Demet Akbağ
Biography
Demet Akbağ is a Turkish theatre and film actress born on December 23, 1959, in Denizli, Turkey. She is also known by the birth name Demet İybar. She was born as the third child of Benan and Oktay İybar. Her maternal family is of Turkmen descent, while her paternal family is of Kurdish descent, and her father's religion is Alevism. Her father worked as a journalist and photographer, and her grandfather served as the head of the justice department in Denizli. She has two elder siblings, named Sedef and Kemal. Following the separation of her parents when she was thirteen years old, she moved to Istanbul in 1972 with her mother and grandmother, where she later enrolled in the Istanbul Girls High School.
Career overview
Demet Akbağ is a Turkish theatre and film actress born in Denizli, Turkey, on December 23, 1959. She is also known by the names Demet İybar, Demet Akbağ, and Demet Akbag. Her known credits in the industry include fifty-one acting entries across movies and television shows.
Her career in the performing arts encompasses work on both the stage and the screen. As a prominent Turkish actress, her professional background includes extensive acting credits as documented within the scope of her film and television portfolio.
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- I Am Mother (2023) as Filiz Çelik
- Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan ile Empati (2022)
- The Agency (2020) as Self
- Scorpion (2020) as Perihan Emgen
- Kaan Sekban'la Alt Tarafı Bi' Talk Show (2020)
- Leyla Everlasting (2020) as Leyla
- I'm Glad I Did (2020) as Kendisi
- Görevimiz Tatil (2018) as Türkan Mutlu
- Locked on You (2018) as Hafize
- Sister In Law (2016) as Feriştah
- Demet Akbağ ile Çok Aramızda (2016) as Host
- A Unique Life (2015) as Nadide
- Niyazi Gül Dörtnala (2015) as Sultan Şahmerdan
- Winter Sleep (2014) as Necla
- A Long Cold Winter (2014)
- Eyyvah Eyvah 3 (2014) as Firuzan
- Sevdaluk (2013) as Adalet
- Fırıldak Ailesi (2013) as Yıldız Fırıldak
- Government Woman (2013) as Xate Nuroğlu
- Government Woman 2 (2013) as Xate Veysel
- Last Stop: Kurtuluş (2012) as Vartanuş
- Benzemez Kimse Sana (2012)
- Eyyvah Eyvah 2 (2011) as Firuzan
- İstanbul'un Altınları (2011) as İsmet Azmarazlı
- Eyyvah Eyvah (2010) as Firuzan
- O... Çocukları (2008) as Mehtap Anne
- Sen Harikasın (2008) as Harika
- Elveda Rumeli (2007) as Hüsniye
- PowerTürk Müzik Ödülleri (2007) as Presenter
- Surreal Love From the Wasteland (2007) as Oyuncu
- The Net 2.0 (2006) as Dr. Kavak
- Pişti (2006)
- Magic Carpet Ride (2005) as Nuran Ocak
- Vizontele Tuuba (2004) as Siti Ana
- Where's Firuze? (2004) as Firuze
- Bana Bir Şeyhler Oluyor (2003) as Dursun
- Ölümsüz Aşk (2003)
- Vizontele (2001) as Siti Ana
- Have You Ever Seen Fireflies? - Theatre Play (1999) as Gülseren
- Kral Türkiye Müzik Ödülleri (1995) as Host
- Kral Türkiye Müzik Ödülleri (1995) as Presenter
- A Bunch Of Theatre (1995)
- Otogargara (1995)
- Tersine Dünya (1994) as Bitirim Leyla
- Laf Lafı Açıyor (1991)
- Deliler (1988)
- Homoti (1987) as Zeynep Erez
- Artiz Mektebi (1987)
- The Plaintiff (1986) as Dursun'un Karısı
- Bir Cumartesi Gecesi (1985)
- Devekuşu Kabare (1984)
- Golden Butterfly Awards (1973) as Self - Presenter
- Golden Butterfly Awards (1973) as Self - Winner