Irem Altug started out as a child actress at the age of 7 by starring in TV commercials and films. Her first silver screen debut was in Women's Ward (1990), a film directed by the late Halit Refig. She has studied acting both in conservatory in Istanbul and at the theatre department of San Francisco State University. Among her TV show performances are; a criminologist (Zeynep) in Seytan Ayrintida Gizlidir (2004), a belly dancer (Feride) in Under the Trees (2005), a young lawyer (Bahar) in Vazgeç gönlüm (2007), a police officer (Asya) in Kayip Araniyor (2011), a house maid (Reyhan) in Ask Ekmek Hayaller and a mysterious woman (Ruya) in Masum (2017). Playing the part Ayse, in the phenomenal TV show (The Pit (2017). (2019) She was nominated as the best actress for her performance in the film Nar (2011). Aside from acting, she has been writing short stories, short and feature film scripts, and doing translation. Love Is Blind (2011) is an awarded short film she has written and produced. She is fluent in Turkish and English, and an intermediate Spanish speaker.
Kirpi
(Çiğdem)
Melekler Ve Kumarbazlar
(Zeynep)
Direk Aşk
Eve Giden Yol 1914
(İffet)
The Pomegranate
(Deniz)
Take the Road
Women's Ward
(Selime)
The Fish in the Water
(Zühre)
Ihlamurlar Altinda
(Feride)
Wounded Heart
(Feraye Uysal)
Homicide Unit Istanbul
(Saime Soydan)
Kayıp Aranıyor
(Asya)
The Devil's in the Details
Innocent
(Rüya)
The Pit
(Ayşe Koçovalı/Ayşe Yılmaz)
Golden Boy
(Sultan)
Vazgeç Gönlüm
(Bahar Hanoğlu)
Circle
(Guest Star)
The Nightfall
(Sevde Yılmaz)