Ezgi Asaroğlu

Ezgi Asaroğlu — Biography

Ezgi Asaroğlu is an actress who has taken lead roles in both television and film, and has also appeared in advertising campaigns. She reached a wide audience through Leyla ile Mecnun, and her role as Bahar in O Hayat Benim, which ran four seasons and 131 episodes, gave her international exposure. Her portrayal of Ezo in Mucize Doktor is among her more recent work.

Born in İzmir, Asaroğlu studied social anthropology at Istanbul University's Faculty of Letters. She first appeared on screen at seventeen in Bir Dilim Aşk in 2004, continued with series such as Menekşe ile Halil, Hatırla Sevgili and Binbir Gece, and in 2005 was in the award-winning short What's Love Doing in the Mountains?. Her first feature was the Austrian-French co-production For a Moment, Freedom (2008); the film won 30 international awards and was put forward as Austria's pre-nominee for the 2010 Academy Awards.

In Turkey she shared the lead with Cansel Elçin in Kampüste Çıplak Ayaklar (2009), followed by Acı Aşk, En Mutlu Olduğum Yer, Aşk Kırmızı and Sağ Salim 2: Sil Baştan. Cennetten Kovulmak, in which she starred, won Best Film at the 50th Golden Orange festival, and she took Best Actress at the Dublin Silk Road Film Festival for it. Yağmurdan Kaçarken is also among her television credits.