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Miray Naz Daner is a Turkish actress. She began her career at the age of nine as child actor.

Since the age of nine, she played 121 episodes as "Gonca" grandchild of Metin Akpinar who cited as one of the best actor of Turkish cinema in Papatyam. She played Sabiha Gökçen who was the world's first female fighter pilot and Turkish pilot, foster child of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk in her first movie Dersimiz Atatürk with Halit Ergenç and played in Çinar Agaci film, starring an ensemble cast. She played as "Doll Nergis" her first role in an episode of popular fantastic series Bez Bebek, "Young Zeynep" in an episode of hit comedy series 1 Kadin 1 Erkek. She also played in theatre "Sürç-i Lisan Etti-isek Affola" and commercials. At the age of thirteen, she played her first lead role "Duygu" in Zil Çalinca which first Turkish series of Disney Channel, version of As The Bell Rings and played herself in Zil Çalinca Avi short movie. She played with Cihan Simsek for the fifth time in Merhaba Hayat adaptation of Private Practice and Medcezir which is an adaptation of The O.C. series. She played in Arkadasim Max film, starring a dog named Max. At the age of seventeen, she played "Hilal" in Vatanim Sensin about Turkish War of Independence and won a Golden Butterfly Award. She played in Hürkus movie based life of aviator Vecihi Hürkus.

She left music department of fine arts high school due to absences. At the age of twenty four, she graduated from high school by distance education. Her paternal relatives are actors Aras Bulut Iynemli (cousin), Orçun Iynemli (cousin), Cengiz Daner (uncle), Ilhan Daner (grandfather's brother). She has an older sister, fashion designer Ipek Nur Daner. After Ottoman Empire collapsed, Her grandfather (maternal) is Turkish origin who immigrated from Greece to Turkey.

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