Demet Özdemir is a Turkish actor, model, and comedian. She gained immense popularity with her role as Sanem Aydın in the Turkish TV series ‘Erkenci Kuş’ (2018).
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Wiki/Biography
Demet Özdemir was born on Wednesday, 26 February 1992 (age 30 years; as of 2022) in İzmit, Kocaeli, Turkey. Her zodiac sign is Pisces.
Demet Özdemir’s childhood picture
Due to her family’s poor financial condition, she had to drop out of school and continue her schooling in Evening High School. She then studied theatre for two years at Şahika Tekand – Studio Oyuncuları in Turkey.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 5″
Weight (approx.): 55 kg
Hair Colour: Brown
Eye Colour: Brown
Body Measurements (approx.): 34-28-34
Family
Demet was born in a family of Bulgarian Turks.
Parents & Siblings
Her mother’s name is Sener Aysen. Her parents got divorced when she was around 7 years old. She has one elder brother, Volkan Ozdemir, and one elder sister, Derya Özdemir, who works as a model.
Demet Özdemir with her father
Demet Özdemir with her sister and mother
Demet Özdemir with her brother
Relationships/Affairs
She has been in news for her rumoured relationships with various Turkish celebrities including:
- Lider Sahin (Turkish actor)
Demet Özdemir’s rumoured ex-boyfriend Lider Sahin
- Furkan Palalı (Turkish actor)
Demet Özdemir and Furkan Palalı
- Seçkin Ozdemir (Turkish actor)
Demet Özdemir and Seçkin Ozdemir
- Efe Duru (Turkish businessman)
Demet Özdemir’s rumoured ex-boyfriend Efe Duru
- Oguzhan Ozyakup (Turkish soccer player)
Demet Özdemir and Oguzhan Ozyakup
- Ekin Mert Daymaz (Turkish actor)
Demet Özdemir and Ekin Mert Daymaz
- Can Yaman (Turkish actor)
Can Yaman and Demet Özdemir
- Kaan Yildirim (Turkish actor)
Demet Özdemir and Kaan Yildirim
- Yusuf Çim (Turkish singer)
Demet Özdemir and Yusuf Çim
- Furkan Palalı (Turkish actor)
Demet Özdemir and Furkan Palalı
- Oğuzhan Koç (Turkish singer)
Demet Özdemir and Oğuzhan Koç
Autograph
Demet Özdemir’s autograph
Career
Dancer
Demet started her career as a backup dancer. Initially, she worked as a backup dancer for the Turkish singer Bengü, and in 2016, she appeared in the music videos ‘Hodri Meydan’ by Bengü.
A still of Demet Özdemir from Hodri Meydan
Later, she joined a dance group named ‘Efes Kızları.’ She has featured as a dancer in a few Turkish music videos such as ‘Ateş Et ve Unut’ by Mustafa Sandal. Demet has also worked as a dancer in the YouTube videos of Turkish dance groups ‘Garaj Dance Centre’ and ‘Elements of Dance.’
Commercials
In 2012, she did her first TV commercial for Pegasus Hava Yolları (Pegasus Airlines).
Demet Özdemir in a commercial of Pegasus Hava Yolları
She was featured in the commercial of a Turkish apparel brand Fresh Company Markasının Reklam Yüzü. She is the brand ambassador of the cosmetic brands Garnier (Turkey) and Pantene (Turkey).
Television
In 2013, she debuted as an actor in the Turkish TV series ‘Sana Bir Sır Vereceğim’ in which she played the role of Aylin Gündoğdu.
‘Sana Bir Sır Vereceğim’ TV series
Demet was then roped in various other Turkish TV series such as ‘Kurt Seyit ve Şura’ (2014), ‘Çilek Kokusu’ (2015), ‘Room Number: 309’ (2016), and ‘Tolgshow’ (2018; as a guest).
‘Çilek Kokusu’ (2015)
In 2018, she played the role of Sanem Aydin in the Turkish TV series ‘Erkenci Kuş’ with Can Yaman in the lead role. The series received a great response from the audience, and later, the series was dubbed in various languages including Hindi, English, and Tamil.
Demet Özdemir in Erkenci Kuş
Demet appeared in the TV series ‘Doğduğun Ev Kaderindir’ in 2019.
Doğduğun Ev Kaderindir (2019)
Film
Apart from TV series, she has also appeared in Turkish films. In 2015, she played the role of Demet in her debut Turkish film ‘Tut Sözünü.’
Tut Sözünü film poster
Some of her other Turkish films are ‘Sen Kiminle Dans Ediyorsun’ (2017) and ‘Aşk Taktikleri’ (2022).
A still from Aşk Taktikleri’ (2022)
Awards
- 2015: Fan Factor II 2nd Place Award
- 2018: Butterfly Award for Best Romantic Comedy Woman for Erkenci Kuş
- 2019: Best Actress Award at Murex d’Or in Lebanon
Demet Özdemir on receiving Murex d’Or award
Favourites
Facts/Trivia
- During an interview, while talking about her family’s financial difficulties, she said,
My sister had married a rich man, but that did not help us. We had to cut our own belly. One day our money ran out. We almost need a slice of bread. Sitting with my mother, we are brooding on what to do. I am 16 years old and suddenly decided to dance but I was short and weighed 63 kg. They told me I had to be 51-52 kilos or I couldn’t dance. I worked hard, ate only salad every day, did pilates and lost 11 kilos in a month.”
- She has been featured on the cover of various fashion magazines such as All magazine, BeStyle, Elele.
Demet Özdemir featured on the cover of BeStyle Magazine
- She is an avid animal lover and owns a few pet dogs and pet cats.
Demet Özdemir and her pet cat
- She is often spotted drinking alcohol at parties and events.
Demet Özdemir holding a glass of alcohol