Bige Önal (born 1 February 1990) is a Turkish actress.
Önal was born on 1 February 1990 in Istanbul.[1] Her father Erhan Önal is a former football player who played for Bayern Munich and Galatasaray. Her mother, Mine Baysan, is a former model. Her parents divorced when she was 9 years old. After graduating from Saint-Benoît French High School, she enrolled in Istanbul Bilgi University and finished her studies there.[2]
Her first recognizable role was on youth series Elde Var Hayat in 2010, in which she portrayed the character of Yeliz.[2] She was then cast in period series Benim Adım Gültepe alongside Ayça Bingöl, Mete Horozoğlu, İlker Kızmaz and Ekin Koç. Her portrayal of the character Nazlı served as a breakthrough in her career.[3] In the 2020 Netflix series "Ethos" ("Bir Başkadır" in Turkish), Önal plays Hayrunnisa, the hodja's daughter, a character who loves her traditional parents, but who also seeks to choose to leave her village to get a college education, likes "foreign" music, and has a relationship with another woman.[citation needed]
