Ezgi Asaroğlu

Ezgi Asaroğlu
Born (1987-06-18) 18 June 1987 (age 37)
İzmir, Turkey
OccupationActress
Years active2004–present
AwardsDublin Silk Road Film Festival, Best Actress Award, 2014
Websitewww.ezgiasaroglu.com

Ezgi Asaroğlu[1] (born 18 June 1987) is a Turkish film and television actress.[2]

Life and career

TV Series

She first appeared on cable TV in the TV series Bir Dilim Aşk, which marked her screen debut at age 17.[3] During the years, she had roles in the top-rated TV series and the popularity of the series made Ezgi Asaroglu well known to audiences in Turkey.[4]

After comedy series Leyla ile Mecnun[5][6] and Yağmurdan Kaçarken, she began starring in a drama series O Hayat Benim. The series continued for four seasons, one hundred thirty-one episodes and also broadcast in several countries with a huge success which gained international recognition to Asaroglu.[7][8] The fact that she chooses different roles each time makes her resume interesting. Just as in her bipolar character in Mucize Doktor which was more challenging role than the others for sure. And once again she put on a memorable performance.[9]

Films

In 2005, she appeared in the short movie What's Love Doing in the Mountains? which won awards at film festivals around the world. Ezgi's film career started with her role in the 2008 award-winning independent film, For a Moment, Freedom (aka Ein Augenblick Freiheit), a biting, tragicomic refugee drama which has won 30 international awards.[10][11][12][13][14][15] Since then, she has taken on starring roles. In 2009, she starred in Kampüste Çıplak Ayaklar (aka Barefoot on Campus).[16][17][18][19] Her performance received critical acclaim, and other successful films followed,[20][21] including Acı Aşk, En Mutlu Olduğum Yer,[22][23][24] Aşk Kırmızı,[25][26] Cennetten Kovulmak (which earned her "Best Actress Award" from Dublin Silk Road Film Festival), Sağ Salim 2: Sil Baştan.[27]

Filmography

TV series

Year Title Role Director Notes and Awards
2004 Bir Dilim Aşk Pelin Yüksel Aksu, Ümmü Burhan
Zor Karar Meral Nihat Özcan, Feride Kaytan
2006 Kızlar Yurdu Gülenay Ceyda Demir
2007 Yolcu Kader Ali Artaç
Menekşe ile Halil Canay Uluç Bayraktar
2008 Hatırla Sevgili Rüya Ümmü Burhan
Gece Sesleri Zehra Cemal Şan
2009 Binbir Gece Duru Kudret Sabancı
2011 Leyla ile Mecnun Leyla Onur Ünlü
2012 İşler Güçler Aslı Baytar (Guest) Selçuk Aydemir
2013 Yağmurdan Kaçarken İdil Jale İncekol
2014-2017 O Hayat Benim Bahar Merve Girgin, Hülya Bilban
2020-2021 Mucize Doktor Ezo (guest) Yusuf Pirhasan, Aytaç Çiçek

Films

Year Title Role Director Notes and Awards
2005 What's Love Doing in the Mountains? Ayşe Yunus Emre Fırat * California Chapman University Cecil Awards for Best Undergraduare Picture and Best Screenplay Produced
* California Independent Film Festival, Slate Award for Best Foreign Short
* Humboldt International Film Festival, Festival Prize for Best Foreign Language Romantic Drama
* Garden State Film Festival, Jury Award for Best Short Student International
* Santa Cruz Film Festival, Audience Award for Best Student Film
* Hollywood International Student Film Festival, Festival Prize for Best Foreign Language Romantic Drama
* Angelus Awards Student Film Festival, Honorable Mention for Production Design
* 2007 Boston Motion Picture Awards 2nd Place Winner

* Harlem International Film Festival, New York, USA
* 5. Taos Mountain Film Festival, New Mexico, USA
* International Diversity Film Market, Washington, DC USA
* Edmonton International Film Festival, Canada
* Manaki Brothers International Film Camera Festival, Macedonia
* Temecula Valley International Film Festival, California, USA

Official Site
2008 For a Moment, Freedom Jasmin Arash T. Riahi * Montréal World Film Festival, the Golden Zenith for the Best First Fiction Feature Film
* 4. Zurich Film Festival, the Golden Eye for the Best Debut Feature Film
* 13. Festival International Des Jeunes Realisateurs De St Jean De Luz, Alain Poire Screenvision Award for Best Director
* Festival du Cinéma Européen en Essonne in France, the Public Award and the Student Award
* Viennale 08-International Filmfestival, Vienna Film Prize for the Best Austrian Film
* 2. Festival Internacional San Luis Cine/Argentina, Mejor Guion for the Best Screenplay
* 5. Amazonas Filmfestival/Manaus Brasil, Grand Prize and Publics Prize for the Best Movie
* 19. Festival International du Film D'Histoire-Pessac/France, Main Award of the Jury and Student Award and also the Publics Prize
* 30. Max Ophüls Festival, Interfilm Award and Prize of the Minister President of the State of Saarland
*10° European Cinema Festival "Special Jury Award", "Special Audience Award", Lecce/Italy
* 10. International Beverly Hills Film Festival
* 13. Asien-Premiere Internationales Filmfestival Pusan
* Mostra de valencia Spanien
* Festival Ciné 32 Indépendance(s) et Creation

Official Site
2009 Kampüste Çıplak Ayaklar Deniz Cansel Elçin *Montreal Golden Horn Film Festival Opening Film
Acı Aşk Seda Taner Elhan *Mannheim-Heidelberg Film Festival, Germany
*Cairo Film Festival, Egypt
*29. International Istanbul Film Festival, Turkey

Official Site
2010 En Mutlu Olduğum Yer Elif Kağan Erturan
2012 Cennetten Kovulmak Emine Ferit Karahan *50. International Antalya Film Festival, the Golden Orange for the Best Feature Film
*The Silk Road Film Festival, Ireland, The Silk Road Award for the Best Actress
*25. Ankara International Film Festival, Mahmut Tali Öngören Special Award
*50. Pesaro Film Festival, Italy, Human Rights Special Mention
2013 Aşk Kırmızı Zeynep Osman Sınav *Berlin Turkish Film Festival Opening Film
*New York Turkish Film Festival Opening Film

Official Site Archived 2017-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
2014 Sağ Salim 2: Sil Baştan Nihal Ersoy Güler

In other media

Year Film Director Notes and Awards
2004 Molped Bahadır Karataş * 17th Crystal Apple Advertising Awards - Certificate of Achievement Award Winner in Turkey, 2005.
2005 Çilek Furniture Mert Baykal
Coca-Cola Serdar Işık
Redd Mete Özgencil * Redd "Mutlu Olmak İçin" Music Video
2007 Biryağ Hakan Yonat
Vodafone Özer Feyzioğlu
2008 Ülker Yıldız Hakan Yonat
27th International Istanbul Film Festival Çağan Irmak
Vodafone Burcu Matur Yolcu
2009 Polisan Home Cosmetics Eric Will
(Source: IMDb.com)

References

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  2. ^ Uncu, Erman Ata (6 October 2009). "Antropolog oyuncu" (in Turkish). Radikal.
  3. ^ Taş, İlknur (15 December 2009). "Rekabet Duygum Yok". Milliyet (in Turkish).
  4. ^ Çakır, Seda (11 June 2005). "Hasanboğuldu'dan esinlendi Amerika'yı fethetti". Sabah (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 22 July 2015.
  5. ^ Aydın, Senem (27 July 2011). "Modern Zamanlarin Leyla İle Mecnun'u". Milliyet (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 24 April 2014.
  6. ^ "'Kimse rakip değil herkesin yarışı kendiyle'". Habertürk (in Turkish). 8 August 2011. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015.
  7. ^ "Com nome na Forbes, atriz de Minha Vida, novela turca da Band, revela bastidores da fama". 8 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Interes major pentru Ezgi Asaroglu în Moldova". Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  9. ^ "Ezgi Asaroğlu, Mucize Doktor dizisine resital yaparak veda etti!". 19 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Ein Augenblick Freiheit" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 21 October 2015.
  11. ^ Young, Neil (24 November 2008). "Film Review: For A Moment, Freedom". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 26 July 2015.
  12. ^ Harvey, Dennis (3 September 2008). "For a Moment, Freedom". Variety.
  13. ^ "2009 Foreign Language Film Oscar". The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on 5 September 2014.
  14. ^ "Oscar yolunda bir Türk yıldız". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 7 September 2009.
  15. ^ "Onu bu sezon peş peşe üç filmde izleyeceğiz". Milliyet (in Turkish). 3 October 2009. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015.
  16. ^ "Sınemanin Yükselen Yildizlari". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 21 July 2015.
  17. ^ "Özgür yaşanan bir ülke istiyorum". Sabah (in Turkish). 31 August 2009. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014.
  18. ^ "Yeşilçam'ın Kanada çıkarması". Sabah. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  19. ^ "'Çıplak ayaklar' Kanada'yı fethetti!". Gazete Vatan. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  20. ^ Ceylan Barlas, Hale (7 January 2012). "Bu yıl üç ayrı sinema filminde oynayacağım" (in Turkish). Star (Turkish newspaper). Archived from the original on 3 February 2012.
  21. ^ Bildiren, Ece (October 2011). "Ezgi Asaroğlu... Şöhretin Değiştirmediği İsim" (in Turkish). All magazine. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015.
  22. ^ Çuhadar, Bahar (17 April 2010). "En mutlu olduğu yere giden güzergâh belli" (in Turkish). Radikal. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015.
  23. ^ Akbıyık, Serdar (24 April 2010). "'Başkaları ne der'i önemsemem" (in Turkish). Star.
  24. ^ Işıklar, Bozkurt (25 November 2010). "Sinemanın yeni yıldızı Ezgi Asaroğlu" (in Turkish). Boxer. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015.
  25. ^ "Aşk Kırmızı" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 7 March 2014.
  26. ^ "Ezgi Asaroğlu "Zeynep" rolü ile uçuşa geçmiş!" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 23 July 2015.
  27. ^ "Sağ Salim 2: Sil Baştan" (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2018.


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