# Demet Evgar

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 is of Turkish descent; they 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)