Bennu Yıldırımlar Yarar (born 22 November 1969) is a Turkish actress known for her performance in Yaprak Dökümü as Fikret Tekin, Umutsuz Ev Kadınları as Nermin, Kadın as Hatice, and as Elif.
Biography Her family is Turkish origin who immigrated from Macedonia and Crete, Greece. Bennu Yıldırımlar studied at Erenköy Girls High School and graduated from Istanbul University State Conservatory in 1990. From 1990 to 1991, she gained experience at the Westminster Adult Education Institute in London. Yıldırımlar was chosen 'Most Promising new Actress' at the 6th Ankara Film Festival for her role in Ağrıya Dönüş in 1994. In 1999, she was given the 'Best Actress' Sadri Alışık award for her performance in the film Kaç Para Kaç.
She has been married to actor Bülent Emin Yarar since 1995.
Filmography Television Year Title Role Network 1988 Perili Köşk TRT 1990 Gençler TRT 1990 Gülen Ayva Ağlayan Nar 1993 Rifle King Kong Show Kanal 6 1994 Piranha Films Channel 4 1994 Muhteşem Zango Star TV 1995 Kopgel Taksi Star TV 1995 Video Klip ve Çizgi Film Sunuşları Show TV 1996 Sharpe's Revenge Carlton TV 1997 Süper Baba Elif ATV 1998 Utanmaz Adam ATV 1998 Kördüğüm TRT 2001 Tek Celse TRT 2001 Üzgünüm Leyla TRT 2001 Kim Gitsin Yarışma Programı Star TV 2002 Bir Tatlı Huzur Show TV 2002 Şapkadan Babam Çıktı Emel TRT 2004 Avrupa Yakası "Guest appearance" ATV 2005 Aynalar Gül TRT 2005 Maki Iraz Show TV 2006–2010 Yaprak Dökümü Fikret Tekin Kanal D 2011–2014Umutsuz Ev Kadınları Nermin Seçkinoğlu Kanal D-Fox 2014–2015 Gönül İşleri Servet Üstün Star TV 2016 Altınsoylar Saadet Altınsoy Kanal D 2017–2019 Kadın Hatice Sarıkadı Fox 2021 Sadakatsiz Asya Günalan Kanal D 2021 Olağan Şüpheliler Feyza Exxen 2022 Kusursuz Kiracı Madam Vula Fox 2023 Veda Mektubu Seher Karlı Kanal D 2023–2024 Kara Sema Talan Show TV 2025-2026 Kurulus :Orhan Malhun Hatun ATV
Film Year Title Role 1992 Adada Son Gece 1993 Hacı Yusuf Efendi 1994 Ağrı'ya Dönüş Muhsine 1994 Gece, Melek ve Bizim Çocuklar Gülsen 1998 Eski Fotoğraflar 1998 Kaç Para Kaç Ayla 1999 Ölümün El Yazısı 2000 Hiç Yoktan Aşk Nurgül 2006 Kabuslar Evi: Kaçan Fırsatlar Limited Filiz 2009 Gökten Üç Elma Düştü Nilgün 2010 Kars Öyküleri 2016 Ağustos Böcekleri ve Karıncalar Selma 2018 Ahlat Ağacı Asuman
Theatre Plays 2016 - Twelfth Night : Shakespeare - Istanbul City Theatres 2012 - Living in Tight Shoes : Dušan Kovačević - Istanbul City Theatres 2011 - Meeting Place : Dušan Kovačević - Istanbul City Theatres 2009 - General Rehearsal of Suicide : Dušan Kovačević - Istanbul City Theatres 2007 - Three Sisters - Anton Chekhov (Masha) - Istanbul City Theatres 2006 - The Respectful Harlot - Jean-Paul Sartre (Lizzie) - Istanbul City Theatres Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine . 2002-2007 - Yaprak Dökümü (The Falling Leaves) - Based on the novel of the same name by Reşat Nuri Güntekin (Fikret) - Istanbul City Theatres 2002-2003 - Richard III - Shakespeare - Istanbul City Theatres 2002 - Fire-Faced - Marius von Mayenburg - Istanbul City Theatres 2002 - Women.War.Comedy - Thomas Brasch - Istanbul City Theatres 2001-2002 - Everyone in the Same Garden - Collage of Anton Chekhov plays - Istanbul City Theatres 1998-1999 - Huzur - Based on the novel of the same name by Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar (Nuran) - Istanbul City Theatres 1995 - The Story of a Horse - Adapted from Tolstoy by M. Rozovsky - Istanbul City Theatres 1994 - My Military Service - N. Simon - Istanbul City Theatres 1990 - Three Sisters - Anton Chekhov - Istanbul City Theatres
Awards and nominations +YearAwardsCategoryWorkResultRef.1994Ankara International Film FestivalMost Promising New ActressAğrı’ya Dönüş1996Bedia Muvahhit AwardBest Actress for the playThe Story of a Horse (Bir Atın Öyküsü)1998İsmet Küntay AwardsBest Actress for the playHuzur1999Turkish Film Critics Association (SİYAD) AwardsBest Actress A Run for Money (Kaç Para Kaç)2000Sadri Alışık Theatre and Cinema AwardsBest Actress A Run for Money (Kaç Para Kaç)200032nd Turkish Film Critics Association AwardsBest Actress A Run for Money (Kaç Para Kaç)20026th Afife Theatre AwardsBest Supporting Actress of the YearEveryone in the Same Garden200611th Sadri Alışık Theatre and Film Actor AwardsMost Successful Female Actress of the YearSaygılı Yosma20066th Direklerarası Audience AwardsBest Actress Saygılı Yosma (The Respectful Harlot)2008Golden Butterfly Awards (Altın Kelebek) Best Actress for the TV seriesYaprak Dökümü2018Turkish Film Critics Association (SİYAD) Awards Best Supporting ActressThe Wild Pear Tree (Ahlat Ağacı)2019Sadri Alışık Theatre and Cinema Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Drama)The Wild Pear Tree (Ahlat Ağacı)2020Golden Artemis Awards Best Supporting Actress (TV Series) Woman (Kadın)2025Moon Life Magazine AwardsBest Female Character Player for her role as Malhun Hatun Kuruluş: Orhan
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