Demet Akbağ (; born 23 December 1959) is a
Turkish theatre, film
actress
An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...
and acting trainer.
Biography
Demet Akbağ was born on 23 December 1959 in
Denizli
Denizli is a city in Aegean Region, Aegean Turkey, and seat of the province of Denizli Province, Denizli. The city forms the urban part of the districts Merkezefendi and Pamukkale, Denizli, Pamukkale, with a population of 691 783 in 2024.
Denizl ...
as the third child of Benan and Oktay İybar. Her family was in Denizli at the time because of the duty of her grandfather as the head of justice department in the city.
[ ] Her father was a journalist and photographer.
She has two elder siblings, Sedef and Kemal. As her parents separated when she was 13, she and her mother and grandmother moved to
Istanbul
Istanbul is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, constituting the country's economic, cultural, and historical heart. With Demographics of Istanbul, a population over , it is home to 18% of the Demographics ...
in 1972.
She later enrolled in the
Istanbul Girls High School, and as her parents got separated she started attending the
Erenköy Girls High School and finished her education there.
[ After finishing high school in 1982, she entered Istanbul Municipal Conservatory and completed her studies in four years.][ Her first marriage, when she was 21, lasted four years.][
]
Career
She started her professional career first in theatre in the early 1980s and then in television from 1987 onwards. That same year, she was chosen as the TV Star of The Year by Turkey's Association of Magazine Reporters.
Between 1995-2007, she played many roles in programming "Bir Demet Tiyatro". Also, she joined cast of hit series "Perihan Abla", "Elveda Rumeli".
Akbağ has been awarded with numerous prizes, including the Golden and Sadri Alışık Best Character Actor for her role in franchise film ''Vizontele
''Vizontele'' is a 2001 Turkish comedy-drama film, written and directed by Yılmaz Erdoğan and co-directed by Ömer Faruk Sorak, based on the writer-director's childhood memories of the arrival of the first television to his village in the earl ...
'', the Afife Jale Best Female Actor for '' Sen Hiç Ateşböceği Gördün mü?'', the Golden Butterfly for ''Tersine Dünya'' in 1993, the Ismail Dumbullu (the first actress to get this prize after Suna Pekuysal) in 1995, the Golden Butterfly – Best Comedy Star of The Year in 1996, 1997 and 1998, and the MGD-Comedy Artist Award in both 1996 and 1997. She has also worked with the BKM Actors since their career starts and performed various leading roles in television including ''Bir Demet Tiyatro'' and ''Ölümsüz Aşk'', in theatrical plays including ''Otogargara'', ''Sen Hiç Ateşböceği Gördün mü?'', and ''Bana Bir Şeyler Oluyor'', as well as in movies including '' Neredesin Firuze'', franchise film series '' Eyyvah Eyvah'' and '' Hükümet Kadın''. She played in "Kış Uykusu" which won Cannes Award, with Haluk Bilginer for many times.
Filmography
References
External links
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* Biyografi.net
''Biography of Demet Akbağ''
Biyografi.info Demet Akbağ
1959 births
Living people
People from Denizli
Turkish stage actresses
Turkish film actresses
Erenköy Girls High School alumni
Best Supporting Actress Golden Orange Award winners
Best Actress Golden Orange Award winners
Golden Butterfly Award winners
20th-century Turkish actresses
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