Zerrin Nisanci was born in Istanbul in 1960. She graduated from the Faculty of Law, Istanbul University in 1983. Between the years 2004 and 2006 she received basic performance training from Sahika Tekand at the Performance Atelier of Stüdyo Oyunculari (Studio Performers). In 2006 she attended an in-front-of-the-camera performance workshop given by Ayla Algan and Sevi Algan at Plato Film. She attended further workshops given by Özay Fecht in 2007, by Fatih Gençkal (View Points) in 2010, and by Emre Koyuncuoglu and Filiz Sizanli at ÇGSM "Çagdas Gösteri Sanatlari Merkezi" (Modern Performance Arts Center) in 2011. In 2011 again she worked with Director Binnur Karaevli on the technique of reading scenarios. In 2007 she starred in some episodes of the series "Fikrimin Ince Gülü" and "Binbir Gece" . In 2008-2010 she played the "Aynur" character in "Ask-i Memnu" series, in 2010-2011 "Sevval" character in the series "Doktorlar" and in 2011 as the character of"Irina" in "Bir Günah Gibi" , in as "Maria Borinsky" in "Kurt Seyit ve Shura" and as " Lale Gündogan" in "Gönül Isleri" (2014-2015). In 2012 she played the role of"Selma" in the short film "Avni Amca" (Uncle Avni) produced by Lavanta Film. Lastly, Zerrin Nisanci played the role of "Sevinç" in the Tv series "Fazilet Hanim ve Kizlari".