Demet Evgar Explained

Demet Evgar
Birth Date:1980 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Manisa, Turkey
Education:Istanbul University State Conservatory - theatre department
Occupation:Actress
Years Active:2000–present
Spouse:[1]
Children:1[2]

Demet Evgar (born 18 May 1980) is a Turkish actress and singer known for her roles in feature films and TV series. She also pursues an active career as an actress in theatre where she made her debut. She has founded theatre institutions such as "Pangar", "Hata Yapım Atölyesi", "Müşterek", "Multi Arts Production".[3]

Evgar was born in Manisa in 1980. Her paternal family is of Albanian origin. While the Ottoman Empire was collapsing, the other part of her family is of Turkish descent; they immigrated from Thessaloniki, which today is part of Greece.[4] [5] Her brother is director Yiğit Evgar.[6] [7]

Her film career includes awards and box office successes.[8] In her television career, she starred in the rom-com 1 Kadın 1 Erkek for 8 seasons. She also played supporting roles in the hit comedy series Emret Komutanım, Yedi Numara, and Tatlı Hayat. She played the role of "Kara Fatma" (guest star) in the period series Vatanım Sensin and had a leading role in drama series Avlu and Alev Alev.[6] [9]

In 2020, she released her first official single "Nanay" and in 2021 she was featured on Can Bonomo's song "Rüyamda Buluttum".

Filmography

Cinema
YearTitleRoleNotes
2005BanyoHülya
2006Beyza'nın KadınlarıBeyza Türker, Rabia Çınar, Dilara, Ayla
  • Nominated – Best Actress / 39th Turkish Film Critics Association Awards
2009Güneşi GördümHavar
2010Yahşi BatıSuzan Van Dyke
2010Vay ArkadaşNil
2013Sen Aydınlatırsın GeceyiYasemin
  • Nominated - Best Actress / 46th Turkish Film Critics Association Awards
  • Won - Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama / 19th Sadri Alışık Theatre and Cinema Awards
2015Yok Artık!Ceyda
2016Kötü Kedi ŞerafettinMisket ve Tacettin (voice)
2017Aşkın Gören Gözlere İhtiyacı YokHandan
  • Nominated - Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy / 24th Sadri Alışık Theatre and Cinema Awards
2017Sofra SırlarıNeslihan
  • Won - Best Actress / 37th Istanbul International Film Festival
  • Nominated - Best Actress / 51st Turkish Film Critics Association Awards
2017Aile ArasındaSolmaz
  • Nominated - Best Actress / 50th Turkish Film Critics Association Awards
  • Won - Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy / 23rd Sadri Alışık Theatre and Cinema Awards
2019Topal Şükran'ın MaceralarıŞükran
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
2000Bir Demet Tiyatro
2000Yedi NumaraYeliz
2000Çiçek TaksiSafiye
2002Aslı ile KeremYeliz
2002Tatlı HayatDefne - İhsan Yıldırım's secretary
2003Yuvam YıkılmasınHülya
2003ÇınaraltıNilüfer
2004Bütün ÇocuklarımEyşan
2005Emret KomutanımÜsteğmen Çiğdem
2006Erkekler AğlamazZeynep
2007Gençlik Başımda Duman
2008–20151 Erkek 1 Kadın 2 ÇocukZeynep Yıldırım
  • Won - Best Actress in a Comedy Series / 1st Antalya Television Awards (2010)
  • Won - Best Actress in a Comedy Series / 37th Golden Butterfly Awards (2010)
  • Won - Best Actress in a Comedy Series / 3rd Antalya Television Awards (2012)
  • Nominated - Best Actress in a Comedy Series / 4th Antalya Television Awards (2013)
2017Vatanım SensinKara FatmaGuest star
2018–2019AvluDeniz Demir
2020–2021Alev AlevCemre
2024BaharBahar Yavuzoğlu

Theatre

Theatre
YearTitle / VenueWriterNotes
2000Takanlar ve Takılanlar / Tiyatro Kılçık
Kadınlar da Savaşı Yitirdi
(Women Lost the War Too)
Curzio Malaparte
2003The Blue Room
(staged under the title, Aşk ÇemberiThe Circle of Love) / Kent Oyuncuları
David Hare
2005The Night Season / Kent OyuncularıRebecca Lenkiewicz
  • Won - Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Drama / 10th Afife Theatre Awards
2006Anna Karenina / Kent OyuncularıLeo Tolstoy
  • Won - Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Drama / 12th Sadri Alışık Theatre and Cinema Awards
2006Ayşegül Hindistan'da / Tiyatro Kılçık
200739 Steps / Kent OyuncularıJohn Buchan
  • Nominated - Best Actress in a Leading Role - Musical or Comedy / 13th Sadri Alışık Theatre and Cinema Awards
2009The Miser / Kent Oyuncuları[10] Molière
  • Nominated - Best Actress in a Leading Role - Musical or Comedy / 15th Sadri Alışık Theatre and Cinema Awards
2012Macbeth / PangarWilliam Shakespeare
2014King Lear / Altıdan Sonra Theatre & PangarWilliam Shakespeare
201639 Steps / MüşterekJohn Buchan
  • Nominated - Best Actress in a Leading Role - Comedy, Dark Comedy or Musical / 22nd Sadri Alışık Theatre and Cinema Awards
2016Kozalar / PangarAdalet Ağaoğlu
2019Hedda Gabler / PangarHenrik Ibsen

Discography

Singles

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Demet Evgar ile Levent Babataş evlendi. Turkish. www.ntv.com.tr. https://web.archive.org/web/20220604120340/https://www.ntv.com.tr/galeri/yasam/demet-evgar-ilelevent-babatas-evlendi,2riMaME5B0eLDWbF51BY2A. 4 June 2022.
  2. Web site: Demet Evgar anne oldu. 18 August 2022. Turkish. Hürriyet. https://web.archive.org/web/20220818122935/https://www.hurriyet.com.tr/kelebek/televizyon/demet-evgar-anne-oldu-42121440. 18 August 2022.
  3. Tiyatroda yeni bir oluşum: "Pangar".
  4. Web site: Kahkahanın öznesi Demet Evgar Röportajlar Ünlüler haberleri. January 2018 .
  5. Web site: Arnavut damarım var canım benim, birden sinirim zıplayabiliyor!.
  6. Web site: Demet Evgar hakkında bilinmesi gereken 33 şey.
  7. News: Sokaktan tepki yok, zaten beni tanımazlar . Milliyet . 4 March 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160314143050/http://www.milliyet.com.tr/-sokaktan-tepki-yok-zaten-beni-tanimazlar-/pazar/haberdetay/04.03.2012/1510909/default.htm . 14 March 2016 . Turkish . dead . dmy-all .
  8. Web site: 'Aile Arasında' rekor kırdı! İşte o rakamlar... . Gazete Vatan . tr.
  9. https://www.biyografi.net.tr/demet-evgar-kimdir/ Demet Evgar Biyografi
  10. Web site: Moliere'in 'Cimri'si Kenter Tiyatrosu'nda . . 12 November 2009 .