She has done over 40 commercials and acted in various theater projects as a child actor through the years. Her first profession debut on silver screen was at 1989 by the film Karilar Kogusu in direction of Halit Refig.
Irem Altug started out as a child actress at the age of 7 by starring in TV commercials and films. Her first silver screen debut was in Women's Ward (1990), a film directed by the late Halit Refig.