Ebru Özkan (born 18 November 1978) is a Turkish actress.

Ebru Özkan
Born (1978-11-18) 18 November 1978 (age 45)
OccupationActress
Years active2006–present
Spouse
(m. 2016)
Children1

Life and career

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Ebru Özkan was born on 18 November 1978 in Ankara. She completed her primary school education in Ankara and secondary and high school education in Nevşehir. She settled in Istanbul after her high school education. She started her university education as a scholarship student at Bilkent University, then continued at Ankara University's School of Language and History – Geography and graduated from there.[1] She started her theatre education at primary school level and first wrote a play called Milli Piyango. While continuing her university education, she started acting in the TV series Gözyaşı Çetesi and fantasy child series "Kara İnci" alongside Yetkin Dikinciler for twice. She also had a number of modeling jobs.

Özkan rose to prominence with her role as Halide in Hanımın Çiftliği based on the classic novel.[2] She continued her television career with the youth series Not Defteri, where she played the character of Suna. She played with Haluk Bilginer in series Hayatımın Rolü adaptation of "Mrs. Doubtfire".[3]

She played the character of Dilara in the series Paramparça, which was broadcast between 2014 and 2017 and lasted for 3 seasons.

In 2018, she played the character of Melek in the TV series Şahin Tepesi adaptation of "Falcon Crest". Later, she had the role of İpek Tekin in Hekimoğlu, the Turkish adaptation of the House, M.D. series.[4] In 2021, she was awarded the best actress award by the Radio and Television Journalists Association for her role as İpek Tekin. The award was presented by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.[5] She then shared the lead role with Erdal Beşikçioğlu in the TV series Hakim, which is an adaptation of Your Honor.

Together with Timuçin Esen, with whom she shared the leading role in the Hekimoğlu series, she appeared in the Disney+ series Ben Gri. In 2023, she portrayed a mystical character named Çavgeş in the Netflix original series Şahmaran.

Personal life

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She married Ertan Saban in 2016 and they had a daughter named Biricik Saban in 2018.[6]

Filmography

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Film
Title Year Role
Kabuslar Evi 2006 Melisa
Çınar Ağacı 2010 Berrin
Rüzgarın Hatıraları 2015 Leyla
Türkler Geliyor: Adaletin Kılıcı 2020 Mara Hatun
Bihter 2023 Matmazel
Television
Title Year Role Notes
Gözyaşı Çetesi 2006 Deniz Season 1
Kara İnci 2007 Seçil Season 1
Güldünya 2008–2009 Duru Seasons 1-2
Hanımın Çiftliği 2009–2011 Halide Dinçaslan Şahin Seasons 1-2
Anneler ile Kızları 2011 Defne Season 1
Hayatımın Rolü 2012 Ela Season 1
Not Defteri 2014 Suna Season 1
Paramparça 2014–2017 Dilara Terzioğlu Gürpınar Seasons 1-3
Şahin Tepesi 2018 Melek Özden Sarpkaya Season 1
Hekimoğlu 2019–2021 İpek Tekin Seasons 1-2
Hakim 2022 Yasemin Kaner Season 1
Ben Bu Cihana Sığmazam 2022– Leyla Türk Season 1
Web series
Title Year Role Platform Notes
Ben Gri 2022 Hülya Disney+ Season 1
Şahmaran 2023 Çavgeş Netflix Season 1
Theatre
Title Year
Atları da Vururlar 2005
Arzu Tramwayı 2008
Romeo ve Juliet 2008
Pandaların Hikayesi 2012

References

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  1. ^ "Ebru Özkan kimdir? Ebru Özkan Saban nereli ve kaç yaşında?". Sözcü. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Ertan Saban ve eşi Ebru Özkan kimdir?". Hürriyet. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Zerrin Tekindor ATV'ye Unfollow Çaktı! Şahin Tepesi'nin Final Kararına Sosyal Medyada Tepkiler Büyüyor". Onedio. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Ebru Özkan Saban kimdir? İpek Tekin rolündeki Ebru Özkan'ın eşi kim?". Milliyet. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Yılın Kadın Oyuncusu Ebru Özkan oldu!". CNN Türk. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Ebru Özkan kimdir? Ebru Özkan'ı aldattığı iddia edilen eşi Ertan Saban kimdir? İşte biyografileri!". Sabah. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 8 July 2020.
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