Canan Ergüder (born 15 July 1977) is a Turkish actress.

Life and career

Ergüder was born on 15 July 1977 in

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, Turkey. Her father, Üstün Ergüder, is a professor in political sciences. Her family is of

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descent. She studied theatre at

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and later graduated with a master's degree from the Actors Studio Drama School at

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. She also briefly took part in a program at the

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. In 2003, she became a permanent member of Actors Studio, which is founded by

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and Robert Lewis. In 2007, she received the Best Supporting Actress Award at the

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for her role in ''Shooting Johnson Roebling'' as Nancy. After continuing her career on stage by taking parts in plays such as ''Graceland'', ''Rattlesnake'', ''Twelfth Night'', ''Love's Labor's Lost'', ''Three Sisters'' and ''Arcadia''. She made her television debut in 2007 with hit series ''Bıçak Sırtı'' with

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, Mehmet Günsür after which she most notably appeared in '' Binbir Gece''. She is best known for franchise crime series and film '' Behzat Ç. Bir Ankara Polisiyesi'' with

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, Fatih Artman. In 2009, she received the Most Successful Actress in a Supporting Role award at the Afife Jale Theatre Awards for her role in the play ''Bayrak''. Ergüder had a supporting role in the 2011 movie ''

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'', and similarly made appearances in

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's ''

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'' and Huner Saleem's ''Tight Dress''. Between 2014–2016, she had a leading role in the TV series ''Güllerin Savaşı'' with Damla Sönmez. She played in

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which adapted from French series alongside Fatih Artman. On 6 April 2021, she announced on her social media accounts that she was diagnosed with

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Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Awards

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Erguder, Canan Living people 1977 births Actresses from Istanbul Turkish television actresses Turkish film actresses Turkish stage actresses Üsküdar American Academy alumni Turkish people of Bosniak descent Alumni of the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art Franklin & Marshall College alumni The New School alumni Turkish expatriates in the United States