Background
Demet Evgar was born in Manisa in 1980 and her beginnings in acting date back to an amateur theatre group based in that city.
Demet Evgar was born in Manisa in 1980 and her beginnings in acting date back to an amateur theatre group based in that city.
She then graduated from the theatre department of the State Conservatory of Istanbul University.
Her brother Yiğit Evgar is also an actor. While still studying, she appeared in roles in plays staged by a group founded by her together with a circle of friends and classmates. Also on one occasion, in a stage adaptation of David Hare"s The Blue Room, she had a role in Turkey"s private theatre group of national fame, Kenter Theatre.
During the period between 2000–2005 following her graduation, she played in well remarked roles in three, "Kerem ile Aslı", "Bütün Çocuklarım" and "Emret Komutanım" and also in three feature films, "Banyo", "Shattered Soul" and "Güneşi Gördüm" (I Saw the Sun), which brought her to national attention in Turkey.
Up to present, her notable roles in plays include those in,, Rebecca Lenkiewicz"s "The Night Season" and Curzio Malaparte"s "The Women Lost the War Too". A stage role in a rock musical followed.
During the last two seasons to date (2009–2010), she has been playing in Molière"son Her most recent role in cinema was that of a Calamity Jane-like character in Cem Yılmaz"s 2009 big-budget comedy on the American Old West, "Yahşi Batı".
On television, she is currently appearing in the series "1 Kadın, 1 Erkek", a Turkish adaptation of Un gars, une fille.
She has a reputation as a favorite of the film director Mustafa Altıoklar, having appeared in two feature films and a television serial by him in early-2000s.