Sumru Yavrucuk (born 24 September 1961) is a Turkish theatre, TV and movie

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best known for her many theatre plays. Outside of

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, she is known for playing Songül Yenilmez in '' Room Number: 309'', Feride in '' The Foreign Groom'', and Meryem Aksoy in '' What is Fatmagül's crime?'' She has also starred in several movies, most notably ''

Are We OK? ''Are We OK?'' () is a 2013 Turkish drama film directed by Çağan Irmak Çağan Irmak (born 4 April 1970) is a Turkish people, Turkish film and television writer and director, who has managed to attract a large audience in Turkey and is best k ...

Education and career

Sumru Yavrucuk was born on the 24th of September 1961 in

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. She studied at the Department of Singing and Theatre of the Istanbul Municipal Conservatory before transferring to the

Ankara State Conservatory The Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory (), the first conservatory to be founded in the Republic of Turkey, was established in 1936 by a directive of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. The conservatory is part of Hacettepe University. History ...

. After finishing her studies, Yavrucuk moved to

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where she started working as an actress at the Istanbul State Theatre in 1982. Over the years she acted in many plays including classics such as ''

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'', ''

A Midsummer Night's Dream ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'' is a Comedy (drama), comedy play written by William Shakespeare in about 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens, and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One s ...

'', ''

The Beauty Queen of Leenane ''The Beauty Queen of Leenane'' is a 1996 dramatic play by Martin McDonagh which was premiered by the Druid Theatre Company in Galway, Ireland. It also enjoyed successful runs at London's West End, Broadway and Off-Broadway. The original Lo ...

'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and many others. Her latest play is ''Shirley''; adapted to Turkish from

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's play ''

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''. Yavrucuk started acting in television shows in 1988. She starred in several Turkish shows, most notably ''

Yabancı Damat ''Yabancı Damat'' (literally: ''The Foreign Groom'') is a Turkish television drama distributed by Erler Film with 106 episodes in total. It deals with the relationship between a young Greek man Niko and a Turkish girl Nazlı, and the problems ( ...

'' which proved to be a hit in other countries as well like

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and

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. Her most recent television show is '' Baraj'' which started airing in 2020. She also played a main role on the hit TV show '' Room Number: 309''. Yavrucuk started acting in movies during the 90s and since then has starred in ''Annem'' (2019), ''Bizi Hatırla'' (2018), ''

'' (2013), ''Luks Glück'' (2010), ''Seni seviyorum Rosa'' (1992) and others.

Personal life

Sumru Yavrucuk lives in

with her son Yağmur. In 2003, she married Erdinç Ünlü but they divorced in 2005.

Filmography

TV shows

Films

References

External links

* 1961 births Living people Turkish stage actresses Turkish television actresses Turkish film actresses Best Actress Golden Orange Award winners Ankara State Conservatory alumni Actresses from Ankara {{Turkey-actor-stub