Bennu Yıldırımlar

• Name — Bennu Yıldırımlar • Born — 22 November 1969 • Birthplace — Istanbul, Turkey • Occupation — Actress • Years Active — 1990–present • Children — 1 • Website — bennuyildirimlar.com

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.

• 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 • 2011–2014 — Umutsuz 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

• 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 [1] [2] 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

She married Bülent Emin Yarar.