Şükran Ovalı

Şükran Ovalı
Born	Şükran Pınar Ovalı (1985-04-01) 1 April 1985 (age 39) İzmir, Turkey
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2007–present
Spouse	Caner Erkin ​ (m. 2017)​ [1]
Children	1

Şükran Pınar Ovalı (born 1 April 1985) is a Turkish actress.[2][3]

Life and career

Ovalı was born in the Eşrefpaşa district of İzmir. Her grandfather is of Kosovo descent. She spent most of her childhood in Bahçelievler, İzmir. After studying at Mustafa Urcan Primary School and Fevzi Çakmak Secondary School, she finished her high school education at Göztepe Selma Yiğit Alp High School, after which she went to Istanbul. She studied acting at Müjdat Gezen Art Center.[4][5]

She made her television debut with the series Sırlar Dünyası, after which she appeared in various TV series. In 2006, she had her first cinematic experience with a role in the movie Pars: Kiraz Operasyonu.[6] Her breakthrough came with fantasy child series Bez Bebek. She also had a role in the period drama series Kötü Yol, based on a classic novel. Alongside Şükrü Özyıldız, she appeared in the series Ekşi Elmalar and Şeref Meselesi.[6]

Filmography

Series

Streaming series
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2021	Şeref Bey	Suna	Supporting role
2024	Erşan Kuneri	Kumsal	Leading role
Television series
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Ezo Gelin	Gülden	Joined
2007	Vazgeç Gönlüm	Cemile
	Bez Bebek	Merve	Supporting role
2008	Aşk Yakar		Joined
2009	Kahramanlar	Ayşe
	Bir Bulut Olsam	Bahar
2010	Behzat Ç. Bir Ankara Polisiyesi	Aslı-Ayla	Guest appearance
2011	Reis	Nazlı	Leading role
2012	Kötü Yol	Nuran Öğütçü
	Leyla ile Mecnun	Sena	Guest appearance
2013	Avrupa Avrupa	Melisa	Joined
2014	Cinayet	Umay Abalı	Leading role
2014–2015	Şeref Meselesi	Derya
2016	Paramparça	Ayşe	Joined
2016	Familya	Ezgi Alagöz[7]	Leading role
2017–2018	Vatanım Sensin	Seher[8]	Joined
2018	Ufak Tefek Cinayetler	Şebnem Aksak
2020	Menajerimi Ara	Herself	Guest appearance
2022–2023	Yargı	Derya İhdal	Joined
2024	Kalpazan	Canan	Leading role

Film

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
2006	Pars: Kiraz Operasyonu	Zeynep	Supporting role
2008	Alia	İpek	Supporting role
	Cin Geçidi	Pınar	Short film
2009	Ev	Vildan	Leading role
2011	Nar	-	Supporting role
2015	Yeni Dünya	Melek	Leading role
2016	Şeytan Tüyü	Neşe	Leading role
	Ekşi Elmalar	Safiye	Leading role
2017	Poyraz Karayel: Küresel Sermaye	Yasemin	Leading role
2022	Hazine	Zehra	Leading role
	Kal		Leading role
2023	Cenazemize Hoş Geldiniz	Arzu	Leading role

Awards

• 22nd Sadri Alışık Theatre and Cinema Awards - Selection Committee Special Award (Ekşi Elmalar)

References

1. "Caner Erkin ile Şükran Ovalı evlendi". NTV. 2 January 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
2. "Şükran Meselesi". GQ (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
3. "Caner Erkin ve eşi Şükran Ovalı, Berkay ile eşi Özlem Şahin'i görünce buz kesti! Sebebi ise..." Takvim (in Turkish). Retrieved 12 July 2020.
4. "Şükran Ovalı kimdir?". Hürriyet. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
5. "Şükran Ovalı, actriz "Secretos de familia": "Para mí, el español es el idioma más bonito"". 31 March 2024.
6. "Şükran Ovalı kimdir? Şükran Ovalı nereli ve kaç yaşında?". Sözcü. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
7. "Şükran Ovalının dizisinde mest eden Beşiktaş sahnesi!". Fanatik. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
8. "Vatanım Sensin'in Seher'i Şükran Ovalı kimdir? Kaç yaşındadır? Aslen nerelidir?". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 9 November 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2020.

External links

• Şükran Ovalı at IMDb
• Şükran Ovalı on Instagram