Reyting Hamdi Pınar Altuğ

Turkish actress

Pınar Altuğ Atacan (born 2 September ^[1]) is a Turkish actress, TV presenter and former model. She is best known for family comedy "Çocuklar Duymasın" () which one of the longest Turkish series.^[2]

Education[edit]

Altuğ studied at Saint-Benoît French High School. She started modeling while in high school. Her father died when she was 17 years old. Altuğ, who was elected Miss Turkey in , stopped her education at Istanbul University School of Political Sciences, Department of Business Administration in She eventually pursued a degree in communication studies.^[3]

Career[edit]

She started her career in television in Between and , she worked as a presenter on various news-magazine programs.^[3] In , she started presenting the food program Pınar'ın Yemek Zevki, after which she retired from modelling

In , she was cast in the Kurt Kapanı TV series. She continued her career as an actress with roles in Çocuklar Duymasın, Omuz Omuza, Davetsiz Misafir and İlk Aşkım. In , she released her first cookbook, titled Pınar'ın Mutfağından. From to , she presented the Türkiye'nin Yıldızları contest. In , she began taking part in the new season of comedy series Çocuklar Duymasın, for which she eventually a Golden Butterfly Award for Best Comedy Actress in ^[4]

Personal life[edit]

In , she married Umut Elçioğlu but divorced after a few years. In , she married actor Yağmur Atacan, who is nine years her junior. Their daughter, named Su, was born in January ^[3]

Filmography[edit]

Television[edit]

Film[edit]

TV programs[edit]

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