Elvan Akyildiz plays Elvan on Sesamstraat, the Dutch co-production of Sesame Street.
Elvan is a teenage girl, and a 'big sister' to the Muppets. Especially Ieniemienie looks up to her.
The young Turkish actress has been a part of Sesamstraat since 1995, following Esther Prins and Lot Lohr as the teenager character. Originally, she was a babysitter for the Muppets.
Elvan made her TV debut in Fort Alpha, a drama series about a highschool.