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Cansu Dere

Acting Born Oct 14, 1980 Ankara, Turkey 24 credits

Biography

Cansu Dere is a Turkish film and television actress, model, and beauty pageant runner-up. Born on October 14, 1980, in Ankara, Turkey, she graduated from the department of Archaeology at Istanbul University. Dere made her debut in TV and movies in the beginning of 2004. She had a leading role as 'Sıla' in the Sıla series with Mehmet Akif Alakurt between 2006-2008. Dere also starred in the film "The Last Ottoman Yandım Ali" and played the lead protagonist 'Eyşan' in the TV series Ezel. Additionally, she acted in the 'black comedy' Acı Aşk in 2009 and the film "The Last Ottoman Yandım Ali" alongside Kenan İmirzalioğlu.

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Career

Career overview

Cansu Dere is a Turkish film and television actress who made her debut in TV and movies in the beginning of 2004. She graduated from the department of Archaeology at Istanbul University.

Dere had a leading role as 'Sıla' in the Sıla series with Mehmet Akif Alakurt between 2006-2008. She then starred as 'Defne' in the film "The Last Ottoman Yandım Ali". In 2009, she acted in the black comedy 'Acı Aşk'.

In 2011, Dere played the lead protagonist 'Eyşan' in the TV series Ezel. Throughout her career, she has appeared in numerous other projects, with a total of 23 known credits.

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Known for

A Woman Scorned

as Asya Arslan

Mother

as Zeynep Güneş

The Magnificent Century

as Firuze

Ezel

as Eyşan Tezcan Atay

Sila

as Sıla Sönmez/Genco
Film

A History of Violence

2005

Golden Butterfly Awards

as Self - Winner

Golden Butterfly Awards

as Self - Presenter

Frequent co-stars

Vahide Perçin 1 shared title
Beren Gökyıldız 1 shared title
Gonca Vuslateri 1 shared title
Berkay Ateş 1 shared title
Gülenay Kalkan 1 shared title
Can Nergis 1 shared title
Alize Gördüm 1 shared title
Ahsen Eroğlu 1 shared title
Onur Dikmen 1 shared title
Serhat Teoman 1 shared title

Career timeline

Portuguese Love
All Over the Place - A Portrait of Tuncel Kurtiz
A Woman Scorned
Ferhat ile Şirin
Persona
Mother
El Yazısı
The Magnificent CenturyBehzat Ç.: I Buried You in My Heart
EzelYahşi BatıGolden GirlsLove, Bitter
PowerTürk Müzik ÖdülleriThe Last Ottoman: Knockout Ali
SilaKabuslar Evi: Takip
Güz Yangını
The European SideMetro Palas
Alacakaranlık
Golden Butterfly AwardsGolden Butterfly Awards

Full filmography

  • Portuguese Love (2026) as Yasemin Güler
  • All Over the Place - A Portrait of Tuncel Kurtiz (2025) as Self
  • A Woman Scorned (2020) as Asya Arslan
  • Ferhat ile Şirin (2019) as Banu Karalı
  • Persona (2018) as Nevra Elmas
  • Mother (2016) as Zeynep Güneş
  • El Yazısı (2012) as Zeynep
  • The Magnificent Century (2011) as Firuze
  • Behzat Ç.: I Buried You in My Heart (2011) as Songül
  • Ezel (2009) as Eyşan Tezcan Atay
  • Yahşi Batı (2009) as Mary Lou
  • Golden Girls (2009) as Ceylan
  • Love, Bitter (2009) as Oya Yılmaz
  • PowerTürk Müzik Ödülleri (2007) as Presenter
  • The Last Ottoman: Knockout Ali (2007) as Defne
  • Sila (2006) as Sıla Sönmez/Genco
  • Kabuslar Evi: Takip (2006)
  • Güz Yangını (2005) as Ceylan
  • The European Side (2004)
  • Metro Palas (2004) as Nazan
  • Alacakaranlık (2003)
  • Golden Butterfly Awards (1973) as Self - Winner
  • Golden Butterfly Awards (1973) as Self - Presenter
  • One Thousand And One Nights