Sedef Avcı (born
Adana
Adana is a large city in southern Turkey. The city is situated on the Seyhan River, inland from the northeastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea. It is the administrative seat of the Adana Province, Adana province, and has a population of 1 81 ...
, 22 January 1982
) is a
Turkish actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder.
Biography
Her paternal family is from
Erzincan
Erzincan (; ), historically Yerznka (), is the capital of Erzincan Province in eastern Turkey. Nearby cities include Erzurum, Sivas, Tunceli, Bingöl, Elazığ, Malatya, Gümüşhane, Bayburt, and Giresun. The city is majority Turkish Sunni w ...
. She is of
Bosniak
The Bosniaks (, Cyrillic script, Cyrillic: Бошњаци, ; , ) are a South Slavs, South Slavic ethnic group native to the Southeast European historical region of Bosnia (region), Bosnia, today part of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and who sha ...
descent. She won Elite Model Look Turkey in 1997.
[ She also was crowned Miss Universe
Turkey 2001 and represented her country at ]Miss Universe 2001
Miss Universe 2001 was the 50th anniversary of the Miss Universe pageant, held at the Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez in Bayamón, Puerto Rico on May 11, 2001.
At the conclusion of the event, Lara Dutta of India crowned Denise Quiñones of Puer ...
in Puerto Rico
; abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a Government of Puerto Rico, self-governing Caribbean Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island organized as an Territories of the United States, unincorporated territo ...
.
She starred with Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ
Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ (; born 27 October 1983) is a Turkish actor, model, and former basketball player. He has won several accolades, including four Golden Butterfly Awards for Best actor for his role in Ask-I memnu (2009 and 2010), for his rol ...
in the Turkish television series ''Menekşe ile Halil
''Menekşe ile Halil'' is a Turkish melodrama produced by Ay Yapım and originally broadcast by Kanal D in 2007-2008. A total of 30 episodes were produced, headlined by actor Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ.
The series was Tatlıtuğ's return to the screen fo ...
''. She is also known for playing Bahar in the Turkish television series '' Ezel''. She played in period series "Mazi Kalbimde Yaradır".
With Engin Altan Düzyatan
Engin Altan Düzyatan (; born 26 July 1979) is a Turkish film and television actor. Born in Karşıyaka, İzmir Province, Turkey, Düzyatan studied theatre at the Dokuz Eylül University in his home province before making his acting debut with '' ...
, she played in Romantik Komedi
''Romantic Comedy'' () is a 2010 Turkish romantic comedy film, directed by Ketche, about three close friends who live very different lives. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , was one of the highest grossing Turk ...
, Romantik Komedi 2: Bekarlığa Veda, Çöp Adam.
Filmography
References
External links
*
Sedef Avci at TurkishStarsDaily
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1982 births
Living people
People from Adana
Miss Universe 2001 contestants
Turkish beauty pageant winners
Turkish female models
Turkish people of Bosniak descent
Turkish film actresses
Turkish television actresses
20th-century Turkish actresses
21st-century Turkish actresses