# Ezgi Asaroğlu

Ezgi Asaroğlu (born 18 June 1987) is a Turkish film and television actress.

## Life and career
### TV Series

She first appeared on cable TV in the TV series Bir Dilim Aşk, which marked her screen debut at age 17. During the years, she had roles in the top-rated TV series and the popularity of the series made Ezgi Asaroglu well known to audiences in Turkey.
After comedy series Leyla ile Mecnun and Yağmurdan Kaçarken, she began starring in a drama series O Hayat Benim. The series continued for four seasons, one hundred thirty-one episodes and also broadcast in several countries with a huge success which gained international recognition to Asaroglu. The fact that she chooses different roles each time makes her resume interesting. Just as in her bipolar character in Mucize Doktor which was more challenging role than the others for sure. And once again she put on a memorable performance.

### Films

In 2005, she appeared in the short movie What's Love Doing in the Mountains? which won awards at film festivals around the world. Ezgi's film career started with her role in the 2008 award-winning independent film, For a Moment, Freedom (aka Ein Augenblick Freiheit), a biting, tragicomic refugee drama which has won 30 international awards. Since then, she has taken on starring roles. In 2009, she starred in Kampüste Çıplak Ayaklar (aka Barefoot on Campus). Her performance received critical acclaim, and other successful films followed, including Acı Aşk, En Mutlu Olduğum Yer, Aşk Kırmızı, Cennetten Kovulmak (which earned her "Best Actress Award" from Dublin Silk Road Film Festival), Sağ Salim 2: Sil Baştan.

## Filmography
### TV series

| Year | Title | Role | Director |
| 2004 | Bir Dilim Aşk | Pelin | Yüksel Aksu, Ümmü Burhan |
| 2004 | Zor Karar | Meral | Nihat Özcan, Feride Kaytan |
| 2006 | Kızlar Yurdu | Gülenay | Ceyda Demir |
| 2007 | Yolcu | Kader | Ali Artaç |
| 2007 | Menekşe ile Halil | Canay | Uluç Bayraktar |
| 2008 | Hatırla Sevgili | Rüya | Ümmü Burhan |
| 2008 | Gece Sesleri | Zehra | Cemal Şan |
| 2009 | Binbir Gece | Duru | Kudret Sabancı |
| 2011 | Leyla ile Mecnun | Leyla | Onur Ünlü |
| 2012 | İşler Güçler | Aslı Baytar (Guest) | Selçuk Aydemir |
| 2013 | Yağmurdan Kaçarken | İdil | Jale İncekol |
| 2014-2017 | O Hayat Benim | Bahar | Merve Girgin, Hülya Bilban |
| 2020-2021 | Mucize Doktor | Ezo (guest) | Yusuf Pirhasan, Aytaç Çiçek |

### Films

| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes and Awards |
| 2005 | What's Love Doing in the Mountains? | Ayşe | Yunus Emre Fırat | * California Chapman University Cecil Awards for Best Undergraduare Picture and Best Screenplay Produced * California Independent Film Festival, Slate Award for Best Foreign Short * Humboldt International Film Festival, Festival Prize for Best Foreign Language Romantic Drama * Garden State Film Festival, Jury Award for Best Short Student International * Santa Cruz Film Festival, Audience Award for Best Student Film * Hollywood International Student Film Festival, Festival Prize for Best Foreign Language Romantic Drama * Angelus Awards Student Film Festival, Honorable Mention for Production Design * 2007 Boston Motion Picture Awards 2nd Place Winner * Harlem International Film Festival, New York, USA * 5. Taos Mountain Film Festival, New Mexico, USA * International Diversity Film Market, Washington, DC USA * Edmonton International Film Festival, Canada * Manaki Brothers International Film Camera Festival, Macedonia * Temecula Valley International Film Festival, California, USA Official Site |
| 2008 | For a Moment, Freedom | Jasmin | Arash T. Riahi | * Montréal World Film Festival, the Golden Zenith for the Best First Fiction Feature Film * 4. Zurich Film Festival, the Golden Eye for the Best Debut Feature Film * 13. Festival International Des Jeunes Realisateurs De St Jean De Luz, Alain Poire Screenvision Award for Best Director * Festival du Cinéma Européen en Essonne in France, the Public Award and the Student Award * Viennale 08-International Filmfestival, Vienna Film Prize for the Best Austrian Film * 2. Festival Internacional San Luis Cine/Argentina, Mejor Guion for the Best Screenplay * 5. Amazonas Filmfestival/Manaus Brasil, Grand Prize and Publics Prize for the Best Movie * 19. Festival International du Film D'Histoire-Pessac/France, Main Award of the Jury and Student Award and also the Publics Prize * 30. Max Ophüls Festival, Interfilm Award and Prize of the Minister President of the State of Saarland *10° European Cinema Festival "Special Jury Award", "Special Audience Award", Lecce/Italy * 10. International Beverly Hills Film Festival * 13. Asien-Premiere Internationales Filmfestival Pusan * Mostra de valencia Spanien * Festival Ciné 32 Indépendance(s) et Creation Official Site |
| 2009 | Kampüste Çıplak Ayaklar | Deniz | Cansel Elçin | *Montreal Golden Horn Film Festival Opening Film |
| 2009 | Acı Aşk | Seda | Taner Elhan | *Mannheim-Heidelberg Film Festival, Germany *Cairo Film Festival, Egypt *29. International Istanbul Film Festival, Turkey Official Site |
| 2010 | En Mutlu Olduğum Yer | Elif | Kağan Erturan | |
| 2012 | Cennetten Kovulmak | Emine | Ferit Karahan | *50. International Antalya Film Festival, the Golden Orange for the Best Feature Film *The Silk Road Film Festival, Ireland, The Silk Road Award for the Best Actress *25. Ankara International Film Festival, Mahmut Tali Öngören Special Award *50. Pesaro Film Festival, Italy, Human Rights Special Mention |
| 2013 | Aşk Kırmızı | Zeynep | Osman Sınav | *Berlin Turkish Film Festival Opening Film *New York Turkish Film Festival Opening Film Official Site Archived 2017-07-25 at the Wayback Machine |
| 2014 | Sağ Salim 2: Sil Baştan | Nihal | Ersoy Güler | |

## In other media

| Year | Film | Director | Notes and Awards |
| 2004 | Molped | Bahadır Karataş | * 17th Crystal Apple Advertising Awards - Certificate of Achievement Award Winner in Turkey, 2005. |
| 2005 | Çilek Furniture | Mert Baykal | |
| 2005 | Coca-Cola | Serdar Işık | |
| 2005 | Redd | Mete Özgencil | * Redd "Mutlu Olmak İçin" Music Video |
| 2007 | Biryağ | Hakan Yonat | |
| 2007 | Vodafone | Özer Feyzioğlu | |
| 2008 | Ülker Yıldız | Hakan Yonat | |
| 2008 | 27th International Istanbul Film Festival | Çağan Irmak | |
| 2008 | Vodafone | Burcu Matur Yolcu | |
| 2009 | Polisan Home Cosmetics | Eric Will |
| (Source: IMDb.com) ||||