Ebru Ceylan | |
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Born | Ebru Yapıcı
[1] 26 January 1976
Ankara, Turkey |
Alma mater |
Marmara University Mimar Sinan University |
Occupation(s) | Actress Screenwriter |
Spouse | Nuri Bilge Ceylan |
Ebru Ceylan ( née Yapıcı, born 26 January 1976) [2] is a Turkish photographer, actress, screenwriter and art director. She is married to collaborator Nuri Bilge Ceylan. [3] [4]
Ebru Yapıcı was born in Ankara and studied film and television at Marmara University and Mimar Sinan University. [4] The Ceylans starred together in the 2006 film Climates, which they also co-wrote, beginning a writing collaboration that would include Three Monkeys (2008), Once Upon a Time in Anatolia (2011) and the Palme d'Or-winning Winter Sleep (2014). [3]
Nuri Bilge described their writing relationship, which Ebru opted to end after Winter Sleep, saying "Since she is my wife she has the right to say anything. We fight a lot actually, sometimes till the morning, but it's very useful". [3] For Winter Sleep, Ebru received a nomination for the European Film Award for Best Screenwriter. [5]
Ebru resumed her writing collaboration with Nuri Bilge, now with Akin Aksun, for The Wild Pear Tree (2018) and About Dry Grasses (2023). [6] [7]