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Demet Evgar

Demet Evgar

Actor · 46 years old

Deniz in the series Avlu

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Age46
Birth dateMay 19, 1980
BirthplaceManisa
ProfessionActor
Zodiac signTaurus
Eye colorBlue
EducationIstanbul University State Conservatory, Theatre Department

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Demet Evgar — Biography

Demet Evgar was born on May 19, 1980, in Manisa; her father's side traces to Albanian roots, while her mother's family had left Thessaloniki as the Ottoman Empire was collapsing. After finishing the Theatre Department of Istanbul University State Conservatory, she formed the troupe Tiyatro Kılçık with classmates, and in later years she was involved with theater ventures such as Pangar, Hata Yapım Atölyesi, Müşterek and Multi Arts Production.

Her stage work brought a string of honors: the play Gece Mevsimi earned her supporting actress prizes at both the Afife and Lions theater awards, and playing Elise in Cimri brought her the title of actress of the year in 2010. She made her screen debut in the 2000 series Yedi Numara, then reached a much larger audience as Zeynep opposite Emre Karayel across eight seasons of 1 Kadın 1 Erkek.

On film she appeared in Güneşi Gördüm, Yahşi Batı and Sen Aydınlatırsın Geceyi, took a guest turn as Kara Fatma in Vatanım Sensin, and later led Avlu as Deniz. Her performance in Sofra Sırları won best actress honors at the Istanbul Film Festival, and a project marking Turkish cinema's hundredth anniversary named her one of the country's ten finest comedy actresses. She went on to play Cemre in Alev Alev and the title role in Bahar. The sister of director Yiğit Evgar, she serves as Turkey's UN Women goodwill ambassador.

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Family Viewer Asks whether the whole household can watch it; cares about humor and heart.

If you want something to watch as a family with Demet Evgar, Aile Arasında fits: the friendship between her Solmaz and Fikret is the backbone of the comedy, and the film is made for a wide audience. Avlu is a prison drama that deals with heavy subjects such as domestic violence and addiction, so keep it for older viewers.

Cinephile Looks at script, editing and directing choices; keeps a distance from formula films.

Sen Aydınlatırsın Geceyi is one of the rare films that takes Demet Evgar out of her usual comic territory: Onur Ünlü builds a black-and-white, absurdist love story with a film noir flavor. In star-led commercial comedies such as Organize İşler Sazan Sarmalı, Leyla accompanies the story; in my view the more interesting side of Evgar's cinema is where she works with directors who have a voice of their own, like Ünlü.

Series Binger A series devotee tracking character arcs, cast chemistry and season pacing.

Demet Evgar's series work runs from the sitcom start of Yedi Numara to Avlu. In Avlu she plays Deniz Demir, jailed on a charge of attempting to murder her husband, and the show is built on the character becoming a feared name inside the prison. In my view that is a real character arc, asking something of Evgar that the sitcom never did; in Alev Alev, by contrast, she shares the story with two other women.

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