | Aynen Aynen | Nil | BluTV |
| 2022 | Nasıl Fenomen Oldum | Ala Ayar | beIN CONNECT |
| 2022– | Erşan Kuneri | Seyyal Par | Netflix |
| 2023 | Derin Mor | Melek | Tabii |

### TV series

| Year | Title | Role | Network |
| 2009–2010 | Deniz Yıldızı | Hande | FOX |
| 2010–2013 | Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman ki | Mesude | Kanal D |
| 2013–2014 | Kayıp | Defne ve Sedef | Kanal D |
| 2014–2015 | Kiraz Mevsimi | Şeyma | FOX |
| 2016 | N'olur Ayrılalım | Temmuz Akıncı | FOX |
| 2017 | Bu Şehir Arkandan Gelecek | Aslı | ATV |
| 2019 | Kuzgun | Güneş | Star TV |
| 2020 | Yeni Hayat | Nevin | Kanal D |
| 2021 | Yasak Elma | Cansu Yıldırım | FOX |
| 2024 | Senden Önce | Sahra | Kanal D |

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2009 | Yahşi Batı | Alice Bouton | |
| 2017 | Benim Babam Bir Melek | | TV film |
| 2017 | Deli Aşk | Melodi | |
| 2019 | Karakomik Filmler | Jaclyn | |
| 2023 | Do Not Disturb | Peri | Netflix film |

### Theatre

| Year | Title | Role | Venue | Director |
| 2008 | Sis | Dali | Bilkent MSSF | Nugzar Gachava |
| 2009 | Kel Kantocu | Mme Smith | Bilkent MSSF | Gia Antadze |
| 2010 | Orkestra | Pamela | Bilkent MSSF | Yücel Erten |
| 2010 | Gişe | Customer | Bilkent MSSF | Özgür Avcu |
| 2011–2012 | Yaklaştıkça | Alice | Theatre Istanbul | Celal Kadri Kınoğlu |
| 2013–2015 | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | Honey | Oyun Studios | Hira Tekindor |
| 2018 | Kalp | Emma | Craft Theatre | İbrahim Çiçek |
| 2021 | Nora: Bir Bebek Evi | | Dijital Sahne | İbrahim Çiçek |

## Awards

* Tevfik d'Or Theatre Festival, Best Supporting Actress (2005)
* Tevfik d'Or Theatre Festival, Turkish Ambassador to France's Special Award (2006)
* 24th Sadri Alışık Theatre and Cinema Awards, Most Successful Actress in a Supporting Role (2019)