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Melisa Sözen

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40 Years Old

​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).

Born

Istanbul, Turkey on 6th July 1985

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The Red Room Image
The Red Room
Alya Ergüder
The Bureau Image
The Bureau
Esrin
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Tonight with İbrahim Selim
Hayat Şarkısı Image
Hayat Şarkısı
İpek Torunbaş
Aleph Image
Aleph
Yaşar
The Rose and the Thorn Image
The Rose and the Thorn
Feriha Eroğlu
Şubat Image
Şubat
Yağmur/Sabah Çankaya
Bıçak Sırtı Image
Bıçak Sırtı
Nisan Ertuğrul
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Circle
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Yeni Hayat
Özgür
I Wish I Were A Cloud Image
I Wish I Were A Cloud
Narin Bulut
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Who Were We Running From?
Mother
Güneydoğu'dan Öyküler: Önce Vatan Image
Güneydoğu'dan Öyküler: Önce Vatan
Aylin Solmaz
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Beş Kardeş
Fahriye
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Reis
Ayşe
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Analı Oğullu
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Azap Yolu
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7 Faces
Banu
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Büyümüş de Küçülmüş
Şebnem
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Şarkılar Seni Söyler
Winter Sleep Image
Winter Sleep
Nihal
My Father's Sins Image
My Father's Sins
Yeşim
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Hunting Season
Asiye
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Adopt a Daddy
Salma
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Crash
Çantası Çalınan Kadın
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He's Convict Now
Aylin
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House of Nightmares: The Time Waiting on You
Mukaddes- Ece
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Waiting for Heaven
Leyla
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Okul
Ceyda
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Eve Giden Yol 1914
Safiye
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A Long Cold Winter
Once Upon a Time Image
Once Upon a Time
Nehir
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Pazarları Hiç Sevmem
Deniz
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Benimle Var Mısın?
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The Day After
Otobüsteki Kadın
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Kayıp Aşıklar
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İçerideki
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Bana Şans Dile
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