Şebnem Dönmez (born May 17, 1974 in

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movie, television series actress and host of television shows. Originally a

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, she debuted in 1992 at the television scene taking part in a motorsports show of

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, at that time Turkey's only channel. Şebnem Dönmez kept on appearing in and hosting several TV shows since then. She acted in a stream of Turkish films and television series. The first international movie she acted in was ''

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'', a Hollywood production shot in

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.The Net 2.0 on IMDb
/ref> She performed on stage with one of the leading roles in ''Oyunun Oyunu'' (''

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. In 2005, she married the film director

Ezel Akay Ezel Akay (born 20 January 1961) is a Turkish film actor, film director and film producer. Life and work After Ezel Akay graduated as a mechanical engineer from the Boğaziçi University, he was trained as actor at the US-American Villanova Univ ...

. Their marriage ended after two years.

Filmography

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Television series

*''Üç Arkadaş'' (1991) *''Ahmet Hamdi Bey Ailesi'' (1992) *''Üç Kişilik Dünya'' (1993) *''Bir Demet Tiyatro'' (1994) *''Zzzzt FM'' (1994) *''Aşkın Dağlarda Gezer'' (1999) *''Eyvah Kızım Büyüdü'' (2000–2001) - Roza *''Aslı ile Kerem'' (2002) - Aslı *''Ölümsüz Aşk'' (2003) - Eylül *''Size Baba Diyebilir Miyim?'' (2004) - Serap *''Erkeksen Seyret'' (2006) - Leyla *''Eşref Saati'' (2007) - Truva Feraye *'' Küçük Sırlar'' (2010) - Ece Altinel *''

Yalan Dünya ''Yalan Dünya'' ''(Fake World)'' is a Turkish TV series produced by Gülse Birsel and directed by Jale Atabey in 2012. Plot ''Yalan Dünya'' is about the lives of actors and actresses in Cihangir, Istanbul, an up-and-coming neighbourhood with a ...

'' (2012) - Canan *''

Kuzey Güney ''Kuzey Güney'' () is a Turkish television drama series. The scenarists are Ece Yörenç and Melek Gençoğlu. The series stars Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ as Kuzey Tekinoğlu, a tough and rebellious son of an Istanbul baker, who comes back from pri ...

'' (2012–2013) - Melda Yalgin *''

Medcezir ''Medcezir'' (''Tide'') is a Turkish teen drama series written by Ece Yörenç and Melek Gençoğlu. It is an adaptation of the American TV series ''The O.C.'', created by Josh Schwartz. The story revolves around Yaman Koper, a boy with a poor ba ...

'' (2013–2015) - Asude Sude Beylice *'' Avlu'' (2018) - Nihal Ünal *'' Zemheri'' (2020) - Mehveş *'' 10 Bin Adım'' (2021) - Şule *''

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'' (2021) - Serap Gök *''

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'' (2022–) - Handan Kılıç

Movies

*''Mumya Firarda'' (Runaway Mummy) (2002) *''Para Kazanma Kılavuzu'' (Guide To Make Money) (2002) *''Neredesin Firuze'' (

Where's Firuze? ''Where's Firuze?'' ( Turkish: ''Neredesin Firuze?'') is a 2004 Turkish comedy film directed by Ezel Akay and written by Levent Kazak based on a story of Özcan Deniz . Plot Hayri and Orhan, who run the Umut Müzik label, are two unsuccessful pr ...

) (2004) *''

Killing the Shadows ''Killing the Shadows'' ( tr, Hacivat Karagöz Neden Öldürüldü?) is a 2006 Turkish comedy film directed by Ezel Akay. Cast * Haluk Bilginer - Karagöz * Beyazıt Öztürk - Hacivat * Şebnem Dönmez - Ayse Hatun * Güven Kıraç - Kadi ...

'' (2006) *''

'' (2006) *''O Kadın'' (2007) *''Vali ''( The Governor)'' (2009)

Television shows

*''Sabah Şekerleri'' (1996-1998)

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*''Görevimiz Tehlike'' (1997-1998)

*''Cumartesi Gecesi Ateşi'' (1998) *''Herşeyi Bilmek Gerekmiyor'' (2007) Türkmax *''Bak Kim Dans Ediyor'' (2007)

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*''Laf ebeleri'' (2008) Türkmax

Oyunlar

*''3. Türden Yakın İlişkiler'' (2003) *''Tanrım Beni Baştan Yarat'' (2004) *''Oyunun Oyunu'' (''

'') (2007)

References

External links

Official website
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