Pınar Altuğ

Pınar Altuğ (born 2 September 1974[1]) is a Turkish actress, TV presenter and former model.

Pınar Altuğ
Born (1974-09-02) 2 September 1974
OccupationActress, TV presenter, model
Years active1995–present
Spouse(s)
Umut Elçioğlu
(m. 2000; div. 2003)

Yağmur Atacan
(m. 2008)
Children1

Education

Altuğ studied at Saint-Benoît French High School. She started modeling while in high school. Her father died when she was 17 years old. Altuğ, who was elected Miss Turkey in 1994, stopped her education at Istanbul University School of Political Sciences, Department of Business Administration in 1997. She eventually pursued a degree in communication studies.[2]

Career

She started her career in television in 1995. Between 1995 and 1998, she worked as a presenter on various news-magazine programs.[2] In 1999, she started presenting the food program Pınar'ın Yemek Zevki, after which she retired from modelling

In 2000, she was cast in the Kurt Kapanı TV series. She continued her career as an actress with roles in Çocuklar Duymasın, Omuz Omuza, Davetsiz Misafir and İlk Aşkım. In 2003, she released her first cookbook, titled Pınar'ın Mutfağından. From 2004 to 2006, she presented the Türkiye'nin Yıldızları contest. In 2010, she began taking part in the new season of comedy series Çocuklar Duymasın, for which she eventually a Golden Butterfly Award for Best Comedy Actress in 2018.[3]

Personal life

In 2000, she married Umut Elçioğlu but divorced after a few years. In 2008, she married actor Yağmur Atacan, who is nine years her junior. Their daughter, named Su, was born in January 2009.[2]

Filmography

Television

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2000 Kurt Kapanı Serap Arma Leading role
2002 Reyting Hamdi Pınar Guest appearance
2002–2005 Çocuklar Duymasın Meltem Leading role
2004 Omuz Omuza Nisan Öz Leading role
2004 Çocuklar Ne Olacak Meltem last episode
2005 Davetsiz Misafir Defne/Şirin Leading role
2006 İlk Aşkım Lale Gürsoy Leading role
2006 Deli Dolu Selin Leading role
2009 Aile Reisi Bahar Poyraz Leading role
2010–2014 Çocuklar Duymasın Meltem Leading role
2017–2019 Çocuklar Duymasın Meltem Leading role

Film

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2008 Asteriks Olimpiyat Oyunları'nda Irena Voice-over
2016 Pamuk Prens Pınar Altuğ Guest appearance

TV programs

Program
Year Title
2004 Türkiye'nin Yıldızları
2007 Sizi Böyle Alalım
2007 Bir Dilek Tut
2007 Mucizeler Gecesi
2008 Pınarın Günlüğü
2009–2010 Bir Şarkısın Sen
2012 Bir Şarkısın Sen
2017 Sizi Böyle Alalım
2018 Sizi Böyle Alalım Ramadan Special

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
201845th Golden Butterfly AwardsBest Comedy ActressÇocuklar DuymasınWon[4]

References

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