Esra Dermancıoğlu

Esra Dermancıoğlu — Biography

Turkish character actress Esra Dermancıoğlu is remembered above all as Mukaddes Ketenci in Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne?, equally at home in comedy and drama. She is still working on screen, with recent credits that include Hudutsuz Sevda and Siyah Kalp.

She came to acting relatively late, around 2008. After Pierre Loti High School she studied art history at Franklin College in Switzerland, worked for a time as a curator, and took acting classes with Şahika Tekand's Stüdyo Oyuncuları and voice lessons at Derya Alabora's conservatory. The way in was a guest part in Avrupa Yakası, which Gülse Birsel suggested; Sen Harikasın was also among her first jobs. Fatmagül'ün Suçu Ne? made her a familiar face. Galip Derviş, Doksanlar, Serçe Sarayı and Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem followed, and she played Zehra in Kırgın Çiçekler. In cinema she appeared as Dürdane in Kadın İşi: Banka Soygunu and as Sebahat Dilbirliği in Ayla. From 2018 she carried on with Bir Zamanlar Çukurova, Kaderimin Oyunu and Bir Küçük Gün Işığı.

For her performance in the film Hayalet Dayı (2015) she won Best Supporting Actress in a comedy role at the Sadri Alışık Theatre and Cinema Awards. She is a granddaughter of the instrument maker Zeynel Abidin Cümbüş, and Altınay is her birth surname.