Se ptember ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 7 5 F ebru ary ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁Turkish ▁actress , ▁present er ▁and ▁V J . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Def ne ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁in ▁ İ nc ir lik , ▁Turkey . ▁Her ▁father ▁Steve ▁is ▁an ▁Af ro ▁American ▁and ▁her ▁mother ▁Hat ice ▁is ▁a ▁Turk ▁from ▁ İ z mir . ▁Def ne ▁( s ometimes ▁rendered ▁as ▁" D aph ne " ▁or ▁" D ap hn é " ▁in ▁some ▁sources ) ▁did ▁her ▁studies ▁in ▁Als anc ak ▁primary ▁school ▁and ▁at ▁ İ z mir ▁Ö zel ▁F ati h ▁L ises i , ▁a ▁private ▁school , ▁also ▁in ▁ İ z mir . ▁ ▁Career ▁Def ne ▁first ▁appeared ▁on ▁TV ▁screens ▁as ▁a ▁V J ▁on ▁K ral ▁TV ▁and ▁later ▁went ▁into ▁acting ▁on ▁various ▁TV ▁series . ▁She ▁last ▁participated ▁in ▁Y ok ▁B ö yle ▁Dans , ▁the ▁Turkish ▁version ▁of ▁Dan cing ▁with ▁the ▁Stars , ▁where ▁she ▁finished ▁ 4 th , ▁having ▁been ▁elimin ated ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁Television ▁ ▁Death ▁Def ne ▁was ▁found ▁dead ▁at ▁her ▁friend ▁Ker em ▁Alt an ' s ▁a partment ▁in ▁Ist an bul ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁She ▁was ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁died ▁from ▁resp ir atory ▁difficulty ▁and