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Eğridere on the set of Alina, the Turkish Assassin
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Bursa, Turkey |
March 16, 1982
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Occupation | Actress, director, screenwriter |
Years active | 2010–present |
Seda Eğridere (born March 16, 1982) is a Turkish actress and film director. She attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute. Eğridere acted in Alina, the Turkish Assassin. In an interview with Hurriyet, Bobby Roth said "I accepted the project and agreed to shoot in Turkey only because I trusted Seda." In 2014, Eğridere made her directorial debut with the wartime drama Seasons of War, a story about a multi-ethnic couple during the Siege of Sarajevo.
Born in Bursa, Turkey, Seda Eğridere is the daughter of Ahmet Eğridere, a prominent business figure in Bursa, Turkey and Sadriye Eğridere. She is of Bulgarian and Turkish descent. Both of her parents emigrated to Turkey in the 1950s and 1970s. Eğridere attended Inal Ertekin Elementary School, the oldest and most successful elementary school in Bursa, Turkey and Bursa Anadolu Lisesi, one of the most prominent high schools in the West Anatolian area of Turkey.
Eğridere moved to Evansville, Wisconsin for her senior year of high school as an exchange student and participated in several stage productions at Evansville High School and many community theaters in Wisconsin including American Players Theater. Despite starting to gain recognition as an actress and being accepted to prestigious acting schools, she chose to double-major in Psychology and English Literature at Bogazici University, the highest ranking university in Turkey. During college, she did exchange semesters at Arizona State University where she was one of the founders of the non-profit cultural organization, Bosphorus Art Project. With Bosphorus Art Project, Eğridere organized Turkish film days at the Phoenix Film Festival, with the goal of building a bridge between Turkish and American cultures. After graduating from college, Eğridere decided to pursue her passion of acting and filmmaking and enrolled at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute. She acted in leading roles in many productions during her time in Los Angeles, including Proof, Closer and The Shape of Things and became one of the most recognized stage actors at the institute. Apart from her work in the entertainment industry, over the years, Eğridere continued her career in psychology and published articles in the field of neuropsychology in leading scientific journals.