Merve Dizdar

Народився 25 черв. 1986 р. · Izmir, Turkey

Merve Dizdar (born 25 June 1986) is a Turkish actress. She was born in Izmir, Turkey. She is a graduate of Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University School of Fine Arts with a degree in acting. She received her master's degree in acting from Kadir Has University. She started her career on stage by joining Semaver Company and continued it at Craft Theatre. Dizdar made her cinematic debut with Bir Ses Böler Geceyi (2011) alongside Cem Davran and pursued a career in television with recurring roles in the series Kavak Yelleri, Genis Aile, Bir Yastikta, Doksanlar, Cilgin Dershane Üniversite, and was first noted with her role in Bes Kardes. She also worked for TRT Children, presenting the programs Arkadasim Bidi and 23 Nisan Senlige Dogru. Dizdar won the Afife Jale Theatre Best Actress Award for her role in the play Yutmak. She then joined the cast of hit series 7 Yüz, Vatanim Sensin, and Mucize Doktor respectively. In 2020, she had a leading role with Uraz Kaygilaroglu in the Gupse Özay's comedy film Eltilerin Savasi, which as of April 2021 is the 22nd most-watched movie of all time in Turkey according to Box Office Türkiye. She shared the leading role with Serenay Sarikaya, Ezgi Mola, Enis Arikan, Sükrü Ozyildiz in a musical adaptation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. In 2020, she started to play in the series Masumlar Apartmani and won Golden Butterfly Awards Best Actress. She played an actress and her many roles in Cem Yilmaz's Netflix spin off comedy series Ersan Kuneri. In 2022 she starred in Selcen Ergun's Kay ve Ayi/Snow and Bear. In 2023, she starred in Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Kuru Otlar Ustüne /About Dry Grasses , for which she become first Turkish actress at the 76th Cannes Film Festival by winning the Best Actress award for her portrayal of a teacher.