Merve Dizdar's New Series: Magarsus
A new Turkish series will be released in a short time. The cast, subject, where and when the Magarsus series, starring Merve Dizdar, will be
- Born
- June 25, 1986 · İzmir
- Occupation
- Actress
- Known for
- Masumlar Apartmani, Mucize Doktor, Erşan Kuneri, Kral Kaybederse
Biography
Merve Dizdar is a Turkish actress who made history in 2023 as the first Turkish actress to win Best Actress at the Cannes Film Festival, for Nuri Bilge Ceylan’s Kuru Otlar Üstüne (About Dry Grasses). On TV she is known for Masumlar Apartmanı (The Innocents) and Erşan Kuneri. She was born on 25 June 1986 in İzmir.
Training and theatre
Dizdar studied acting at Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University’s School of Fine Arts and earned a master’s in acting at Kadir Has University. She began on stage with the Semaver Company and Craft Theatre, and won the Afife Jale Best Actress award for the play Yutmak.
Television and film
After her film debut in Bir Ses Böler Geceyi (2011), she had recurring roles in Kavak Yelleri, Geniş Aile, Bir Yastıkta and Doksanlar, and was first noticed in Beş Kardeş. She also presented children’s programmes on TRT Çocuk. She then joined 7 Yüz, Vatanım Sensin and Mucize Doktor.
In 2020 she co-starred with Uraz Kaygılaroğlu in Gupse Özay’s comedy Eltilerin Savaşı, one of the most watched Turkish films of all time, and began Masumlar Apartmanı, which won her the Golden Butterfly Award for Best Actress. She went on to star in Cem Yılmaz’s Netflix series Erşan Kuneri and the film Kar ve Ayı (Snow and the Bear, 2022).
In 2023 her performance as the teacher Nuray in Kuru Otlar Üstüne won Best Actress at Cannes.
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