Zeynep Gamze Özçelik, born in Istanbul, was born on August 26, 1982. The artist, who is an immigrant from Thessaloniki on his mother's side and from Bayburt on his father's side, studied at Maltepe Anatolian High School and Istanbul Bilgi University.
Özçelik, who started her modeling career at an early age, won the title of "Silk Beauty" in Elite Model Look in 1999. Then, she attracted attention by being chosen second in Miss Turkey in 2000. During this period, the actor also stepped into the world of television and took part in various TV series.
He hosted the Popstar Turkey competition, which met with the audience on screens between 2003-2004. After this success, he hosted many competition programs and special nights such as Türkstar, Buzda Dans and Ben Here Atlerim. The artist, who is also prone to cinema and theater, starred in the movie Hırsız Var! in 2004. In 2006, she played the character of the secretary in the play Seni Seviyorum staged by Tiyatrokare.
She became known to the masses with her character Zeynep Akyüz Ateş in the TV series Arka Sokaklar, which started in 2006 and continued for many years. Özçelik, who married her co-star in this series, Uğur Pektaş, in 2008, had a son from this marriage. The couple divorced in 2011. Later, she played the character of Elizabeth in the TV series Mehmetçik Kut'ül Amare. The artist married "Reshad Strik" in 2024.
Gamze Özçelik, who also attaches importance to social responsibility projects, started her philanthropic activities by establishing the charity association "Umuda Koşanlar" in 2017.
