Demet Evgâr

Demet Evgar (born 18 May 1980) is a Turkish actress and singer known for her roles in feature films and TV series. She also pursues an active career as an actress in theatre where she made her debut. She has founded theatre institutions such as "Pangar", "Hata Yapım Atölyesi", "Müşterek", "Multi Arts Production".

Evgar was born in Manisa in 1980. Her paternal family is of Albanian origin. While the Ottoman Empire was collapsing, the other part of her family, which is of Turkish descent, immigrated from Thessaloniki, which today is part of Greece. Her brother is director Yiğit Evgar.

Her film career includes awards and box office successes. In her television career, she starred in the rom-com 1 Kadın 1 Erkek for 8 seasons. She also played supporting roles in the hit comedy series Emret Komutanım, Yedi Numara, and Tatlı Hayat. She played the role of "Kara Fatma" (guest star) in the period series Vatanım Sensin and had a leading role in drama series Avlu and Alev Alev.

In 2020, she released her first official single "Nanay" and in 2021 she was featured on Can Bonomo's song "Rüyamda Buluttum".

Filmography

Cinema Year Title Role Notes 2005 Banyo Hülya 2006 Beyza'nın Kadınları Beyza Türker, Rabia Çınar, Dilara, Ayla Nominated – Best Actress / 39th Turkish Film Critics Association Awards 2009 Güneşi Gördüm Havar Nominated – Best Actress / 3rd Yeşilçam Awards 2010 Yahşi Batı Suzan Van Dyke Nominated – Best Actress / 4th Yeşilçam Awards 2010 Vay Arkadaş Nil 2013 Sen Aydınlatırsın Geceyi Yasemin Nominated - Best Actress / 46th Turkish Film Critics Association Awards Won - Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama / 19th Sadri Alışık Theatre and Cinema Awards 2015 Yok Artık! Ceyda 2016 Kötü Kedi Şerafettin Misket ve Tacettin (voice) 2017 Aşkın Gören Gözlere İhtiyacı Yok Handan Nominated - Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy / 24th Sadri Alışık Theatre and Cinema Awards 2017 Sofra Sırları Neslihan Won - Best Actress / 37th Istanbul International Film Festival Nominated - Best Actress / 51st Turkish Film Critics Association Awards 2017 Aile Arasında Solmaz Nominated - Best Actress / 50th Turkish Film Critics Association Awards Won - Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Comedy / 23rd Sadri Alışık Theatre and Cinema Awards 2019 Topal Şükran'ın Maceraları Şükran Television Year Title Role Notes 2000 Bir Demet Tiyatro 2000 Yedi Numara Yeliz 2000 Çiçek Taksi Safiye 2002 Aslı ile Kerem Yeliz 2002 Tatlı Hayat Defne - İhsan Yıldırım's secretary 2003 Yuvam Yıkılmasın Hülya 2003 Çınaraltı Nilüfer 2004 Bütün Çocuklarım Eyşan 2005 Emret Komutanım Üsteğmen Çiğdem 2006 Erkekler Ağlamaz Zeynep 2007 Gençlik Başımda Duman 2008–2015 1 Erkek 1 Kadın 2 Çocuk Zeynep Yıldırım Won - Best Actress in a Comedy Series / 1st Antalya Television Awards (2010) Won - Best Actress in a Comedy Series / 37th Golden Butterfly Awards (2010) Won - Best Actress in a Comedy Series / 3rd Antalya Television Awards (2012) Nominated - Best Actress in a Comedy Series / 4th Antalya Television Awards (2013) 2017 Vatanım Sensin Kara Fatma Guest star 2018–2019 Avlu Deniz Demir 2020–2021 Alev Alev Cemre 2024 Bahar Bahar Yavuzoğlu

Theatre Theatre Year Title / Venue Writer Notes 2000 Takanlar ve Takılanlar / Tiyatro Kılçık Kadınlar da Savaşı Yitirdi(Women Lost the War Too) Curzio Malaparte 2003 The Blue Room(staged under the title, Aşk Çemberi – The Circle of Love) / Kent Oyuncuları David Hare 2005 The Night Season / Kent Oyuncuları Rebecca Lenkiewicz Won - Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Drama / 10th Afife Theatre Awards 2006 Anna Karenina / Kent Oyuncuları Leo Tolstoy Won - Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Drama / 12th Sadri Alışık Theatre and Cinema Awards 2006 Ayşegül Hindistan'da / Tiyatro Kılçık 2007 39 Steps / Kent Oyuncuları John Buchan Nominated - Best Actress in a Leading Role - Musical or Comedy / 13th Sadri Alışık Theatre and Cinema Awards 2009 The Miser / Kent Oyuncuları Molière Nominated - Best Actress in a Leading Role - Musical or Comedy / 15th Sadri Alışık Theatre and Cinema Awards 2012 Macbeth / Pangar William Shakespeare 2014 King Lear / Altıdan Sonra Theatre & Pangar William Shakespeare 2016 39 Steps / Müşterek John Buchan Nominated - Best Actress in a Leading Role - Comedy, Dark Comedy or Musical / 22nd Sadri Alışık Theatre and Cinema Awards 2016 Kozalar / Pangar Adalet Ağaoğlu 2019 Hedda Gabler / Pangar Henrik Ibsen

Discography Singles "Farketmeden" (2013) "Mak Mek Mok" (2014) "Bu Şarkıyı Dinliyorsan" (with Multitap) (2019) "Nanay" (2020) "Rüyamda Buluttum" (with Can Bonomo) (2021)