Suna Selen
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 1, 1939 (age 87)
- Birthplace
- Istanbul, Turkey
Biography
Suna Selen (born 1 July 1939) is a Turkish actress of theatre, film and television. She has appeared in numerous plays at the Istanbul State Theatre. Selen was born in 1939 in Istanbul. Her father was lawyer Hüsamettin Selen, and her mother, Nimet Selen, was a granddaughter of scholar Ahmed Cevdet Pasha and daughter of Fatma Aliye Topuz. She finished her high school education at the Beşiktaş Atatürk Anadolu Lisesi. During her high school years she also attended the Theatre Department of Beşiktaş Municipal Conservatory. In 1956, she started studying law at the request of her family. At the same time she started to work at the Dormen Theatre. A year later, she left the law school and started her painting education at the Istanbul Academy of Fine Arts. In 1957, she married the painter Cem Kabaağaç and together they had a son. After her marriage, she left the Academy and pitched out her role at the Dormen Theatre. She began her professional career in the theatre season of 1959–60 with Alexandro Casona's Woman Coming at Dawn. During the same season she soon became famous as Nicole Cerusier in Alber Husson's comedy The Pavements in the Sky. In addition to theatre plays, she also starred in a number of motion pictures and series. For her role as the Witch in Pamuk Prenses ve 7 Cüceler she won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 1971 International Antalya Film Festival. She was the recipient of the Best Supporting Actress award at the Ankara International Film Festival for her role as Füruzan in Cazibe Hanımın Gündüz Düşleri. For her role as Elmas in Gönderilmemiş Mektuplar, Selen won the Best Actress award at the International Istanbul Film Festival. Selen's second marriage was to Münir Özkul, from which she has a daughter, named Güner Özkul. In 1974, she divorced Münir Özkul and married play writer Güner Sümer. She later gave birth to her third child and second son Sinan Sümer. In 2016, "because of the dignity she gained in acting profession during her long life as an artist", she became the first recipient of the Lifetime Nadide Küntay Award at the İsmet Küntay Theatre Awards ceremony.
Known For
Filmography
Concoon
TV · as Kütüpane sahibi · 1 ep
Tour Guide
Movie · as Jale
Vatikan'ın Şifresi: Bir Temel Macerası
Movie
Bir Türk Masalı
Movie
8 (Sekiz)
Movie
Tozkoparan İskender
TV · as Makbule · 24 eps
The Poet
Movie
Miracles Of Love
Movie
Ev Kira Semt Bizim
Movie
İstanbul Muhafızları: Ab-ı Hayat Çeşmesi
Movie · as Ayşen
My Little Girl
TV · as Müfide Adıgüzel · 34 eps
Yeni Başlayanlar İçin Hayatta Kalma Sanatı
Movie · as Babaanne
Vezir Parmağı
Movie · as Ayşe Hatun
Our Story
TV · as Zeliha · 2 eps
Somuncu Baba: Askin Sirri
Movie
Kayıp İnci
Movie
Don't Look Too Far
Movie · as Samime
The Impeccables
Movie · as Selma
Yunus Emre: Aşkın Sesi
Movie
Şipşak Anadolu
Movie · as Hauptrolle
Kadim Dostum
TV · as Mara Kilerci · 9 eps
MC Dandik
Movie · as Karadul
After the Revolution
Movie
Hayat Devam Ediyor
TV · as Kadriye Altındağ · 45 eps
Başrolde Aşk
TV · as Babaanne · 2 eps
Son İstasyon
Movie · as Hacer
Five Minarets in New York
Movie
Sensiz Yaşayamam
TV · 13 eps
Kış Masalı
TV · 6 eps
Taş Yastık
Movie
Ara
Movie · as Grandma
Kayıp Prenses
TV · as Yaşlı İris · 29 eps
Zincirbozan
Movie · as Rahşan Ecevit
White Angel
Movie · as Mizgin
Parmaklıklar Ardında
TV · as Gülten'in Annesi · 1 ep
Zincirbozan
TV · as Rahşan Ecevit · 6 eps
Girls Dormitory
TV · 1 ep
Doktorlar
TV · 1 ep
Tutkunum Sana
TV · 4 eps
Cemalım
Movie · as Gül
Büyü
Movie
The Rose and the Thorn
TV · 40 eps
Yadigar
TV · 4 eps
Waiting for the Clouds
Movie · as Selma
Gönderilmemiş Mektuplar
Movie
Hızma
TV · 1 ep
Aşkım Aşkım
TV · 1 ep
Devridaim
Movie
The Letter
Movie
Yaz Yağmuru
Movie
Shahmaran
Movie · as Menekşe
Sevgili Ortak
Movie
Yellow Smile
Movie · as Güzin
Kurt Kanunu
Movie · as Gurbet Hala
Daydreams of Miss Cazibe
Movie · as Füruzan
Piano Piano Kid
Movie · as Sıdıka
Kocakarılar
Movie
Time of Death
Movie
Gençler
TV · as Kevser · 23 eps
Bir Tren Yolculuğu
Movie
Su da Yanar
Movie
Kuyruklu Yıldız Altında Bir İzdivaç
Movie
Ateşten Günler
TV · 4 eps
Uzaylı Zekiye
TV · 10 eps
Sıcak Tatlı Yaz
Movie
Oteldeki Cinayet
Movie
Bugünün Saraylısı
TV · as Berrin · 4 eps
Fırtına Gönüller
Movie
Çocuklar Çiçektir: Kuduz
Movie · as Ayşe
Can Kurban
Movie
Gecelerin Kadını
Movie
Üç İstanbul
TV · 11 eps
Strike the Interests
Movie
İffet
Movie · as İffet's aunt
The Horse
Movie · as Woman in the villa
Kürtaj
Movie
Yusuf and Kenan
Movie · as Lale
Hınç
Movie · as Elif
Fake Gangster
Movie · as Gazino Şarkıcısı
There Is a Wound in My Heart
Movie · as Şaziment
Esir Hayat
Movie · as Kamer
Unutulanlar
TV · 1 ep
Paprika Gaddar'ın Aşkı
Movie
Dertli
Movie · as Şaziye
Para
Movie
Binbir Gece Masalları
Movie · as Cadı
Once a Year
Movie · as Zeynep
İki Ruhlu Kadın
Movie
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Movie · as Cadı Kraliçe
Fatoş Sokakların Meleği
Movie
Hürmüz with Seven Husbands
Movie · as Deli Havva
Cinderella
Movie
Aysecik in the Land of the Magic Dwarfs
Movie · as Kötü Cadi (Wicked Witch of the South)
Kerem ile Aslı
Movie
Küçük Hanımın Şoförü
Movie · as Fatoş
Silahları Ellerinde Öldüler
Movie · as Nevin
Sürtüğün Kızı
Movie
A Nation Awakens
Movie
Dokunma Bozulurum
Movie
Dikenli Gül
Movie · as Cavidan
The Charming Bandit
Movie
Mahalle Arkadaşları
Movie · as Türkan
Kalp Yarası
Movie
Beyond the Nights
Movie · as Sema