Canan Ergüder (born 15 July 1977) is a Turkish actress.

Canan Ergüder
Ergüder in 2011
Born (1977-07-15) 15 July 1977 (age 47)
Alma materLondon Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
OccupationActress
Years active2000–present
Spouses
Christopher Burke
(m. 2006; div. 2009)
(m. 2017)
Children1
Websitecananerguder.net

Life and career

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Ergüder was born on 15 July 1977 in Istanbul, Turkey. Her father, Üstün Ergüder, is a professor in political sciences. Her family is of Bosnian descent.[1] She studied theatre at Franklin & Marshall College and later graduated with a master's degree from School of Drama at The New School. She also briefly took part in a program at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. In 2003, she became a permanent member of Actors Studio, which is founded by Elia Kazan, Cheryl Crawford and Robert Lewis.[2] In 2007, she received the Best Supporting Actress Award at the Hoboken International Film Festival for her role in Shooting Johnson Roebling as Nancy.[3]

After continuing her career on stage by taking parts in plays such as Graceland, Rattlesnake, Twelfth Night, Love's Labor's Lost, Three Sisters and Arcadia.

She made her television debut in 2007 with hit series Bıçak Sırtı with Nejat İşler, Mehmet Günsür after which she most notably appeared in Binbir Gece. She is best known for franchise crime series and film Behzat Ç. Bir Ankara Polisiyesi with Erdal Beşikçioğlu, Nejat İşler, Fatih Artman.

In 2009, she received the Most Successful Actress in a Supporting Role award at the Afife Jale Theatre Awards for her role in the play Bayrak. Ergüder had a supporting role in the 2011 movie Will, and similarly made appearances in Russell Crowe's The Water Diviner and Huner Saleem's Tight Dress.

Between 2014–2016, she had a leading role in the TV series Güllerin Savaşı with Damla Sönmez. She played in Menajerimi Ara which adapted from French series alongside Fatih Artman.[4]

On 6 April 2021, she announced on her social media accounts that she was diagnosed with breast cancer.[5]

Filmography

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Film

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Film
Year Title Role Notes
2007 Shooting Johnson Roebling Nancy Supporting role
2011 Behzat Ç. Seni Kalbime Gömdüm Prosecutor Esra Leading role
Will Mina Bilic Supporting role
2014 Kurt Hilal Short film
2014 The Water Diviner Red Cross nurse Supporting role
2016 Tight Dress Venus Leading role
2018 Kaos Fadime Leading role
Raveling Claire Short film

Television

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Television
Year Title Role Notes
2007–2008 Bıçak Sırtı Serra (Piano teacher) Supporting role
2008–2009 Binbir Gece Eda Akınay Leading role
2010–2012 Behzat Ç. Bir Ankara Polisiyesi Prosecutor Esra Leading role
2012 Atlılar Zikra Voice over
2013 Galip Derviş Leyla Gürsoy Guest appearance
2014–2016 Güllerin Savaşı Gülfem Sipahi Leading role
2017 Yıldızlar Şahidim Zeynep Leading role
2019 Behzat Ç. Prosecutor Esra Supporting role
2020–2021 Menajerimi Ara Feris Dikmen Leading role
2022 Oğlum Demet Leading role
2023 Aile Leyla Soykan Sayıcı Supporting role

Theatre

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Theatre
Year Title Role Venue
2000 The Median Line Kate Grove Street Playhouse
2001 The Median Line Kate Access Theatre
2001 Anthony & Cleopatra Charmian Expanded Arts
2004 Graceland Donnie' n' Marie The Workshop Theater Co.
2004 Graceland Donnie' n' Marie The Connelly Theater
2004 Rattlesnake Jessie The Workshop Theater Co.
2007 The Patient Therapist Sydney The Chernuchin Theater
2009–2012 Bayrak Woman Garaj İstanbul/ Muammer Karaca/ KREK
2010 Bomba Waitress Garaj İstanbul/ IKSV Salon
2010 Fırtına Caliban/Ferdinand International Istanbul Theatre Festival
2012–2015 Nehir The Other Woman Oyun Atölyesi
2019 Hipokrat Yeşim Doğan Toy İstanbul

Awards

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Year Award Category
2007 Hoboken International Film Festival Best Supporting Actress
2009 Afife Jale Theatre Awards Most Successful Actress in a Supporting Role

References

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  1. ^ "Sigarayı bıraktım vejetaryen oldum". March 2015.
  2. ^ "Canan Ergüder kimdir, nerelidir, kaç yaşındadır?". acunn.com. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Canan Ergüder kimdir?". Sabah. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Canan Ergüder kimdir? Canan Ergüder eşi kim?". Milliyet. 7 October 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Canan Ergüder meme kanserine yakalandı (İlk açıklama)". NTV. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
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