Açelya Topaloğlu

Açelya Topaloğlu (born 19 November 1986) is a Turkish actress.

Life and career
Topaloğlu first became interested in dancing at a young age, and received modern dance training at Tan Sağtürk Dance Club. She briefly joined the Anadolu Ateşi dance group. As she enrolled in university, through her mother's support she participated in different plays as an actress. Between 2008 and 2009, she got musical education at MSM-Actor Studio and graduated from MSM-Conservatory with a degree in theatre studies in 2013.

In 2008, she made her television debut with a role in Aşk Yakar. In 2009, she briefly appeared in Arka Sokaklar and in 2012 joined the cast of Eve Düşen Yıldırım.

In 2015, she was cast in her first leading role in the popular rom-com series Kaçak Gelinler, portraying the character of Almila. Her international breakthrough came with the rom-com series İnadına Aşk, in which she played the role of Defne.

Topaloğlu also pursued a career on stage with roles in the plays Sersefil Müzikali, Temel İçgüdü, Tersine Dünya and Kadınlar Filler ve Saireler. In 2016, she became a judge on the contest Görevimiz Komedi. In the TV series Meryem, she portrayed the character of Derin alongside Kaçak Gelinler's co-star Furkan Andıç, which was well received by critics.

She performed different roles in sketch theatre "Güldür Güldür Show" which released on ShowTV. She played as Betüş in "Sihirli Annem" remake of hit fantasy child series (2003-2012). With Emre Altuğ, she played un "Güldür Güldür Show" and "Sihirli Annem" again.

Music videos

 * 2014 - Gökhan Türkmen - "Sen İstanbulsun"