Bahar Yanılmaz

Bahar Yanılmaz — Biography

Turkish actress Bahar Yanılmaz met the stage at a young age, turned it into a profession through conservatory training, and has worked across theatre, commercials, television series and cinema. She is best associated with the films Gomeda, Pus and Düş Kırgınları, and with the Serbian character Vesna, whom she played in the TRT 1 series Mavi Kelebekler.

Her first stage experience was the children's play Makine in 1994 at the Yunus Emre Cultural Centre of the Bakırköy Municipal Theatres, followed in 1996 by Sevdalı Bulut on the same stage. In 1998 she entered the Theatre Department of the Mimar Sinan University State Conservatory, and as a student she worked on many short films. She came to television through commercials in 2003, took part in the play Teneke at the same cultural centre in 2005, and in 2008 appeared in Aşk Her Yerde and Masalsız Gezegen at Duru Tiyatro, founded by Emre Kınay.

Her first film role was Didem in Gomeda (2007); the 2010 film Pus became the work she is best known for, and Düş Kırgınları reached cinemas in 2017. On television she appeared in Bir İstanbul Masalı, Kapıları Açmak, Esir Kalpler, İki Aile and Geniş Aile, and in 2011-2012 played Vesna in Mavi Kelebekler. In a 2018 interview she said she would like to play a wild character.