Rojda Demirer

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Rojda Demirer
Born (1980-08-12) 12 August 1980 (age 43)
Occupation(s)Movie, TV and voice actress
Years active2002–present

Rojda Demirer (born 12 August 1980) is a Turkish actress.

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Early years

She was born in Ankara to a father of origin from Diyarbakır. Her paternal family is of Kurdish origin, from the Raman tribe. Her cousin is the actress Belçim Bilgin. [1] [2] Her father died of cancer when Demirer was seven. She lived with her mother and older sister Ruken. Rojda is the Kurdish language word for "sunrise". However, she can't speak Kurdish. [3] [4]

At the age of 8, she began performing in children's programmes at the state-owned TRT's Radio Ankara. Between 1997 and 2001, Demirer studied drama at the Turkish State Conservatory of Hacettepe University in Ankara. After graduation, she worked for the State Theater of Trabzon from 2003 to 2008.

Career

She received the İsmail Cem Television Award, the "Best Supporting Actress in a TV-series for Youth" in 2010 for her role in the Show TV youth drama series Melekler Korusun . The serial is at present being re-run by the Fox TV Turkey.

Lately, she opened an upmarket home-made chocolate store called "Marie-Antoinette Chocolate" in memory of the French Queen, in the Nişantaşı quarter of Istanbul together with her sister Ruken Demirer, [5] who is also an actress. [6]

Filmography

Movies
YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 Gönderilmemiş Mektuplar CerenLeading actress
2012 KAOS - Örümcek Ağı MeltemLeading actress
2019Geniş Aile Komşu KızıZeynepLeading actress
Television series
2022–2023 O Kız MelekChannel : Kanal D
2022 Son Nefesime Kadar [7] GökçeChannel : FOX
2021 Maraşlı Firuzan TürelChannel: ATV
2020 Saygı Hasret YakarNetwork: BluTV
2018–2019 Çarpışma BelmaChannel: Show TV
2017 Adı Efsane SeçilChannel: Kanal D
2016KördüğümNeslihan
2015 Acil Aşk Aranıyor AylaSupporting actress, Channel: Show TV
2014 Yedikule Hayat Yokuşu Süreyya / Sultan
2012–2013 Alev Alev AlevLeading actress, Channel: ATV
2011–2012 Elde Var Hayat ElifLeading actress, Channel: TRT 1
2010–2011 Geniş Aile Zeynep MeyveliLeading actress, Channel: Kanal D and Star TV
2009–2010 Melekler Korusun Esin Kömürcü TülekLeading actress, Channel: Show TV
2007 Sevgili Dünürüm AyperiLeading actress, Channel: Star TV
2006 Hisarbuselik SemaSupporting actress, Channel: TRT 1
2006 Yaşanmış Şehir Hikayeleri ZeynepLeading actress, Channel: Kanal D
2006 Candan Öte GörkemLeading actress, Channel: Star TV
2005 Tadımız Kaçmasın EdaLeading actress, Channel: Kanal D
2004 Ağa Kızı BiricikLeading actress, Channel: Kanal D
2004 Canım Benim DemetLeading actress, Channel: ATV
2003 Aşk Olsun EbruLeading actress, Channel: Kanal D
2002 Eyvah Hamiyet Teyze

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