Melisa Sözen

Melisa Sözen (born 6 July 1985)^[3][4] is a Turkish actress.

Biography[edit]

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, Muhteşem Yüzyıl, "Kırmızı Oda" and Şubat. She played two different roles in surreal series "Şubat" alongside ex-husband Alican Yücesoy. 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 Kış Uykusu 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 play Kalp Düğümü (The Knot of the Heart) and film Kış Uykusu, 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). Sözen, Perihan Mağden's “Who were we running from, Mother?” He will star in the adaptation of the book. The series premiered on February 24, 2023.^[5]

Personal life[edit]

As of 2014, she is in a relationship with Harun Tekin who is one of the founding members and the vocalist of the Turkish rock band Mor ve Ötesi.^[6]

Filmography[edit]

Web series[edit]

TV series[edit]

Films[edit]

Short Film[edit]

Dubbing[edit]

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External links[edit]

• Melisa Sözen at IMDb
• Melisa Sözen ~ SinemaTürk