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Damla Sönmez

Acting
Known For

38 Years Old

Damla Sonmez was born in Istanbul, Turkey. Her native language is Turkish and is fluent in English and French. Cinema has been her greatest passion since she was child. She is an award-winning actor of international distinction. She received several nominations for her performance in  Bornova Bornova (2009) , winning the Antalya Golden Orange Award, Ankara Flying Broom Women's Film Festival Award and a Sadri Alisik Theatre & Movie Award. She was also nominated for The Young Talent Award at the Yesilcam Movie Awards for her performance in Mahpeyker - Kösem Sultan (2010) As a young actress, Sonmez trained in cities throughout Europe. After graduating from Saint Joseph French High School in Istanbul, she was accepted to Université de La Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris III Theatre department. She studied for a year in Paris before being awarded a scholarship to the Yeditepe University Fine Arts Theatre Department in Istanbul. She also attended Jillian O'Dowd's Contemporary Acting Workshop at the London Dramatic School of Arts.. Sonmez made her film debut in  Kampüste çiplak ayaklar (2009) , which was quickly followed up with her award-winning performance in Bornova Bornova (2009) in which she played a confused, yet ruthless Lady M-inspired girl from Izmir. She played a young conservative worker in _Çakal(2010)_ and was nominated for her work as an Ottoman Empire Sultan in Mahpeyker - Kösem Sultan (2010). Sonmez next played an abused girl who takes matters into her own hands in the comedy Kurtulus Son Durak(2012) She continued her work in film in Uzun Hikaye (2012) as an attorney's daughter who meets the love of her life, followed by Sen Aydinlatirsin Geceyi (2013) playing a young town girl who has the ability to stop time.

Born

Istanbul, Turkey on 3rd May 1987

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The Pit Image
The Pit
Efsun
Rise of Empires: Ottoman Image
Rise of Empires: Ottoman
Ana
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Emret Komutanım
Karamel
Aziz Image
Aziz
Dilruba Paşazadeoğlu
Gece Gündüz Image
Gece Gündüz
Pınar
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Şubat
Gelin
Respect Image
Respect
A Love Story Image
A Love Story
Ceylan German
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War of the Roses
Gülru Çelik / Gülru Sipahi
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Aşk ve Gurur
Zeynep Esen
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Maviye Sürgün
Defne Boz
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Türkan
Turhan
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Cirak
Hacker
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Golden Butterfly Awards
Presenter
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Dark Legacy
Nazan
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We Are Not Innocent
Selin
Sahte Prenses Image
Sahte Prenses
Sedef
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7 Faces
Pınar
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Ayla: The Daughter of War
Nuran
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Sibel
Sibel
I Am You Image
I Am You
Aisha
The Contact Image
The Contact
Merve
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Strange, Abandoned, Deranged
Mahpeyker: Kösem Sultan Image
Mahpeyker: Kösem Sultan
Emine/Kösem Sultan
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Trick
Oyuncu
Çakal Image
Çakal
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Bornova Bornova
Özlem
A Long Story Image
A Long Story
Ayla
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Last Stop: Kurtuluş
Tülay
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Taksim Hold'em
Defne
Thou Gild'st the Even Image
Thou Gild'st the Even
Defne
Kampüste Çıplak Ayaklar Image
Kampüste Çıplak Ayaklar
Ebru
The Second Night Image
The Second Night
Across the Sea Image
Across the Sea
Damla
Right Where I Left You Image
Right Where I Left You
Nihan
The Cut Image
The Cut
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Scarecrow
Girl