Pınar Altuğ

Pınar Altuğ Atacan (born 2 September 1974[1]) is a Turkish actress, TV presenter and former model. She is best known for family comedy "Çocuklar Duymasın" (2002-2019) which one of the longest Turkish series.[2]

Pınar Altuğ
Born (1974-09-02) 2 September 1974
Istanbul, Turkey
Occupation(s)Actress, TV presenter, model
Years active1995–present
Spouses
Umut Elçioğlu
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(m. 2000; div. 2003)​
    Yağmur Atacan
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    (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.[3]

    Career

    She started her career in television in 1995. Between 1995 and 1998, she worked as a presenter on various news-magazine programs.[3] 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.[4]

    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.[3]

    Filmography

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

    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[5]

    References
    1. "Pınar Altuğ 40. yaşına kahkahalarla girdi!". Sacit Aslan. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
    2. "'Çocuklar Duymasın' sonsuza kadar devam mı edecek?".
    3. "Pınar Altuğ kimdir?". Hürriyet. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
    4. "Pınar Altuğ Atacan kimdir? Boyu, nereli, kaç yaşında?". Habertürk. 25 October 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
    5. "Altın Kelebek Ödülleri kazananlar listesi… 45. Altın Kelebek ödüllerini kazananlar kişiler belli oldu!". Sözcü. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
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