Oya Başar

Oya Başar
Born	(1956-02-11) 11 February 1956 (age 68) Istanbul, Turkey
Occupation(s)	Actress, comedian
Years active	1964–present
Spouses	Levent Kırca ​ ​ (m. 1985; div. 2000)​ (m. 2001; div. 2005)
Children	2

Oya Başar (born 11 February 1956) is a Turkish actress.

Early life and career

At the age of 8, Başar joined the Istanbul City Theatres. After finishing her education in Istanbul, she took part in various plays. She then worked for Devekuşu Cabaret, Istanbul Theatre and Ali Poyrazoğlu Theatre. She then made her television debut, before meeting Levent Kırca and founding a theatre company with him. Her breakthrough came with the 1986 sketch series Olacak O Kadar, which she produced, directed, and acted in together with her husband for years. She played in popular comedy series "Benim Annem Bir Melek" alongside Tarık Ünlüoğlu who her ex-bride's father.[1] In 2007, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and took a break from acting but later recovered.[2] She then joined Şehir Theatres and appeared in the Yedi Kocalı Hürmüz musical. Başar continues her career in cinema and television.[3]

Personal life

Her maternal family is of Kurdish origin. After Ottoman Empire collapsed, her paternal family is of Turkish origin who immigrated from Thessaloniki. Başar married actor Levent Kırca in 1985. Together they had two children, Umut Kırca and Ayşe Kırca. The couple divorced in 2000,[4] but remarried in 2001 before divorcing again in 2005. Levent Kırca died in 2015.[5][6]

Başar does not use social media and has stated that she doesn't take what is written on these media into consideration.[7]

Filmography

Film
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1966	Oduncunun Çocukları	Nurse
1974	Canavar Cafer	Journalist
1976	Analar Ölmez	Teacher
1976	Bitmeyen Şarkı	Nebahat
1976	Bulunmaz Uşak
1976	Kaybolan Saadet	Sevim
1976	Lüküs Hayat	Servant
1976	Mahallede Şenlik Var
1976	Zühtü (I)	Döndü
1977	Kördüğüm	Emine
1977	Ne Zaman Geleceksin
1977	Sen ve Ben
1977	Vahşi Sevgili	Fadime's sister
1978	Neşeli Günler		Voice over
1979	Çilekeş	Suna
1982	Berduşlar	Nesrin
1982	Gözüm Gibi Sevdim	Ayşe
2001	Son	Necla Fidan
2002	Şeytan Bunun Neresinde
2015	Yusuf Yusuf	Kadriye
2016	El Değmemiş Aşk
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1974	Sokak Şarkıcıları
1986–2005	Olacak O Kadar	Nebalet
2002	Ah Yaşamak Var Ya!	Hatun
2004	Kendini Bırak Gitsin
2006	Sev Kardeşim	Meryem	Supporting role
2008–2010	Benim Annem Bir Melek	Neriman Turuncu	Leading role
2011–2013	Alemin Kıralı	Asalet	Leading role
2014–2015	Roman Havası	Zarife Hoyrat	Leading role
2015–2017	O Hayat Benim	Sultan	Supporting role
2018	Meleklerin Aşkı	Rukiye İnançlı Efe	Leading role
2022	Çok Güzel Hareketler 2	Herself	guest presenter
2023	Yaz Şarkısı	Emine Yıldırım	Supporting role

Theatre

• Kadın ile Memur - BKM
• Yedi Kocalı Hürmüz - Istanbul City Theatre
• Üç Baba Hasan - Oya Başar Levent Kırca Theatre
• Seferi Ramazan Beyin Nafile Dünyası - Oya Başar Levent Kırca Theatre
• Gereği Düşünüldü - Oya Başar Levent Kırca Theatre
• Morfin - Ali Poyrazoğlu Theatre
• Haneler - Devekuşu Cabaret

References

1. https://www.milliyet.com.tr/cadde/umut-kirca-evet-bosandik-6088115
2. Ömer Gören (7 December 2013). "Protez memeyi hiç dert etmedim". Posta. Archived from the original on 3 August 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
3. "Benim Annem Bir Melek dizisinin Hasıla'sına bir de böyle bakın!". 27 April 2018.
4. "Levent Kırca-Oya Başar çifti boşandı". NTV.com.tr. 9 June 2000.
5. Serkan Öztürk (17 October 2015). "Oya Başar: Hayatımın 35 yılı gitti". Habertürk. Archived from the original on 8 November 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2016.
6. https://www.yenibakis.com.tr/oya-basar-kimdir-oya-basar-simdi-ne-yapiyor
7. "Oya Başar'dan sosyal medya açıklaması".

External links

• Oya Başar at IMDb