Pınar Deniz (born 4 November 1993) is a

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actress. She is best known for her roles in '' Wounded Love'' (2016–2018), '' Love 101'' (2020–2021), and '' Family Secrets'' (2021–2024), a series that won an

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. In 2022 and 2023, she won the

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for Best Actress for her role in ''Family Secrets''. Deniz earned two Turkish Film Critics Association Award nominations for her performances in ''Two Types of People'' (2020) and ''Black Night'' (2022).

Early life and career

Pınar Deniz was born on 4 November 1993 in

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. Her family is of Lebanese descent. Her family is one of the Arab families in the ancient and multicultural city of

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. She stated that she could speak as a child, but now she has forgotten

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. She moved with her family to

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, İstanbul, where she grew up. She graduated from the

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School of Public Relations and Advertising. She lost her maternal grandmother during the

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. She made her television debut in 2014 with the high school series ''Sil Baştan'', in which she portrayed the character of Evrim. She later appeared in a music video for

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's song, "Yani". Her breakthrough came with the popular TV series ''

Vatanım Sensin ''Vatanım Sensin'' (, alternatively known as ''Wounded Love'' in English language, English) is a Turkish television drama set during the last years of Ottoman Empire and the Turkish War of Independence. The main character "Cevdet" is based on th ...

'', in which she had the role of Yıldız. As of 2021, she shares the leading role together with

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in the TV series ''

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'', with whom she had previously co-starred in the

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original series ''

Aşk 101 ''Love 101'' () is a Turkish teen comedy-drama, starring Mert Yazıcıoğlu, Kubilay Aka, Alina Boz, Selahattin Paşalı, İpek Filiz Yazıcı, Pınar Deniz, Kaan Urgancıoğlu and Ece Yüksel (2nd season). Its first season, which consists of 8 ...

''.

Personal life

Since the summer of 2022, Deniz has been in a relationship with actor

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Filmography

Film

Web

Television

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* 1993 births Turkish television actresses Turkish film actresses Living people Turkish people of Lebanese descent Istanbul University alumni People from Adana Golden Butterfly Award winners {{Turkey-actor-stub