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Demet Akbağ

Acting

1.1 Popularity Dec 23, 1959 (65 years old) Denizli, Turkey

Demet Akbağ (born 23 December 1959) is a Turkish theatre and film actress.

Demet Akbağ was born in Denizli as the third child of Benan and Oktay İybar. Her maternal family is of Turkmen descent. Her paternal family is of Kurdish descent. Her father's religion is Alevism. His family was in Denizl...

Biography

Demet Akbağ (born 23 December 1959) is a Turkish theatre and film actress.

Demet Akbağ was born in Denizli as the third child of Benan and Oktay İybar. Her maternal family is of Turkmen descent. Her paternal family is of Kurdish descent. Her father's religion is Alevism. His family was in Denizli at the time because of the duty of his grandfather as the head of justice department in the city. Her father was a journalist and photographer. She has two elder siblings, Sedef and Kemal. As her parents separated when she was 13, she and her mother and grandmother moved to Istanbul in 1972.

She later enrolled in the Istanbul Girls High School, and as her parents got separated she started attending the Erenköy Girls High School and finished her education there. After finishing high school in 1982, she entered Istanbul Municipal Conservatory and completed school in four years. Her first marriage, when she was 21, lasted four years. She started her professional career first in theatre in the early 1980s and then in television from 1987 onwards. That same year, she was chosen as the TV Star of The Year by Turkey's Association of Magazine Reporters.

Akbağ has been awarded with numerous prizes, including the Golden and Sadri Alisik Best Character Actor for her role in Vizontele, the Afife Jale Best Female Actor for Sen Hiç Ateşböceği Gördün mü?, the Golden Butterfly for Tersine Dünya in 1993, the Ismail Dumbullu (the first actress to get this prize after Suna Pekuysal) in 1995, the Golden Butterfly – Best Comedy Star of The Year in 1996, 1997 and 1998, and the MGD-Comedy Artist Award in both 1996 and 1997. She has also worked with the BKM Actors since their career starts and performed various leading roles in television including Bir Demet Tiyatro and Ölümsüz Aşk, in theatrical plays including Otogargara, Sen Hiç Ateşböceği Gördün mü?, and Bana Bir Şeyler Oluyor, as well as in movies including Where's Firuze?, Eyyvah Eyvah, Eyyvah Eyvah 2, and Eyyvah Eyvah 3. She played in "Kış Uykusu" which won Cannes Award, with Haluk Bilginer for many times.

Filmography 48

2023
I Am Mother TV

as Filiz Çelik

2020
Scorpion TV

as Perihan Emgen

2020
Leyla Everlasting Movie

as Leyla

2020
The Agency TV

as Self

2020
I'm Glad I Did Movie

as Kendisi

2018
Locked on You Movie

as Hafize

2018
Görevimiz Tatil Movie

as Türkan Mutlu

2016
Sister In Law Movie

as Feriştah

2015
A Unique Life Movie

as Nadide

2015
Niyazi Gül Dörtnala Movie

as Sultan

2014
Winter Sleep Movie

as Necla

2014
Eyyvah Eyvah 3 Movie

as Firuzan

2013
Sevdaluk TV

as Adalet

2013
Government Woman 2 Movie

as Xate Veysel

2013
Fırıldak Ailesi TV

as Yıldız Fırıldak

2013
Government Woman Movie

as Xate Nuroğlu

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Personal Details

Known For Acting
Gender Female
Birthday December 23, 1959 (65 years old)
Place of Birth Denizli, Turkey
Also Known As Demet İybar, Demet Akbağ, Demet Akbag
Years Active 1973 - 2023
Popularity 1.1
Career Stats
48 Total Credits
30 Movie Roles
18 TV Roles
5 Photos