She is the daughter of actor
Rutkay Aziz. Her parents divorced when she was 5 years old. In 2000, she graduated from
Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University State Conservatory with a degree in theatre studies. She started her career as a stage actress with roles in the plays
27 Numara,
Terk and
Averaj Takımı. She also works as actor for numerous different roles on
Show TV's theatrical sketch comedy
Güldür Güldür Show. Between 2001-2008, she acted alongside
Emel Sayın and
Mehmet Ali Erbil in the popular comedy series
Aşkım Aşkım as Layla. In 1998, she made her debut on television with a role in
Çiçeği Büyütmek. In 1999, Rutkay joined the cast of
Çağan Irmak's sequel series
Günaydın İstanbul Kardeş. Rutkay then was cast alongside
Halil Ergün and
Oya Aydoğan in the series
Pembe Patikler, portraying the character of Zeliş. She presented talk show "Doğa Rutkay ile Herşey Bu Masada". She presented kid program "Çocuktan Al Haberi". == Filmography ==