Esra Bilgiç Biography
Esra Bilgiç (born Ankara) is a Turkish actress and model. She portrays Halime Sultan in the historical adventure television series Dirilis: Ertugrul. From , She starring in the TV series Dirilis: Ertugrul telecast on TRT 1. Her co-actors are Engin Altan Düzyatan and Hülya Darcan. Esra Bilgiç appears as Halime Hatun in the series. Esra Bilgiç was dating a professional Turkish footballer Gökhan Töre since The couple finally got married on 21 October She is a student at Bilkent International University, Istanbul. She has a brother and there is no information about her family.
Awards: Social Awareness Awards : Best Female Actress in Series (Won) Anadolu Medya Awards : Best Actress of the Series (Won) Turkey Youth Awards : Best Female Actress in Series (Nominated)
BornOctober 14,
Esra Bilgiç
Turkish actress (born )
Esra Bilgiç | |
|---|---|
| Born | () 14 October (age&#;30) Ankara, Turkey |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years&#;active | –present |
| Spouse | Gökhan Töre &#; &#; (m.&#;; div.&#;)&#; |
Esra Bilgiç (Turkish:&#;[esˈɾaː bilˈɟitʃ]; born 14 October ) is a Turkish actress.[1][2] She is best known for portraying the role of Halime Hatun in the Turkish historical adventure television series Diriliş: Ertuğrul from to [3][4][5][6][7][8] Among other roles, she starred in the – crime drama Ramo.
Career[edit]
Bilgiç was born on 14 October in Ankara, Turkey.[1][9] In , she made her television debut in the Turkish historical adventure series Diriliş: Ertuğrul on TRT 1, alongside co-actors Engin Düzyatan and Hülya Darcan. The story of the series is centred around the life of Ertuğrul Bey, the father of Ottoman dynasty founder Osman Bey.[10][11][12] Bilgiç played the role of Halime Hatun, mother of Osman, but left in , due to changes in the new season.[13][14][15][16]
She also appeared in Bir Umut Yeter&#;[tr] alongside Tolgahan Sayışman and Hazal Subaşı. In , Bilgiç appeared in a leading role in the Turkish film Adanış Kutsal Kavga with co-star İsmail Filiz. She is the female lead in the Turkish crime-drama television series Ramo with co-star Murat Yıldırım.[17] Outside of Turkey, Bilgiç has seen wide popularity in Pakistan, leading her to become the brand ambassador of the Pakistani cricket team Peshawar Zalmi, consumer electronics company QMobile and mobile network provider Jazz in [18][19][20][21][22]
From September until February , she shared the lead role in the period drama Kanunsuz Topraklar&#;[tr] with actor Uğur Güneş. The series was canceled after 16 episodes due to poor ratings.[23][24]
In March , Bilgiç appeared in a Victoria's Secret commercial for the "Love Cloud" collection.[25]
Personal life[edit]
In , Bilgiç began dating a professional Turkish footballer, Gökhan Töre. The couple got married on 21 October , and divorced on 17 June Turkish PresidentRecep Tayyip Erdoğan and First LadyEmine Erdoğan were present at Bilgiç's wedding.[26][27]
In August , after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, Bilgiç posted retweets with hashtags including "I don’t want refugees in my country" and "I don’t want Afghans here." She later removed the retweets. Dawn described the original tweets as "hateful".[28]
Filmography[edit]
| Films | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Note |
| (released in ) | Adanış Kutsal Kavga | Cemre Haznedar | Leading role |
Awards and nominations[edit]
Bilgiç has won several awards. Some of them are:
| Awards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Awards Ceremony | Category | Project | Result | Ref. |
| Antalya TV Awards | Best female actress in series | Diriliş: Ertuğrul | Won | ||
| Sosyal Farkındalık Ödülleri | Best female actress in series | Won | [29] | ||
| Sadri Alışık Theatre and Cinema Awards | Best female actress | Won | |||
| Anadolu Media Ödülleri | Best actress in series | Won | [30] | ||
| Türkiye Gençlik Ödülleri | Best female actress | Won | |||