Demet Akbağ

Demet Akbağ (born 23 December 1959 in İzmir) is a Turkish theatre and film actress.

Biography

Demet Akbağ was born in İzmir, Turkey in 1959. She started her professional career with a play in Gönül Ülkü/Gazanfer Özcan Theatre. Akbag, who joined many theatre groups, started to work for various TV shows in 1987. The same year she was chosen TV Star of The Year by the Association Of Magazine Reporters. Demet Akbag was awarded with prizes like the Golden and Sadri Alisik Best Character Actor for her role in “Vizontele”, the Afife Jale Best Female Actor for “Sen Hic Atesbocegi Gordun Mu?”, the Altin Portakal for “Tersine Dunya” in 1993, the Ismail Dumbullu (the first actress to get this prize after Suna Pekuysal) in 1995, the Altin Kelebek – Best Comedy Star Of The Year in 1996,1997 and 1998, and the MGD-Comedy Artist Award in 1996 and 1997. She worked with the BKM Actors since their foundation and took roles in the TV show “Bir Demet Tiyatro”, in plays like “Otogargara”,”Sen Hic Atesbocegi Gordun Mu?”, “ Bana Bir Seyhler Oluyor” and the leading role in the film “Vizontele”. In the TV series “Olumsuz Ask” Demet Akbag played the lead role and in the cinema films “Neredesin Firuze” and “Eyvah Eyvah”.

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Awards
Preceded by
Serap Aksoy		 Golden Orange Award for
Best Supporting Actress
1993
for Tersine Dünya		 Succeeded by
Derya Alabora
Preceded by
Sanem Çelik		 Golden Orange Award for
Best Actress
2001
for Vizontele
shared with Yeşim Salkım for Şarkıcı		 Succeeded by
Meral Oğuz

Yıldız Kenter (1964) · Aliye Rona (1965) · Yıldız Kenter (1966) · Aliye Rona (1967) · Aliye Rona (1968) · Muazzez Arçay (1969) · Lale Belkıs (1970) · Suna Selen (1971) · Şükriye Atav (1972) · Semra Sar (1973) · Yıldız Kenter (1974) · Seden Kızıltunç (1975) · Diler Saraç (1976) · Gönül Hancı (1977) · Meral Orhonsay (1978) · Sevda Aktolga (1979) · Fehamet Atila (1980) · Meral Çetinkaya (1981) · Güler Ökten (1982) · Asuman Arsan (1983) · Zuhal Olcay (1984) · Keriman Ulusoy (1985) · Füsun Demirel (1986) · Hümeyra (1987) · Fatoş Sezer (1988) · Meral Oğuz (1989) · Ayşegül Ünsal (1990) · Gülsen Tuncer (1991) · Serap Aksoy (1992) · Demet Akbağ (1993 · Derya Alabora (1994) · Tomris Oğuzalp (1995) · Meriç Başaran (1996) · Meral Çetinkaya (1997) · Sevda Ferdağ (1998) · Serra Yılmaz / Inge Keller (1999) · Nilüfer Aydan (2000) · Füsun Demirel (2001) · Sema Atalay (2002) · Nurhayat Kavrak (2003) · Eli Mango (2004) · Fadik Atasoy (2005) · Nazan Kesal (2006) · Nursel Köse (2007) · Övül Avkıran (2008) · Damla Sönmez (2009) · Ayşen Gruda (2010) · Tilbe Saran (2011)

Türkan Şoray (1964) · Fatma Girik (1965) · Selma Güneri (1966) · Fatma Girik (1967) · Türkan Şoray (1968) · Hülya Koçyiğit (1969) · Belgin Doruk (1970) · Filiz Akın (1971) · Zeynep Aksu (1972) · Hülya Koçyiğit (1973) · Perihan Savaş (1974) · Hülya Koçyiğit (1975) · Adile Naşit (1976) · Semra Özdamar (1977) · Hale Soygazi (1978) · Sevda Ferdağ (1979) · Melike Demirağ / Güngör Bayrak (1980) · Meral Orhonsay (1981) · Nur Sürer (1982) · Hülya Koçyiğit (1983) · Hale Soygazi (1984) · Zuhal Olcay (1985) · Müjde Ar (1986) · Türkan Şoray (1987) · Gülşen Bubikoğlu (1988) · Nur Sürer (1989) · Hülya Koçyiğit (1990) · Sumru Yavrucuk (1991) · Lale Mansur (1992) · Müjde Ar (1993) · Türkan Şoray (1994) · Zuhal Gencer (1995) · Yasemin Alkaya / Hande Ataizi (1996) · Derya Alabora (1997) · Yelda Reynaud (1998) · Başak Köklükaya (1999) · Sanem Çelik (2000) · Demet Akbağ / Yeşim Salkım (2001) · Meral Oğuz (2002) · Meltem Cumbul (2003) · Tülin Özen (2004) · Beste Bereket / Vildan Atasever (2005) · Sibel Kekilli (2006) · Özgü Namal (2007) · Nurgül Yeşilçay (2008) · Nergis Öztürk (2009) · Claudia Cardinale (2010) · Devin Özgür Çınar (2011)