Pınar Deniz

Pınar Deniz (born 4 November 1993) is a Turkish actress.

She is best known for her roles in Wounded Love (2016–2018), Love 101 (2020–2021), and Family Secrets (2021–2024), a series that won an International Emmy Award. In 2022 and 2023, she won the Golden Butterfly Award for Best Actress for her role in Family Secrets. Deniz earned two Turkish Film Critics Association Award nominations for her performances in Two Types of People (2020) and Black Night (2022).

Life and career

Was born on 4 November 1993 in Adana. Her family is of Lebanese descent. Her family is one of the Arab families in the ancient and multicultural city of Mardin. She stated that she could speak Arabic as a child, but now she has forgotten it. She moved with her family to Tarabya, İstanbul, where she grew up. She graduated from the Istanbul University School of Public Relations and Advertising. She lost her maternal grandmother during the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey.

She made her television debut in 2014 with the high school series Sil Baştan, in which she portrayed the character of Evrim. She later appeared in a music video for Murat Dalkılıç's song, "Yani". Her breakthrough came with the popular TV series Vatanım Sensin, in which she had the role of Yıldız. In 2021, she shared the leading role with Kaan Urgancıoğlu in the TV series Yargı, with whom she had previously co-starred in the Netflix original series Aşk 101.

Personal life

After meeting on the set of the 2018 series Bir Deli Rüzgar, Deniz and her co-star, Berk Cankat, began a relationship. They broke up due to undisclosed reasons around December 2019.

In the summer of 2022, Deniz had been in a relationship with actor Kaan Yıldırım. They got married on 17 September 2024 in Italy.

Filmography

Film

• My Brother 2 — Kardeşim Benim 2 — Didem — Mert Baykal — Supporting role
• Two Types of People — İnsanlar İkiye Ayrılır — Ceren — Tunç Sahin — Supporting role
• Doom of Love — Aşkın Kıyameti — Lydia — Hilal Saral — Leading role
• 2022 — Black Night — Karanlık Gece — Sultan — Özcan Alper — Supporting role

Television

• Fresh Start — Sil Baştan — Evrim — Star TV — Leading role
• White Lie — Beyaz Yalanlar — Azra — Show TV — Supporting role
• 2015 — Sunflower — Günebakanlar — Sinem — ATV — Supporting role
• Wounded Love — Vatanım Sensin — Yıldız — Kanal D — Supporting role
• A Crazy Wind — Bir Deli Rüzgar — Gökçe Yücel — Fox — Leading role
• Call My Manager — Menajerimi Ara — Herself — Star TV — Cameo
• The Red Room — Kırmızı Oda — Nazlı Gündoğan — TV8 — Cameo
• Family Secrets — Yargı — Ceylin Erguvan Kaya — Kanal D — Leading role

Web Series

• Love 101 — Aşk 101 — Burcu — Netflix — Main role
• Think About This — Bunu Bi' Düşünün — Yağmur — BluTV — Cameo
• Actress — Aktris — Yasemin Derin — Disney+ — Leading role

Awards and nominations

• 2017 — Most Successful Breakthrough Actress — Wounded Love — Won
• IKU Career Honorary Awards — 2022 — Best Couple – Television Series — Family Secrets — Won
• 2021 — Best Supporting Actress — Two Types of People — Nominated
• Turkish Film Critics Association Awards — 2024 — Best Supporting Actress — Black Night — Nominated
• 2021 — Best Actress — Family Secrets — Won
• 2022 — Best Actress – Television Series — Family Secrets — Won
• Disabled Life Foundation Awards — 2023 — Best Actress – Television Series — Family Secrets — Won
• 2022 — Most Admired Cinema Actress — Two Types of People — Won
• 2022 — Best Couple – Television Series — Family Secrets — Won
• 2022 — Most Successful Actress — Family Secrets — Won
• 2022 — Performer of the Year — Family Secrets — Won
• 2022 — Stylish Actress of the Year — Herself — Won
• 2022 — Best Couple – Television Series — Family Secrets — Won
• 2022 — Best Actress – Television Series or Film — Family Secrets — Won
• 2022 — Best Actress of the Year — Family Secrets — Won
• 2022 — Top Quality Actress — Family Secrets — Won
• 2022 — Best Couple – Television Series — Family Secrets — Won
• 2022 — Top Working Women — Herself — Won
• 2022 — Most Favorite Actress of the Year — Family Secrets — Won
• 2022 — Best Actress of the Year — Family Secrets — Won
• 2022 — Best Actress – Film — Two Types of People — Won
• 2022 — Best Actress of the Year — Family Secrets — Won
• Golden Butterfly Awards — 2022 — Best TV Couple — Family Secrets — Nominated
• Golden Butterfly Awards — 2023 — Best TV Couple — Family Secrets — Nominated
• Golden Butterfly Awards — 2023 — Best Actress of the Year — Family Secrets — Won
• 2022 — Best Actress – Television Series — Family Secrets — Won
• 2023 — Best Actress in Foreign Series — Family Secrets — Won