Özge Özder (born 1 April 1978) is a Turkish actress best known for her role as Cavidan in series based by classic novel Dudaktan Kalbe, as Emel the comedy drama series ''Umutsuz Ev Kadınları'' and as Kıvılcım in ''Mucize Doktor''.

Life and career

Özder was born in 1978 in

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. Her maternal family is of Circassian descent. She founded "Bana Göz Kulak Ol" with Aslı Tandoğan. She finished her middle and high school studies at the Ankara Private Yükseliş College. It was in those years when she first became interested in theatre. In 1996, she passed the conservatory exams and enrolled in

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, before continuing her education at

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State Conservatory. In 2000, she graduated from Ankara State Conservatory with a degree in theatre studies and started her professional career by joining BKM theatre. In 2001, she continued her career on stage. Between 2004 and 2006, she was a regular on

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's '' Haziran Gecesi'' and her portrayal of the character Lale was praised by fans and critics. Her breakthrough came with

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's ''Dudaktan Kalbe'', in which she had the role of Princess Cavidan. Despite her successful television and cinema career, she continued her career on stage and in 2005 joined Istanbul City Theatres. For her role in '' Three Sisters'' as Natasha, she was given the Bedia Muvahhit, Afife Jale and Sadri Alışık theatre awards. She was nominated for an Afife Jale award for her role as Lena in ''

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''. She was then cast in 2011 in

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's '' Umutsuz Ev Kadınları'' as Emel, a role she continued to play until 2014. She then appeared in the series ''Kehribar'' as Adile Yarımcalı. Subsequently, she played the role of Perihan in the ''Umuda Kelepçe Vurulmaz'' series for two years. Between 2019 and 2020, she had a leading role in ''Mucize Doktor'', an adaptation of the Korean TV series '' Good Doctor''. She played the role of Kιvιlcιm Boysal in the series.

Theatre

Twelfth Night ''Twelfth Night, or What You Will'' is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Viola an ...

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– Istanbul City Theatres – 2015 * Kes ve Kaç: Peter Horsler – Istanbul City Theatres – 2014 *

Lost in Yonkers ''Lost in Yonkers'' is a play by Neil Simon. The play won the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Production The play premiered at The Center for the Performing Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on December 31, 1990, then moved to Broadway at ...

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– Tiyatrokare – 2013 *

Miss Julie ''Miss Julie'' () is a naturalistic play written in 1888 by August Strindberg. It is set on Midsummer's Eve and the following morning, which is Midsummer and the Feast Day of St. John the Baptist. The setting is an estate of a count in Sweden. ...

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– Talimhane Theatre – 2012 *

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– Istanbul City Theatres – 2012 *

No Exit ''No Exit'' (, ) is a 1944 existentialist French play by Jean-Paul Sartre. The play was first performed at the Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier in May 1944. The play centers around a depiction of the afterlife in which three deceased characters a ...

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– Istanbul City Theatres – 2011 *

Marat/Sade ''The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade'' (), usually shortened to ''Marat/Sade'' (), is a 1963 play by Peter Weiss. The work was firs ...

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– Istanbul City Theatres – 2010 *

Georg Büchner Karl Georg Büchner (17 October 1813 – 19 February 1837) was a German dramatist and writer of poetry and prose, considered part of the Young Germany movement. He was also a revolutionary and the brother of physician and philosopher Ludwig Büchn ...

– Istanbul City Theatres – 2008 * Three Sisters:

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– Istanbul City Theatres – 2008 * Ceza Kanunu: Ahmet Nuri Sekizinci – Istanbul City Theatres – 2007 * Düş Oyuncakları: Shakespeare Kolaj – Istanbul City Theatres – 2006 * The Father:

– Istanbul City Theatres – 2006 * Klaksonlar Borazanlar Bırtlar:

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– Bakırköy Municipality Theatres – 2004 * Barış Ormanında Yarış: Fikret Terzi – Bakırköy Municipality Theatres – 2003 *

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– Bakırköy Municipality Theatres – 2003 * İki Kişilik Hırgür:

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– Bakırköy Municipality Theatres – 2002 * Cephede Piknik Yok:

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– Bakırköy Municipality Theatres – (2002)

Filmography

Films

* Leydi Di - 2024 * Başka Semtin Çocukları – 2008 Gül * Sıfır Dediğimde – 2007 Genç Müberra * Sınav – 2006 – Candan * Umut Adası

Web Series

* Tertemiz - 2024 * Jet Sosyete – 2019 – Sema (episode 43) *

Ulan İstanbul ''Ulan İstanbul'' is a Turkish drama TV series that aired from 23 June 2014 to 23 March 2015 on the Kanal D network. The television finale aired on 9 February 2015, and its last six episodes were streamed on the internet. Plot The TV series p ...

– 2014 – Sevilay Karam

TV Series

* Gecenin Ucunda – 2022– (Sara) *

Sadakatsiz ''The Unfaithful ()'' is a Turkish television series starring Cansu Dere, Caner Cindoruk and Melis Sezen, and produced by Medyapım and Mednova for Kanal D. The first episode was published on October 7, 2020. It was directed by Neslihan Yeş ...

– 2020–2022 (Derya) * Mucize Doktor – 2019–2020 – Kıvılcım * Rüya - 2017 * Umuda Kelepçe Vurulmaz – 2016–2017 – Perihan * Kehribar – 2016 – Adele Yarımcalı * Umutsuz Ev Kadınları – 2011–2014 – Emel * Ömre Bedel – 2009–2010 – Aylin * Dudaktan Kalbe – 2007–2009 – Cavidan Meriçoğlu Gün * İyi ki Varsın – 2006 – Aslı * Emret Komutanım – 2005 – Sultan * Uy Başuma Gelenler – 2004 * Haziran Gecesi – 2004 – Lale * İyi Aile Robotu – 2002 – Çağla * Aşkın Mucizeleri – 2004 * Estağfurullah Yokuşu – 2003 – Didem * Hayat A.Ş. – 2003 * Çifte Bela – 2001 * Yeditepe İstanbul – 2001 (guest appearance) *

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– 2000 (guest) * Sonbahar Kadınları – 1998 * Ferhunde Hanımlar (guest)

Discography

;Singles * ''Senle Ben'' (feat. Sinan Güleryüz]) (2018) * ''Biz Bize'' (feat. Sinan Güleryüz) (2019) * ''Senle Ben'' (feat. Sinan Güleryüz, Alican Sandık) emix Edition(2020) * ''Gidersen Eğer'' (feat. Sinan Güleryüz) (2020) * ''Gidersen Eğer'' (feat. Sinan Güleryüz, Alican Sandık) emix Edition(2021)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ozder, Ozge 1978 births Actresses from Ankara Turkish film actresses Turkish television actresses Turkish stage actresses Living people Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory alumni