Oya Başar (born 11 February 1956) is a
Turkish
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actress.
Early life and career
At the age of 8, Başar joined the
Istanbul City Theatres
Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality City Theatre (Turkish: ''Istanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi Şehir Tiyatroları''; Ottoman Turkish: Darülbedayi) The theater was founded in 1934 in the Ottoman Empire period (1914) as Dârülbedayi. It was a t ...
. After finishing her education in Istanbul, she took part in various plays. She then worked for Devekuşu Cabaret, Istanbul Theatre and Ali Poyrazoğlu Theatre. She then made her television debut, before meeting
Levent Kırca and founding a theatre company with him. Her breakthrough came with the 1986 series ''Olacak O Kadar'', which she produced, directed, and acted in together with her husband. In 2007, she was diagnosed with
breast cancer and took a break from acting but later recovered. She then joined Şehir Theatres and appeared in the ''Yedi Kocalı Hürmüz'' musical. Başar continues her career in cinema and television.
Personal life
Başar married actor
Levent Kırca in 1985. Together they had two children, Umut Kırca and Ayşe Kırca. The couple divorced in 2000, but remarried in 2001 before divorcing again in 2005. Levent Kırca died in 2015.
Başar does not use social media and has stated that she doesn't take what is written on these media into consideration.
Filmography
Theatre
*''Kadın ile Memur'' - BKM
*''Yedi Kocalı Hürmüz'' - Istanbul City Theatre
*''Üç Baba Hasan'' - Oya Başar Levent Kırca Theatre
*''Seferi Ramazan Beyin Nafile Dünyası'' - Oya Başar Levent Kırca Theatre
*''Gereği Düşünüldü'' - Oya Başar Levent Kırca Theatre
*''Morfin'' - Ali Poyrazoğlu Theatre
*''Haneler'' - Devekuşu Cabaret
References
External links
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1956 births
Turkish film actresses
Turkish stage actresses
Turkish television actresses
Turkish comedians
Turkish women comedians
Living people