Miray Akay


Miray Akay is a Ukrainian-Turkish actress.

Early life

Myroslava Kosteva Akay was born on 17 July 2000 in Ukraine to a Turkish father and a Ukrainian mother. She has an elder sister born in 1993, and a younger brother born in 2002. She had her primary and secondary education at Istanbul Bahçelievler Ali Haydar School, and later attended Mimar Sinan Fine Arts High School. She started acting at the age of three, working in various commercials and clips.

Career

Miray Akay started her acting career in 2010. Her first role was in the TV series Bitmeyen Şarkı. In the same year she acted in Türkmali. In 2012, she joined the cast of Çıplak Gerçek and portrayed the character Selin. In the same year, she acted in the film Eve Dönüş: Sarıkamış 1915 and played the character of Nihan. In 2013, she played the character of Duru Halaskar in the series 20 Dakika. Simultaneously, she worked in two films: she played the role of Deniz in the film Balık, and in Halam Geldi she portrayed the character of Reyhan. In 2013, she depicted the character of Mediha's sister in the film Kelebeğin Rüyası. The next year she depicted the character of Gülten in the series Benim Adım Gültepe. In 2015, she portrayed the character of Peri Yılmaz in the series Güneşin Kızları along with actresses Burcu Özberk and Hande Erçel. In 2017, she appeared as Nazlı in the series Dayan Yüregim. In 2018, she played the character of Zeynep in the series Bizim Hikaye, which was broadcast on FOX. Also in 2018, she appeared in the series Servet.

Personal life

Miray Akay dated Atilla Doğukan, however the couple broke up in 2019.

Filmography