Melisa Sözen
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 6, 1985 (age 41)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul, Turkey
Biography
Melisa Sözen (born 6 July 1985) is a Turkish actress. Starting her professional career at the very early age of 15, she studied in theatre department of Pera Fine Arts High School. Sözen starred in many Turkish TV hits including Çemberimde Gül Oya, Bıçak Sırtı, Bir Bulut Olsam, The Magnificent Century, "Kırmızı Oda" and Şubat. She played two different roles in "Şubat".After working with Turkey's most prominent directors in movies like Av Mevsimi, Bir Varmış Bir Yokmuş and Cenneti Beklerken Sözen attracted international attention with her phenomenal acting in Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Palme d'Or winning Winter Sleep in 2014. Following her role in the 3rd Season of Éric Rochant's influential series Le bureau des légendes in 2017, Sözen moved to Paris for a while and worked on her French. Her first leading role in a French movie came in 2019 with Damien veut changer le monde. Achieving an extraordinary level of critical success in her homeland by winning both Theater Critics Association's and Film Critics Association's awards for the actress in a leading role in 2015 with her performances in The Knot of the Heart and Winter Sleep, Sözen frequently was invited as a jury member to many international film festivals including Guanajuato International Film Festival (Mexico, 2015), International Istanbul Film Festival (Turkey, 2016), Sarajevo Film Festival (Bosnia Herzegovina, 2017) and Cannes Series (France, 2018).
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Filmography
Roya
Movie · as Roya
The Kindergarten
Movie
Istanbul Encyclopedia
TV · as Aylin · 8 eps
FER
TV · 8 eps
A Long Cold Winter
Movie
Who Were We Running From?
TV · as Mother · 7 eps
The Red Room
TV · as Alya Ergüder · 12 eps
Aleph
TV · as Yaşar · 16 eps
The Day After
Movie · as Otobüsteki Kadın
Adopt a Daddy
Movie · as Salma
Tonight with İbrahim Selim
TV · 1 ep
My Father's Sins
TV · as Yeşim · 4 eps
7 Faces
TV · as Banu · 1 ep
Circle
TV · 1 ep
Benimle Var Mısın?
Movie
Hayat Şarkısı
TV · as İpek Torunbaş · 36 eps
Once Upon a Time
Movie · as Nehir
Beş Kardeş
TV · as Fahriye · 13 eps
The Bureau
TV · as Esrin · 10 eps
Winter Sleep
Movie · as Nihal
A Long Cold Winter
Movie
Analı Oğullu
TV · as Ece · 10 eps
Pazarları Hiç Sevmem
Movie · as Deniz
Şubat
TV · as Yağmur/Sabah Çankaya · 32 eps
Reis
TV · as Ayşe · 9 eps
Hunting Season
Movie · as Asiye
Güneydoğu'dan Öyküler: Önce Vatan
TV · as Aylin Solmaz · 11 eps
I Wish I Were A Cloud
TV · as Narin Bulut · 29 eps
House of Nightmares: The Time Waiting on You
Movie · as Mukaddes- Ece
Bıçak Sırtı
TV · as Nisan Ertuğrul · 30 eps
Waiting for Heaven
Movie · as Leyla
Eve Giden Yol 1914
Movie · as Safiye
Eski Hastalık
Movie
Azap Yolu
TV · 15 eps
He's Convict Now
Movie · as Aylin
Crash
Movie · as Çantası Çalınan Kadın
Deli Mavi
Movie · as Lara
Okul
Movie · as Ceyda
Kayıp Aşıklar
Movie · as Nermin
The Rose and the Thorn
TV · as Feriha Eroğlu · 40 eps
Büyümüş de Küçülmüş
TV · as Şebnem · 9 eps
Şarkılar Seni Söyler
TV · 3 eps
Bana Şans Dile
Movie · as Tuba
İçerideki
Movie · as Zeynep
Yeni Hayat
TV · as Özgür · 19 eps
Köçek
Movie