Biography
Who is Cansu Dere?
Early life and background
Cansu Dere was born on October 14, 1980, in Ankara, Turkey. Her mother partly descends from the Turkish community in Thessaloniki, Greece, while her father descends from the Turkish community in Bulgaria. She completed her primary and secondary education in Izmir before attending Istanbul University Faculty of Letters to study archaeology.
Modeling and pageants
In 2000, Cansu was due to represent Turkey in the Miss Universe pageant after being crowned Miss Turkey Universe 2000. However, she withdrew from the competition due to political issues between Turkey and Cyprus. Following this, she started to work as a professional model and left her studies in the Archeology Department of Istanbul University.
She represented Turkey in international organizations of the Istanbul Textile and Apparel Exporters Association. Cansu participated in various fashion shows in Paris during 2002 and 2003 and worked with many important photographers.
Television career
Cansu transitioned into acting and secured her first major television role playing the character of Sila in the TV series Sila from 2006 to 2008 alongside Mehmet Akif Alakurt. Between 2009 and 2011, she starred as Eysan in the popular series Ezel. She then portrayed the Iranian Safavid spy Firuze in the historical drama Magnificent Century from 2012 to 2013.
From 2016 to 2017, she played Zeynep Gunes in the drama series Anne alongside Beren Gokyildiz. From 2020 to 2022, Cansu played Asya Yilmaz in Sadakatsiz, which is the Turkish adaptation of the English series Doctor Foster broadcast on Kanal D. She shared the lead role in this project with Caner Cindoruk and Melis Sezen.
Film and web series
In addition to television, Cansu appeared in several films. In 2007, she portrayed Defne alongside Kenan Imirzalioglu in the movie Son Osmanli Yandim Ali. She took a role in the black comedy Aci Ask in 2009 and had a cameo role as an American dancer in the period comedy Yahsi Bati.
She also appeared in the crime film Behzat C. Seni Kalbime Gomdum alongside Hazal Kaya and Erdal Besikcioglu. On the web, she acted in the crime series Sahsiyet, which won an International Emmy Award.
Birthday and age
Cansu Dere was born on October 14, 1980, which makes Cansu 46 years old today. That birthday falls under the Libra sign. Cansu shares the date with 21 other famous people.
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