Şebnem Bozoklu (born 25 August 1979) is a Turkish actress. Her paternal family is from

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and of Egyptian descent. Her family moved to Moda neighborhood in Istanbul and she spent most of her childhood in

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. She graduated from Kadıköy Girls High School in 1996 and finished her education at the School of Fine Arts of

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in 2000. She started taking acting classes at Müjdat Gezen Art Center and finished her studies in 2004. Between 2005 and 2006, she served as a director for the play ''Sanat Dansı ile Mondi at Çisenti Theatre. Later, between 2006–2007 she worked as a presenter on TRT's program ''Hazır Mısınız?''. During the same period, she worked on another TRT program called ''Elma Kurdu'' as a soloist and puppeteer. Bozoklu's breakthrough came with her 45 year-old role in '' Canım Ailem'' as Meliha, for which she received a

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as Best Comedy Actress in 2009. In 2010, she was awarded at Radio-Television Journalists Association Oscars as Best Actress. Her other popular series are comedy crime ''

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''. She played in crime drama series ''

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'' which won

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Filmography

Theatre

* ''Aşk Geçmişim'', Uniq Hall, 2019 * ''

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'', BKM & ID Communications, 2017 * '' Kaplan Sarılması'', Toy Istanbul, 2016 * ''Bezirgan'', Istanbul People's Theatre, 2012 * '' Festen/Kutlama'', DOT Theatre, 2011

As assistant director

* TiyatroKare, ''İki Oda Bir Sinan'' (2005–2006) * İstanbul City Theatre, ''Ben Anadolu'' (2003–2004)

Awards

*14th Kemal Sunal Culture and Art Week Awards, Best Stage Actress, (''

''), 2019 *

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Awards, Most Admired Stage Actress of the Year, (''A Streetcar Named Desire''), 2018 *Harbiye Leo Club Awards, Best Stage Actress (''A Street Named Desire''), 2018 *

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, Most Successful Actress of the Year (Comedy) ('' Albüm'') *2009

Golden Butterfly Awards The Golden Butterfly Awards (Turkish: ''Altın Kelebek Ödülleri'') are annual Turkish music and television awards held since 1972. Sponsored by Pantene, winners are chosen by readers of the daily newspaper ''Hürriyet'', and the event is broad ...

- Best Comedy Actress

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bozoklu, Sebnem 1979 births Actresses from Istanbul Dokuz Eylül University alumni Turkish television actresses Turkish stage actresses Turkish film actresses Living people Turkish people of Arab descent