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Elçin Sangu

Elçin Sangu

Actor · Born August 13, 1985 (41) · Turkey

She was born on August 13 1985 in Izmir. She graduated from Mersin University Fine Arts Faculty - Department of Opera. She began her acting training at Sahne Tozu Theater. She made her acting debut in the TV drama series, "Öyle Bir Geçer Zaman Ki" in 2011-2012. Following that, she starred in other TV series; "Ask Kaç Beden Giyer", "Bir Ask Hikayesi", "Kurt Seyit ve Shura", "Kiralik Ask/Love for Rent", "Çarpisma/Crash", and Netflix original series "Yasamayanlar/Immortals." Elçin Sangu's first role in the silver screen was "Mutluluk Zamani" in 2017. She also starred in an Ezel Akay film "9 Kere Leyla/Leyla Everlasting" in 2020, which premiered in Netflix. In 2015, with Defne character she played in "Kiralik Ask", she got the "Best Actress" awards from "Radyo Televizyon Gazetecileri Dernegi", "Ayakli Gazete", "MGD 22. Altin Objektif" and from many other universities, educative, and public organizations. Lastly, she won the "Best Actress in Comedy" award from "43. Pantene Golden Butterfly Awards". In January 2018 for her performance in the TV series "Kiralik Ask", Elçin Sangu was given Best International Actress award by DIAFA (Distinctive International Arab Festivals Awards).

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
August 13, 1985 (41)
From
Turkey
Works as
Actor
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 16% in 30 days

What are Elçin Sangu's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
58%
Self
22%
Morality
14%
Survival
6%
Romantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeMarriage2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

5 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 3 of 5 analyzed roles.

Hero
3 of 5
Shadow
1 of 5
Ally
1 of 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Romantic
3
Tense
3
Hopeful
2
Melancholic
2
Absurd
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Feel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Elçin Sangu's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (2).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Elçin Sangu's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

19 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Not a Stranger(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as Funda

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • The Sleeper(2025)

    as Saye

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Elçin Sangu ile 101 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 10 episodes · as Sunucu

  • Making of Prens (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    as Elçin sangu

  • Çöp Adam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 2 episodes · Creator · as Peri Yildirim Sonad

  • Yalancılar ve Mumları (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 5 episodes · as Ceyda Yildirim

  • Leyla Everlasting(2020)

    as Nergis

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • Happily Ever After (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 6 episodes · as Leyla

  • Tonight with İbrahim Selim (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Crash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 24 episodes · as Zeynep Tunç

  • Immortals (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 8 episodes · as Mia

  • Mutluluk Zamani(2017)

    as Ada

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Love for Rent(2015)

    Show 69 episodes · as Defne Topal

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Sevdam Alabora (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 4 episodes · as Zeynep

  • Kurt Seyit & Sura (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 21 episodes · as Güzide

  • A Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 36 episodes · as Eda Çaglar

  • Aşk Kaç Beden Giyer? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 2 episodes · as Nehir

  • Sen de Gitme (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 1 episode · as Burcu

  • Time Goes By (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 8 episodes · as Jale

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 19 titles from 2010 to 2026.

Biggest box office

The Sleeper (2025)

$3.7M worldwide

Highest rated

Love for Rent (2015)

Midcredits 56th

Most popular right now

Not a Stranger (2026)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting19 of 19: 18 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score36thOther crew1 of 19: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

By decade

2010s11 · acting2020s8 · 8 acting · 1 crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Elçin Sangu's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 36th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 39th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

39thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 5 titles are Mixed.

  • Cult Classic2
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor

Love for Rent (2015)

88th percentile spread · 20% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Love for Rent (2015)

Midcredits 56th · 71% liked

Reviewers score the acting 67/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 82, detractors 30. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Elçin Sangu work with?

People who share at least 2 of Elçin Sangu's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Cengiz Bozkurt shares the most, 2.

Actors

Composers

Producers