Cansu Dere

Born

14 October 1980 (aged 46)

Place of birth

Ankara

On Avşar Film

appeared in 1 movie

Cansu Dere was born on 14 October 1980 in Ankara; she spent her school years in Izmir. After finishing third at Miss Turkey, organized by Kanal D in 2000, she turned to professional modeling, walked in the shows of Turkish designers, and in 2002-2003 took part in various fashion events in Paris. During the same period she hosted various programs on Kanal D, Show TV and NTV.

Her acting experience in front of the camera began in 2004 with the series Metro Palas. The character Ceylan in Güz Yangını made her name known; in the series Sıla, which began in 2006 and ran for two years, she took the lead role and reached a wide audience. In cinema she played Defne in the period film Son Osmanlı: Yandım Ali, in which she starred with Kenan İmirzalıoğlu.

Her recognition rose markedly with the role of Eyşan in the series Ezel, which began in 2009. In the following years she brought to life Mary Lou in Yahşi Batı, the police officer Songül in Behzat Ç.: Seni Kalbime Gömdüm, and Firuze in Muhteşem Yüzyıl. She played Nevra Elmas in Şahsiyet, in which she co-starred with Haluk Bilginer; she also had the lead role in the series Sadakatsiz, which stayed on air from 2020 to 2022. The series Anne and the film El Yazısı are among other important works of her career.

Dere appeared in Avşar Film's 2006 film Takip.