Ceyda Düvenci

Ceyda Düvenci (born 16 April 1977) is a Turkish actress, who has starred in several TV serials including Binbir Gece and Umutsuz Ev Kadınları adaptation of Desperate Housewives. She graduated from Marmara University (Economics) and Masters of Film and Drama in Kadir Has University In 1990s, she started her career as a television actress and presenter. She rose to prominence while presenting the morning program Sabah Şekerleri. Besides her career in television and on stage, Düvenci has authored a number of children's book based on her daughter Melisa's story, who was treated for cerebral palsy.

Life and career Ceyda Düvenci was born in Mustafakemalpaşa, Bursa, in 1977. She is the only child of actor and music teacher Zümrüt Düvenci.

She made her acting debut in 1995 with the series Palavra Aşklar, written by and broadcast on . In 1997, she took part in Star TV's beauty contest and ranked third. She then started presenting the Sabah Şekerleri on the same network, which marked her rise to prominence. She subsequently landed roles in the TV series Köstebek, Delidivane, and Tatlı Kaçıklar.

In 2000, she married actor . During this period, she played a role in the TV series Dikkat Bebek Var and presented a cooking program on television. Düvenci and Girgin divorced in 2002. Subsequently, Düvenci attended various workshops and started learning Italian. She took part in a 'film studying' workshop at Istanbul Bilgi University and showed an interest in photography.

Düvenci, whose mother lost her eyesight in 1981 as a result of a traffic accident, voluntarily voiced a part in Cenneti Beklerken in 2007, the first movie in Turkey for which the audio description method was used. In the following years, she took part in charity projects related to the visually impaired.

Düvenci made her debut on stage by appearing in plays staged by e.s.e.k (Espri Standartları Enstitüsü Kurumu, lit. Humor Standards Institute) in Istanbul. She portrayed the character of Pelin on stage in Üçüncü Türden Yakın İlişkiler. She was nominated for the Best Actress in a Comedy award at the Selim Naşit Theater Awards (Interpillar Theatre Awards) handed out by the Lions Clubs Selection Committee. In 2008, she went on stage with a role in Sürmanşet, a play written by Sinan Tuzcu.

Düvenci married businessman Engin Akgün on 17 August 2008. They had a daughter, named Melisa Nur, before divorcing on 4 February 2013. Their daughter has suffered from cerebral palsy due to a cerebral hemorrhage at birth, which made Düvenci study the disease and write a book on it.

In 2015, she married actor Bülent Şakrak, with whom she has a son, named Okan Ali. Beginning in 2017, the couple went on stage in various European cities due to their roles in the one-act play Hanım & Efendi. In 2018, Düvenci started presenting the Günaydın Doktor on TV8.

Düvenci voiced the character of Elena Fisher in the Turkish version of Uncharted, published for PlayStation consoles.

Focusing on child development in her second university, Düvenci wrote children's books based on the illness and treatment process of her daughter Melisa, who has cerebral palsy. In 2019, she took part in a show called Fırtına, where plays and classical music were staged for children.

Filmography Film Year Title Role 1998 Her Şey Çok Güzel Olacak Ayla 2003 Abdülhamit Düşerken Zekiye 2004 Hoşgeldin Hayat Hande 2005 Bir Varmış, Bir Yokmuş 2010 Ejder Kapanı Cavidan 2018 Enes Batur Hayal mi Gerçek mi? Enes Batur's mother 2023Kadınlara Mahsus TV series Year Title Role 1996 Palavra Aşklar 1996–1997 Mirasyediler Ayten 1997 Köstebek 1997 Deli Divane 1997 Tatlı Kaçıklar 1997 Son Kumpanya 1998 Affet Bizi Hocam 1998 Çiçek Taksi 1998 Canlı Hayat Fulya 1998 Babam Olur musun 1998 Baba 1998 Böyle mi Olacaktı 2000 Dikkat Bebek Var Yasemin 2002 Öyle Bir Sevda ki 2002 Hastayım Doktor Ceyda 2003 Zalim Sudenaz 2004 Sil Baştan Kiraz 2004 Kasırga İnsanları Cemre 2005 Bir Varmış Bir Yokmuş 2005 Maki 2006 Hasret Beyhan 2007–2009 Binbir Gece Bennu Ataman 2010 Şen Yuva İnci 2011–2014 Umutsuz Ev Kadınları Elif Uzun 2014–2015 Aşkın Kanunu İpek 2015 Maral: En Güzel Hikayem Deniz Feyman 2016 Babam ve Ailesi Suzan İpekçi 2018 8. Gün Şehnaz Yüksel 2018-2019 Akşam Rüzgarı Gözde 2023 Sakla Beni Filiz Streaming movies and series Year Title Role 2021 Öğrenci Evi Semra 2022 Don't Leave 2023 Prens Sion TV programs Year Title Role 1996 Life Style 1996 Cici Kızlar 1997 Sabah Şekerleri 1997 Seç Bakalım 1998 Şimdi Sıra Sende 2000 Lezzet Saati 2001 Bir Başka Gece 2003 Çocuk Deyip Geçme 2005 Bizim Evde Ne Oluyor 2013 Doktorum 2016, 2018 Buyur Bi'De Burdan Bak 2018–2019 Günaydın Doktor 2022– Bam Başka Sohbetler 2023– Dünden Sonra Yarından Önce 2023– Sakla Beni Lead Role

Theatre Theatre Year Title Role 2001–2003 3. Türden Yakın İlişkiler 2006 Ayşe Opereti 2008 Sürmanşet