Pınar Altuğ (born 2 September 1974) is a Turkish actress, TV presenter, and former model. 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 1994, stopped her education at Istanbul University School of Political Sciences, Department of Business Administration in 1997. She eventually pursued a degree in communication studies.
Profile Name: Pınar Altuğ
Height: 5′8″
Born: 2 Sept 1974
Birth Place: İstanbul, Turkey
Currently Dating: Married (Yağmur Atacan)
Instagram Profile: https://www.instagram.com/pinaraltug_atacan/?hl=en
She started her career in television in 1995. Between 1995 and 1998, she worked as a presenter on various news-magazine programs. In 1999, she started presenting the food program Pınar’ın Yemek Zevki, after which she retired from modeling
In 2000, 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 2003, she released her first cookbook, titled Pınar’ın Mutfağından. From 2004 to 2006, she presented the Türkiye’nin Yıldızları contest. In 2010, she began taking part in the new season of comedy series Çocuklar Duymasın, for which she eventually the Golden Butterfly Award for Best Comedy Actress in 2018.
Movies And TV Series
Series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Kurt Kapanı | Serap Arma | Leading role |
| 2002 | Reyting Hamdi | Pınar | Guest appearance |
| 2004 | Omuz Omuza | Nisan Öz | Leading role |
| 2004 | Çocuklar Ne Olacak | Meltem | – |
| 2005 | Davetsiz Misafir | Defne/Şirin | Leading role |
| 2006 | İlk Aşkım | Lale Gürsoy | Leading role |
| 2006 | Deli Dolu | Selin | Leading role |
| 2009 | Aile Reisi | Bahar Poyraz | Leading role |
| 2002-2019 | Çocuklar Duymasın | Meltem | Leading role |
Movies
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Asteriks Olimpiyat Oyunları’nda | Irena | Voice-over |
| 2016 | Pamuk Prens | Pınar Altuğ | Guest appearance |