Born in Istanbul on July 6, 1972, Yonca Şahinbaş grew up in an art-filled family environment as the daughter of the famous artist Mahmut Cevher. After graduating from Mimar Sinan University State Conservatory Theater Department in 1994, he reinforced his acting experience by performing in State Theaters during his education years.
Şahinbaş, who started voice-over work in 1991, created a versatile artist identity by working as a presenter while also working at Bakırköy Municipality Theatres.
Yonca Şahinbaş enriched her stage life with various plays. In 1991, she appeared on stage at the Istanbul State Theater with "Afife Jale" written by Nezihe Araz. In 1992, she appeared in William Shakespeare's play "Macbeth", in 1993 in Turhan Selçuk's play "Abdülcanbaz" and in 1995 in Nezihe Araz's play "Saat 9.05".
At Bakırköy Municipality Theatres, he performed "Swans Don't Sing" (Ferdi Merter) in 1999, "The Strange Animal Called Human" (Anton Chekhov) in 2000, "Spring Point" (William Shakespeare) in 2003, "Klakson Trumpets and Bırts" (Dario Fo) in 2004, "Man of the Day" (Haldun) in 2005. Taner) and in 2008, he performed Steven Berkoff's plays "Think Full, Talk Empty".
In the field of voice acting, she voiced the character Simge in the TV series "Baz Bebek", the characters Toph and Yue in the animation "Avatar: The Last Airbender", Patricia Williamson in the TV series "House of Anubis" and young Sophie in the anime movie "The Walking Castle". In his personal life, he has a son named Ali Deniz from his marriage with stage designer Tevfik Ali Yenel; On January 10, 2015, she married actor Koray Şahinbaş.
He has created a wide portfolio in his television and cinema career since the movie "Summer House" in 1993. He took part in projects such as "Gurur" and "Who is the Guilty" in 1994, Sırma in the TV series "Çiçek Taxi" between 1995 and 1998, "İlişkiler" in 1997, "Günaydın İstanbul Kardeş" in 1999, "Kurt Trap", "Piece Pinchik" and "Defense" in 2000. "Aşkına Eşkıya" in 2001, "Asmalı Konak" in 2002, "Avrupa Yakası" (Mürvet), "Stepmother" and "Paydos" in 2004, "Tear Gang" and "A Thousand and One Nights" (Füsun Evliyaoğlu) in 2006, "Love is a Dream" in 2009, In 2010, “Where Is My Daughter?” He took part in TV series such as (İpek Demiray). "Dila Hanım" (Sultan Barazoğlu) between 2012-2014, "Never Give Up" (Nazan Kozan) in 2015-2016, "Yeni Gelin" (Asiye İncesu) in 2017-2018, "Heart Wound" (Vedia Sancakzade) in 2021-2022, In 2023-2024, he took part in productions such as " Kendi Düşen Ağlamaz" (Esma Soner) and "Özür Dilerim" (Şükran) in the same year.
In 2023, he was seen as a guest in the project called "Sen Türkülerini Söyle", in 2025 he appeared in the films "Gözleri KaraDeniz" (Nermin Maçari) and "Aşkın Dünkü Çocukları" (Meryem), and until 2026 he starred in "Possible Love" (Selma).
Yonca Şahinbaş (b. July 6, 1972, Istanbul), theater, cinema, TV series actress and voice actor.
Şahinbaş, who graduated from Mimar Sinan University State Conservatory Theater Department in 1994, is the daughter of artist Mahmut Cevher. Yonca Şahinbaş, who acted at the State Theaters during her education, started her voice-over work in 1991. In addition to his work at Bakırköy Municipality Theatres, the artist also works as a presenter and acts in movies and TV series.
She has a son named Ali Deniz from her marriage with stage designer Tevfik Ali Yenel. She married actor Koray Şahinbaş on January 10, 2015.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in a total of 18 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Dila Hanım (2012) — Sultan Barazoğlu
- European Side (2004) — Mürvet
- One Thousand and One Nights (2006) — Füsun Evliyaoglu
- I'm Sorry (2023) — Thanksgiving
- New Bride (2017) — Asiye
- I Never Give Up (2015) — Nazan
- Heartache (2021) — Vedia
- Where's My Daughter? (2010) — Ipek Demiray Arslan
- Whose Falling Doesn't Cry (2023) — Esma Soner
- Their Eyes Are on the Black Sea (2025) — Nermin
- For Your Love Thug (2001)
- Gang of Tears (2006) — Fall
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
