# Cansu Dere

Cansu Dere (born 14 October 1980, Ankara) is a Turkish actress, model, TV host and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Turkey Universe 2000.

## Biography

Her mother partly descends from the Turkish community in Thessaloniki, Greece, while her father descends from the Turkish community in Bulgaria.
She completed her primary and secondary education in İzmir. In 2000, she was due to represent Turkey in the Miss Universe pageant but, Cansu withdrew due to political issues between Turkey and Cyprus (Host country of the Miss Universe in 2000); Turkey had no relations with the Republic of Cyprus. She was forbidden by the Turkish Government to travel to the 2000 Miss Universe pageant in Cyprus unless she could pass through Northern Cyprus, which was then forbidden for any visitor to the Republic of Cyprus. The competition committee in Turkey made arrangements for her to travel through Athens, but the day before her departure the government refused to let her go, "for political reasons". This was the second delegate that was not allowed to represent Turkey that year.
Shortly thereafter, the former Miss Turkey started to work as a professional model. She left the Archeology Department of Istanbul University and focused on the modeling profession. Representing Turkey in all international organizations of Istanbul Textile and Apparel Exporters' Association, Cansu Dere participated in various fashion shows in Paris in 2002 and 2003 and worked with many important photographers.
In 2006-2008, she played the character of 'Sıla' in the TV series Sıla with Mehmet Akif Alakurt. In 2007, she portrayed the character of 'Defne' with Kenan İmirzalıoğlu in the movie The Last Ottoman. In 2009, she took a role in the black comedy Acı Aşk. In 2009-2011, she played the character of 'Eyşan' in the Ezel series. She played the Iranian Safavid spy 'Firuze/Huymerya' in Magnificent Century in 2012-2013. She played the character of 'Zeynep Güneş' in the TV series Anne with Beren Gökyıldız, who played her daughter Turna/Melek in 2016-2017. From 2020-2022, Cansu played the character of 'Asya Yılmaz' in the TV series Sadakatsiz, the Turkish adaptation of the English-made Doctor Foster series broadcast on Kanal D, in which she shared the lead role with Caner Cindoruk and Melis Sezen.

## Filmography

Cinema :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Notes |
| 2006 | Kabuslar Evi: Takip | Köylü Esma | Supporting role | Supporting role |
| 2007 | Son Osmanlı Yandım Ali | Defne | Leading role | Leading role |
| 2009 | Acı Aşk | Oya | Leading role | Leading role |
| 2009 | Totally Spies! | Alex | Turkish dubbing voice | Turkish dubbing voice |
| 2010 | Yahşi Batı | Mary Lou | Supporting role | Supporting role |
| 2011 | El Yazısı | Zeynep | Leading role | Leading role |
| 2011 | Behzat Ç. Seni Kalbime Gömdüm | Songül | Leading role | Leading role |
| Television Series |||||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Channel |
| 2004 | Metro Palas | Nazan | Leading role | Show TV |
| 2005 | Alacakaranlık | Irmak Bozoğlu | Supporting role | Show TV |
| 2005 | Güz Yangını | Ceylan | Leading role | Show TV |
| 2007 | Avrupa Yakası | Bahar | Guest actor | ATV |
| 2006-2008 | Sıla | Sıla Genco | Leading role | ATV |
| 2009 | Altın Kızlar | Ceylan | Leading role | ATV |
| 2009-2011 | Ezel | Eyşan Tezcan | Leading role | Show TV/ ATV |
| 2012-2013 | Muhteşem Yüzyıl | Firuze - Hümeyra | Supporting role | Star TV |
| 2016-2017 | Anne | Zeynep Güneş | Leading role | Star TV |
| 2019 | Ferhat ile Şirin | Banu Karalı | Leading role | FOX |
| 2020-2022 | Sadakatsiz | Asya Yılmaz | Leading role | Kanal D |
| Web Series |||||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Platform |
| 2018 | Şahsiyet | Nevra Elmas | Leading role | puhutv |
| 2023 | Siyaha Bulaşan Kadınlar | Derya | Leading role | Disney+ |