Nergis Kumbasar (born 25 May 1963) is a Turkish model, actress, TV presenter and scenarist.
Life
Nergis Kumbasar was born on 25 May 1963 in
Ankara
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. She is from
İkizdere. Her father Abidin Kumbasar (b. 1932), the son of a family from
Rize
Rize (Greek: ρίζα, Laz: რიზინი, Georgian: რიზე,
, Ottoman Turkish: ريزه)
is the capital city of Rize Province in the eastern part of the Black Sea Region of Turkey.
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, is a professor of internal medicine and cardiology.
Kumbasar has a younger brother named Deniz.
From her father's second marriage to Canan Kumbasar, she has a half-brother named Genco Güralp.
Kumbasar completed her kindergarten in the United States because of her father's studies and works in the country.
[ While attending ]TED Ankara College Foundation Schools
TED Ankara College Foundation Schools is a group of private schools in Turkey. College consists of kindergarten, elementary, middle and high schools. TED Ankara College Foundation Schools Incek Campus is located in Ankara, Turkey.
History
At ...
, she was sent to a modeling and grace school by her mother.[ Then she left her studies in economics at the Ankara Academy of Economics and Commercial Sciences unfinished and began modeling in Istanbul.][ She would describe this decision as "my greatest regret" in the years to come.][ She played in many commercials during that period.][ She made her acting debut in 1985 with the role of Nüzhet on TRT's series ''Dokuzuncu Hariciye Koğuşu''.][ She also started to work as a TV presenter in the 1980s.][
In 1989, Kumbasar married Turkish actor and showman ]Mehmet Ali Erbil
Mehmet Ali Erbil (born 8 February 1957) is a Turkish comedian, actor and talk show host of Kurdish descent.
Biography
Mehmet Ali was born in Istanbul, Turkey, as the son of Sadettin Erbil, a theatre and film actor, in 1957. He is the grandson of ...
. In 1995, she gave birth to the couple's daughter Yasmin. They divorced in 1996. In 2000, she returned to television with the role of Berna on the TV series ''Eyvah Kızım Büyüdü''. She was involved in various productions in the following years. In 2007, she made her debut as a scriptwriter with the TV series ''Evimin Erkeği''. She later appeared in the fantasy series '' Acemi Cadı'' (Turkish version of ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch
''Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' is a comic book series published by Archie Comics about the adventures of a fictional American teenager named Sabrina Spellman. Sabrina was created by writer George Gladir and artist Dan DeCarlo, and first appear ...
'') and portrayed the character of Neriman on the popular TV series '' Kiralık Aşk''.[
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Filmography
As actress
;Cinema
* ''Sevmek ve Ölmek Zamanı'' (1989) - Aysun
* ''Muhteris Ruhlar'' (2002) - Rüstem's cousin
* ''Neva'' (2013)
;Television
* ''Dokuzuncu Hariciye Koğuşu'' (1985) - Nüzhet
* '' Eyvah Kızım Büyüdü'' (2000) - Berna
* ''Tam Pansiyon'' (2004) - Şermin
* ''Çapkın'' (2005) - Kevser
* '' Acemi Cadı'' (2006–07) - Melda
* '' Papatyam'' (2009–11) - Semiha
* '' Kiralık Aşk'' (2015–17) - Neriman İplikçi
* '' O Ses Türkiye Yılbaşı Özel'' (2016) - Herself
* '' Darısı Başımıza'' (2018) - Canan Tekinsoy
* '' İyi Günde Kötü Günde'' (2020) - Perihan
* ''Sihirli Annem'' (2021) - Perihan
* '' Seversin'' (2022) - Suzan
* '' Benim Güzel Ailem'' (2023) - Feryal
;Commercials
* Lipton (2016)
* Signal
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(2016)
As scenarist
;Television
* ''Evimin Erkeği'' (2007)
* ''Sardunya Sokağı'' (2007)
As presenter
;Television
* ''Yeniden Başlasın'' (2008)
References
External links
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1963 births
Living people
People from İkizdere
People from Rize Province
TED Ankara College Foundation Schools alumni
Turkish television actresses
Turkish film actresses
Turkish female models
Turkish female screenwriters