Şebnem Dönmez (born May 17, 1974 in Salzgitter, West Germany[1]) is a Turkish movie and television series actress and host of television shows.

Şebnem Dönmez
Born (1974-05-17) May 17, 1974 (age 50)
Occupation(s)Actress, presenter
Years active1992–present
Spouse
(m. 2004; div. 2007)

Originally a model, she debuted in 1992 at the television scene taking part in a motorsports show of TRT, at that time Turkey's only channel. Şebnem Dönmez kept on appearing in and hosting several TV shows since then.[2]

She acted in a stream of Turkish films and television series. The first international movie she acted in was The Net 2.0, a Hollywood production shot in Istanbul.[1][3] She performed on stage with one of the leading roles in Oyunun Oyunu (Noises Off) by Michael Frayn.[1][4]

In 2005, she married the film director Ezel Akay. Their marriage ended after two years.[5]

Filmography

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
2002 Mumya Firarda Leyla
2002 Kolay Para Hülya
2004 Neredesin Firuze Melek
2006 Hacivat Karagöz Neden Öldürüldü? Ayşe Hatun
2006 The Net 2.0
2007 O Kadın
2009 Vali Ceyda Aydın
2017 Misafir
2018 Çakallarla Dans 5 Müjgan

Television series

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Year Title Role Notes
1990 Üç Arkadaş
1991 Ahmet Hamdi Bey Ailesi
1993 Üç Kişilik Dünya
1994 Bir Demet Tiyatro
1994 Zzzzt FM
1999 Aşkın Dağlarda Gezer Kejal
1999 Kulaktan Kulağa
1999 Şans Melekleri
1999–2000 Ne Şeker Şey
2000 Eyvah Kızım Büyüdü Roza
2001 Uçur Beni
2001 Kulaktan Kulağa
2002 Aslı ile Kerem Aslı
2003 Ölümsüz Aşk Eylül
2004 Size Baba Diyebilir miyim? Serap
2006 Erkeksen Seyret Leyla
2007 Eşref Saati Truva Feraye
2008 Nerede Kalmıştık?
2010 Küçük Sırlar Ece Altınel
2012 Yalan Dünya Canan
2012–2013 Kuzey Güney Melda Yalgın
2013–2015 Medcezir Asude Sude Beylice
2018–2019 Avlu Nihal Ünal
2020 Zemheri Mehveş Demirkan
2021 Son Yaz Serap Gök
2022–2023 Yasak Elma Handan Kılıç

Television programs

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Year Program/Award ceremony Notes
1996–98 Sabah Şekerleri TV program, with Murat Başoğlu
1997–98 Görevimiz Tehlike
1997 3rd Kral TV Video Music Awards presented with Murat Başoğlu
1998 Cumartesi Gecesi Ateşi TV program
2000 6th Kral TV Video Music Awards presented with Ziya Kürküt
2005 42nd Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival presented with Korhan Abay
2007 Her Şeyi Bilmek Gerekmiyor TV program
2007 Bak Kim Dans Ediyor
2008 Laf Ebeleri
2009 16th International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival
2014 21st International Adana Golden Boll Film Festival presented with Mehmet Aslan

Theatre

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Year Title Role Notes
2003 3. Türden Yakın İlişkiler
2004 Tanrım Beni Baştan Yarat
2007 Noises Off

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Biography". Şebnem Dönmez.
  2. ^ Tüzel, Hızır (2003-08-30). "Dönmez dediler, döndü". Radikal (in Turkish). Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  3. ^ The Net 2.0 on IMDb
  4. ^ Tuna, Salih (2007-11-27). "Oyunun Oyunu". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  5. ^ Keskin, Neslihan (2007-01-27). "Şebnem Dönmez ve Ezel Akay boşanıyor". Sabah (in Turkish). Retrieved 2010-02-20.
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