Demet Evgar
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Demet Evgar is a Turkish
actress with an increasing fame in Turkey through roles in feature films and TV series but who also still pursues an active career as an actress in theatre
where she had made her débuts. Her brother Yiğit Evgar is also an actor.
in 1980 and her beginnings in acting date back to an amateur theatre group based in that city. She then graduated from the theatre department of the State Conservatory of Istanbul University
. While still studying, she appeared in roles in plays staged by a group founded by her together with a circle of friends and classmates. Also on one occasion, in a stage adaptation of David Hare
's The Blue Room, she had a role in Turkey's private theatre group of national fame, Kenter Theatre
.
During the period between 2000-2005 following her graduation, she played in well remarked roles in three TV series, "Kerem ile Aslı", "Bütün Çocuklarım" and "Emret Komutanım" and also in three feature films, "Banyo", "Shattered Soul" and "Güneşi Gördüm" (I Saw the Sun
), which brought her to national attention in Turkey.
Up to present, her notable roles in plays include those in Anna Karenina
, 39 Steps
, Rebecca Lenkiewicz
's "The Night Season" and Curzio Malaparte
's "The Women Lost the War Too". A stage role in a rock musical
followed. During the last two seasons to date (2009–2010), she has been playing in Molière
's L'Avare.
Her most recent role in cinema was that of a Calamity Jane
-like character in Cem Yılmaz
's 2009 big-budget comedy on the American Old West
, "Yahşi Batı".
On television, she is currently appearing in the series "1 Kadın, 1 Erkek", a Turkish adaptation of Un gars, une fille
.
She has a reputation as a favorite of the film director Mustafa Altıoklar
, having appeared in two feature films and a TV serial by him in early-2000s.
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
actress with an increasing fame in Turkey through roles in feature films and TV series but who also still pursues an active career as an actress in theatre
Theatre
Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
where she had made her débuts. Her brother Yiğit Evgar is also an actor.
Biography and career
Demet Evgar was born in ManisaManisa
Manisa is a large city in Turkey's Aegean Region and the administrative seat of Manisa Province.Modern Manisa is a booming center of industry and services, advantaged by its closeness to the international port city and the regional metropolitan center of İzmir and by its fertile hinterland rich in...
in 1980 and her beginnings in acting date back to an amateur theatre group based in that city. She then graduated from the theatre department of the State Conservatory of Istanbul University
Istanbul University
Istanbul University is a Turkish university located in Istanbul. The main campus is adjacent to Beyazıt Square.- Synopsis :A madrasa, a religious school, was established sometime in the 15th century after the Ottoman conquest of Constantinople. An institution of higher education named the...
. While still studying, she appeared in roles in plays staged by a group founded by her together with a circle of friends and classmates. Also on one occasion, in a stage adaptation of David Hare
David Hare (playwright)
Sir David Hare is an English playwright and theatre and film director.-Early life:Hare was born in St Leonards-on-Sea, Hastings, East Sussex, the son of Agnes and Clifford Hare, a sailor. He was educated at Lancing, an independent school in West Sussex, and at Jesus College, Cambridge...
's The Blue Room, she had a role in Turkey's private theatre group of national fame, Kenter Theatre
Yildiz Kenter
Yıldız Kenter is a famous Turkish actress and lecturer of English and Turkish descent. - Filmography :* Vatan İçin * Ağaçlar Ayakta Ölür * Anneler ve Kızları * Pembe Kadın...
.
During the period between 2000-2005 following her graduation, she played in well remarked roles in three TV series, "Kerem ile Aslı", "Bütün Çocuklarım" and "Emret Komutanım" and also in three feature films, "Banyo", "Shattered Soul" and "Güneşi Gördüm" (I Saw the Sun
I Saw the Sun
I Saw the Sun is a 2009 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Mahsun Kırmızıgül, which tells of a Kurdish family who are forced from their village in southeastern Turkey by the conflict there. The film, which was released on , was one of the highest grossing Turkish films of 2009, prompting...
), which brought her to national attention in Turkey.
Up to present, her notable roles in plays include those in Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina
Anna Karenina is a novel by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, published in serial installments from 1873 to 1877 in the periodical The Russian Messenger...
, 39 Steps
The Thirty-nine Steps
The Thirty-Nine Steps is an adventure novel by the Scottish author John Buchan. It first appeared as a serial in Blackwood's Magazine in August and September 1915 before being published in book form in October that year by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh...
, Rebecca Lenkiewicz
Rebecca Lenkiewicz
Rebecca Lenkiewicz is a British playwright. She attended Plymouth High School for Girls, then progressed to a BA in Film and English at the University of Kent from 1985 to 1989 and then to a BA Acting Course at the Central School of Speech and Drama from 1996 to 1999.-Career:As a writer, her plays...
's "The Night Season" and Curzio Malaparte
Curzio Malaparte
Curzio Malaparte , born Kurt Erich Suckert, was an Italian journalist, dramatist, short-story writer, novelist and diplomat...
's "The Women Lost the War Too". A stage role in a rock musical
Rock musical
A rock musical is a musical theatre work with rock music. The genre of rock musical may overlap somewhat with album musicals, concept albums and song cycles, as they sometimes tell a story through the rock music, and some album musicals and concept albums become rock musicals...
followed. During the last two seasons to date (2009–2010), she has been playing in Molière
Molière
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière, was a French playwright and actor who is considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature...
's L'Avare.
Her most recent role in cinema was that of a Calamity Jane
Calamity Jane
Martha Jane Cannary Burke , better known as Calamity Jane, was an American frontierswoman, and professional scout best known for her claim of being an acquaintance of Wild Bill Hickok, but also for having gained fame fighting Native Americans...
-like character in Cem Yılmaz
Cem Yilmaz
Cem Yılmaz is a Turkish stand-up comedian, actor and filmmaker, best known for his films G.O.R.A. , A.R.O.G and Yahşi Batı , who has won two Sadri Alışık awards for his roles in Organize İşler and The Magician .-Biography:While studying at the Department of Tourism and Hotel Management of...
's 2009 big-budget comedy on the American Old West
American Old West
The American Old West, or the Wild West, comprises the history, geography, people, lore, and cultural expression of life in the Western United States, most often referring to the latter half of the 19th century, between the American Civil War and the end of the century...
, "Yahşi Batı".
On television, she is currently appearing in the series "1 Kadın, 1 Erkek", a Turkish adaptation of Un gars, une fille
Un gars, une fille
Un gars, une fille is the title of a Quebec comedy television series created by Guy A. Lepage and broadcast on Radio-Canada, as well as the title of its French adaptation on France 2. It is one of the most successful Quebec television shows, with a concept exported to more than thirty markets...
.
She has a reputation as a favorite of the film director Mustafa Altıoklar
Mustafa Altioklar
Mustafa Altıoklar is a Turkish film director, producer and screenwriter.He was born in Ankara, Turkey in 1958. His childhood house overlooked a projection room, owned by the Board of Censors, where the members of the board were cutting the films...
, having appeared in two feature films and a TV serial by him in early-2000s.
Plays
- The Blue Room (staged under the title, "Aşk Çemberi" - "The Circle of Love")
- 39 StepsThe Thirty-nine StepsThe Thirty-Nine Steps is an adventure novel by the Scottish author John Buchan. It first appeared as a serial in Blackwood's Magazine in August and September 1915 before being published in book form in October that year by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh...
- Anna KareninaAnna KareninaAnna Karenina is a novel by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, published in serial installments from 1873 to 1877 in the periodical The Russian Messenger...
- L'Avare
- Gece Mevsimi (The Night Season) by Rebecca LenkiewiczRebecca LenkiewiczRebecca Lenkiewicz is a British playwright. She attended Plymouth High School for Girls, then progressed to a BA in Film and English at the University of Kent from 1985 to 1989 and then to a BA Acting Course at the Central School of Speech and Drama from 1996 to 1999.-Career:As a writer, her plays...
- Kadınlar da Savaşı Yitirdi (Women Lost the War Too) by Curzio MalaparteCurzio MalaparteCurzio Malaparte , born Kurt Erich Suckert, was an Italian journalist, dramatist, short-story writer, novelist and diplomat...
- Ayşegül in India
- Takanlar ve Takılanlar
TV series
- Çiçek Taksi - 1995
- Yedi Numara (2000) (transl. Number Seven)
- Aslı and Kerem (2002)
- Yuvam Yıkılmasın (2003)
- Çınaraltı (2003)
- Bütün Çocuklarım (2004) (transl. "All my children")
- Emret Komutanım (2005)
- Erkekler Ağlamaz (2006) (transl. "Men Don't Cry")
- Bir Kadın Bir Erkek (2009) (A Turkish adaptation of Un gars, une filleUn gars, une filleUn gars, une fille is the title of a Quebec comedy television series created by Guy A. Lepage and broadcast on Radio-Canada, as well as the title of its French adaptation on France 2. It is one of the most successful Quebec television shows, with a concept exported to more than thirty markets...
)
Feature films
- Banyo (2005)
- Shattered Soul (2005) (original title in Turkish; "Beyza'nın Kadınları")
- I Saw the SunI Saw the SunI Saw the Sun is a 2009 Turkish drama film, written and directed by Mahsun Kırmızıgül, which tells of a Kurdish family who are forced from their village in southeastern Turkey by the conflict there. The film, which was released on , was one of the highest grossing Turkish films of 2009, prompting...
(2009) (original title in Turkish; "Güneşi Gördüm") - Yahşi BatıYahşi BatıYahşi Batı is a 2010 Turkish comedy film, directed by Ömer Faruk Sorak, which stars Cem Yılmaz as special agents tasked by the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire to deliver a diamond gift to the American President. The film, which went on nationwide general release across Turkey on , was one of...
(2009)
External links
- Diziler.com - Biography of Demet Evgar