Cause of death Heart failure Occupation Actress Name Derya Arbas Parents Dehl Berti, Zerrin Arbas | Years active 1985–2003 Role Actress Grandparents Avni Arbas | |
Full Name Derya Zerrin Berti Education Howard Fine Acting Studio in Hollywood, CA Died October 21, 2003, Beverly Hills, California, United States Spouse Nihat Polat (m. 1987–1990) Movies The Night, Angel and Our Gang, Hang Your Dog in the Wind Similar People Zerrin Arbas, Avni Arbas, Dehl Berti, Yilmaz Zafer, Uzay Hepari | ||
Bitmeyen Sevda - Derya Arbaş (Sevda - Nükhet Duru)
Derya Zerrin Arbaş (June 17, 1968 – October 22, 2003) was a Turkish American actress.
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Biography
Derya Arbaş Berti was the daughter of Turkish beauty queen and actress Zerrin Arbaş and Native American actor Dehl Berti. She was the granddaughter of Avni Arbaş; a renowned Turkish artist of Circassian descent. Her parents divorced when she was an infant and Arbaş grew up in Southern California with Dehl Berti, his second wife and two half brothers. She had dual U.S. and Turkish citizenship and split her time between both countries. In Los Angeles, Arbaş, who starred in seven movies, was a member of the Screen Actors Guild.
In 1992, she won one of the major three roles in "Scarlett Finals" in Atlanta on October 4, 1992. She died from a heart attack at age 35 on October 21, 2003. She is interred at Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery in Chatsworth, Los Angeles.
