Bennu Yıldırımlar

Bennu Yıldırımlar
Born (1969-11-22) 22 November 1969
Istanbul, Turkey
OccupationActress
Years active1990–present
Spouse
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(m. 1995)​
Children1
Websitebennuyildirimlar.com

Bennu Yıldırımlar Yarar (born 22 November 1969) is a Turkish actress known for her performance in Yaprak Dökümü as Fikret Tekin, Umutsuz Ev Kadınları as Nermin, Kadın as Hatice, and Süper Baba  as Elif.

Biography

Her family is Turkish origin who immigrated from Macedonia and Crete, Greece.[1] Bennu Yıldırımlar studied at Erenköy Girls High School and graduated from Istanbul University State Conservatory in 1990. From 1990 to 1991, she gained experience at the Westminster Adult Education Institute in London.[2] Yıldırımlar was chosen 'Most Promising new Actress' at the 6th Ankara Film Festival for her role in Ağrıya Dönüş in 1994. In 1999, she was given the 'Best Actress' Sadri Alışık award for her performance in the film Kaç Para Kaç.[3]

She has been married to actor Bülent Emin Yarar since 1995.

Filmography

Television
YearTitleRoleNetwork
1988Perili KöşkTRT
1990GençlerTRT
1990Gülen Ayva Ağlayan Nar
1993Rifle King Kong ShowKanal 6
1994Piranha FilmsChannel 4
1994Muhteşem ZangoStar TV
1995Kopgel TaksiStar TV
1995Video Klip ve Çizgi Film SunuşlarıShow TV
1996Sharpe's RevengeCarlton TV
1997Süper BabaElifATV
1998Utanmaz AdamATV
1998KördüğümTRT
2001Tek CelseTRT
2001Üzgünüm LeylaTRT
2001Kim Gitsin Yarışma ProgramıStar TV
2002Bir Tatlı HuzurShow TV
2002Şapkadan Babam ÇıktıEmelTRT
2004Avrupa Yakası"Guest appearance"ATV
2005AynalarGülTRT
2005MakiIrazShow TV
2006–2010Yaprak DökümüFikret TekinKanal D
2011–2014Umutsuz Ev KadınlarıNermin SeçkinoğluKanal D-Fox
2014–2015Gönül İşleriServet ÜstünStar TV
2016AltınsoylarSaadet AltınsoyKanal D
2017–2019KadınHatice SarıkadıFox
2021SadakatsizAsya GünalanKanal D
2021Olağan ŞüphelilerFeyzaExxen
2022Kusursuz KiracıMadam VulaFox
2023Veda MektubuSeher KarlıKanal D
2023–2024KaraSema TalanShow TV
2025-2026Kurulus :OrhanMalhun HatunATV
Film
YearTitleRole
1992Adada Son Gece
1993Hacı Yusuf Efendi
1994Ağrı'ya DönüşMuhsine
1994Gece, Melek ve Bizim ÇocuklarGülsen
1998Eski Fotoğraflar
1998Kaç Para KaçAyla
1999Ölümün El Yazısı
2000Hiç Yoktan AşkNurgül
2006Kabuslar Evi: Kaçan Fırsatlar LimitedFiliz
2009Gökten Üç Elma DüştüNilgün
2010Kars Öyküleri
2016Ağustos Böcekleri ve KarıncalarSelma
2018Ahlat AğacıAsuman

Theatre Plays

  • 2016 - Twelfth Night  : Shakespeare - Istanbul City Theatres
  • 2012 - Living in Tight Shoes  : Dušan Kovačević - Istanbul City Theatres
  • 2011 - Meeting Place  : Dušan Kovačević - Istanbul City Theatres
  • 2009 - General Rehearsal of Suicide  : Dušan Kovačević - Istanbul City Theatres
  • 2007 - Three Sisters - Anton Chekhov (Masha) - Istanbul City Theatres
  • 2006 - The Respectful Harlot - Jean-Paul Sartre (Lizzie) - Istanbul City Theatres [1] [2] Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine .
  • 2002-2007 - Yaprak Dökümü (The Falling Leaves) - Based on the novel of the same name by Reşat Nuri Güntekin (Fikret) - Istanbul City Theatres
  • 2002-2003 - Richard III - Shakespeare - Istanbul City Theatres
  • 2002 - Fire-Faced - Marius von Mayenburg - Istanbul City Theatres
  • 2002 - Women.War.Comedy - Thomas Brasch - Istanbul City Theatres
  • 2001-2002 - Everyone in the Same Garden - Collage of Anton Chekhov plays - Istanbul City Theatres
  • 1998-1999 - Huzur - Based on the novel of the same name by Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar (Nuran) - Istanbul City Theatres
  • 1995 - The Story of a Horse - Adapted from Tolstoy by M. Rozovsky - Istanbul City Theatres
  • 1994 - My Military Service - N. Simon - Istanbul City Theatres
  • 1990 - Three Sisters - Anton Chekhov - Istanbul City Theatres

Awards and nominations

Year Awards Category Work Result Ref.
1994 Ankara International Film Festival Most Promising New Actress Ağrı’ya Dönüş Won
1996 Bedia Muvahhit Award Best Actress for the play The Story of a Horse (Bir Atın Öyküsü) Won
1998 İsmet Küntay Awards Best Actress for the play Huzur Won
1999 Turkish Film Critics Association (SİYAD) Awards Best Actress A Run for Money (Kaç Para Kaç) Nominated
2000 Sadri Alışık Theatre and Cinema Awards Best Actress A Run for Money (Kaç Para Kaç) Won
2000 32nd Turkish Film Critics Association Awards Best Actress A Run for Money (Kaç Para Kaç) Nominated
2002 6th Afife Theatre Awards Best Supporting Actress of the Year Everyone in the Same Garden Won
2006 11th Sadri Alışık Theatre and Film Actor Awards Most Successful Female Actress of the Year Saygılı Yosma Nominated
2006 6th Direklerarası Audience Awards Best Actress Saygılı Yosma (The Respectful Harlot) Won
2008 Golden Butterfly Awards (Altın Kelebek) Best Actress for the TV series Yaprak Dökümü Won
2018 Turkish Film Critics Association (SİYAD) Awards Best Supporting Actress The Wild Pear Tree (Ahlat Ağacı) Won
2019 Sadri Alışık Theatre and Cinema Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Drama) The Wild Pear Tree (Ahlat Ağacı) Won
2020 Golden Artemis Awards Best Supporting Actress (TV Series) Woman (Kadın) Nominated
2025 Moon Life Magazine Awards Best Female Character Player for her role as Malhun Hatun Kuruluş: Orhan Won

References

  1. ↑ "Yaşlılığımı çiçek sulayarak geçirmem". Sabah.
  2. ↑ "Pilav günü buluşması". Hürriyet. Archived from the original on 2011-04-29. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
  3. ↑ "Bennu Yıldırımlar awards". Sinematürk. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
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