Defne Kayalar (born 7 May 1975) is a Turkish actress. She is best known to international audiences for her role in the 2020

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series ''

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''.

Life and career

Kayalar is a graduate of the Graphics Department of

Bilkent University Bilkent University () is a private non-profit research university located in Ankara, Turkey. It was founded by İhsan Doğramacı, the first president of the Council of Higher Education and the head of the prominent Doğramacı family, with th ...

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. She later worked as an assistant in the Department of Cinema and Television at

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. In 2003, Kayalar produced the series ''Alacakaranlık'' with

Uğur Yücel Uğur Yücel (born 26 May 1957) is a Turkish film actor, producer and director. He graduated from the Theater Department of the Istanbul Municipality Conservatory (İstanbul Belediye Konservatuarı Tiyatro Bölümü). He took part in several pl ...

and in 2004, she co-produced the film '' Toss-Up''. In 2013, she was a regular in the series '' 20 Dakika'', and the following year, she had a recurring role in the teen drama ''

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''. The same year, she married Ali Bilgin, the show's director. In 2015, she appeared in the Bilgin-directed film ''Delibal''. In 2020, Kayalar gained prominence with the role of the psychiatrist Peri in the Netflix series ''

''.

Selected filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kayalar, Defne 1975 births Living people Turkish film actresses Turkish television actresses Actresses from İzmir Bilkent University alumni