Demet Akbağ (née İybar; born 23 December 1959) is a Turkish theatre and film

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Biography

Demet Akbağ was born on 23 December 1959 in Denizli as the third child of Benan and Oktay İybar. Her maternal family is of Turkmen descent. Her paternal family is of Kurdish descent. Her father's religion is Alevism. His family was in Denizli at the time because of the duty of his grandfather as the head of justice department in the city.Emel Armutçu, Bir Demet Doğallık:Demet Akbağ, ''Hürriyet newspaper, 12.09.2004''
/ref> Her father was a journalist and photographer.
/ref> She has two elder siblings, Sedef and Kemal. As her parents separated when she was 13, she and her mother and grandmother moved to

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in 1972. She later enrolled in the Istanbul Girls High School, and as her parents got separated she started attending the

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and finished her education there. After finishing high school in 1982, she entered Istanbul Municipal Conservatory and completed school in four years. Her first marriage, when she was 21, lasted four years. She started her professional career first in theatre in the early 1980s and then in television from 1987 onwards. That same year, she was chosen as the TV Star of The Year by Turkey's Association of Magazine Reporters. Akbağ has been awarded with numerous prizes, including the Golden and Sadri Alisik Best Character Actor for her role in ''

Vizontele ''Vizontele'' is a 2001 Turkish comedy-drama film, written and directed by Yılmaz Erdoğan and co-directed by Ömer Faruk Sorak, based on the writer-director's childhood memories of the arrival of the first television to his village in the earl ...

'', the Afife Jale Best Female Actor for ''Sen Hiç Ateşböceği Gördün mü?'', the Golden Butterfly for ''Tersine Dünya'' in 1993, the Ismail Dumbullu (the first actress to get this prize after Suna Pekuysal) in 1995, the Golden Butterfly – Best Comedy Star of The Year in 1996, 1997 and 1998, and the MGD-Comedy Artist Award in both 1996 and 1997. She has also worked with the BKM Actors since their career starts and performed various leading roles in television including ''Bir Demet Tiyatro'' and ''Ölümsüz Aşk'', in theatrical plays including ''Otogargara'', ''Sen Hiç Ateşböceği Gördün mü?'', and ''Bana Bir Şeyler Oluyor'', as well as in movies including ''

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 ...

'', ''

Eyyvah Eyvah ''Eyyvah Eyvah'' is a 2010 Turkish comedy film, directed by Hakan Algül, which stars Ata Demirer as a young clarinet player who travels to Istanbul in search of his estranged father. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Tur ...

'', ''

Eyyvah Eyvah 2 ''Eyyvah Eyvah 2'' is a 2011 Turkish comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( bla ...

'', and ''

Eyyvah Eyvah 3 ''Eyyvah Eyvah 3'' is a 2014 Turkish comedy film starring Ata Demirer and Demet Akbağ. It was directed by Hakan Algül and is the third installment in the ''Eyyvah Eyvah'' film series. Cast * Ata Demirer – Hüseyin Badem * Demet Akbağ – ...

''. She played in "Kış Uykusu" which won Cannes Award, with Haluk Bilginer for many times.

Filmography

References

External links

* * Biyografi.net
''Biography of Demet Akbağ''

Biyografi.info Demet Akbağ
1959 births Living people People from Denizli Turkish stage actresses Turkish film actresses Erenköy Girls High School alumni Turkish people of Kurdish descent Turkish people of Turkmenistan descent Best Supporting Actress Golden Orange Award winners Best Actress Golden Orange Award winners Golden Butterfly Award winners 20th-century Turkish actresses {{Turkey-actor-stub