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Suna Selen

Suna Selen

Known for ActingBorn 1939-07-01 (age 86)Istanbul, Turkey
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.Read more

Movies & web series

Oteldeki Cinayet10.0
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Oteldeki Cinayet

1986 · Movie

Üç İstanbul10.0
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Üç İstanbul

1983 · Series

Binbir Gece Masalları10.0
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Binbir Gece Masalları

1972 · Movie

Silahları Ellerinde Öldüler10.0
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Silahları Ellerinde Öldüler

1967 · Movie

Sürtüğün Kızı10.0
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Sürtüğün Kızı

1967 · Movie

The Charming Bandit10.0
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The Charming Bandit

1961 · Movie

Can Kurban9.0
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Can Kurban

1983 · Movie

Esir Hayat9.0
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Esir Hayat

1974 · Movie

Dokunma Bozulurum9.0
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Dokunma Bozulurum

1965 · Movie

Tozkoparan: İskender8.3
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Tozkoparan: İskender

2021 · Series

Hayat Devam Ediyor8.3
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Hayat Devam Ediyor

2011 · Series

There Is a Wound in My Heart8.5
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There Is a Wound in My Heart

1974 · Movie

The Rose and the Thorn8.1
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The Rose and the Thorn

2004 · Series

Dikenli Gül8.5
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Dikenli Gül

1961 · Movie

My Little Girl7.9
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My Little Girl

2018 · Series

Parmaklıklar Ardında8.0
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Parmaklıklar Ardında

2007 · Series

Our Story7.9
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Our Story

2017 · Series

Yaz Yağmuru
8.0
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Yaz Yağmuru

1994 · Movie

Time of Death8.0
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Time of Death

1990 · Movie

Su da Yanar8.0
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Su da Yanar

1987 · Movie

Kuyruklu Yıldız Altında Bir İzdivaç8.0
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Kuyruklu Yıldız Altında Bir İzdivaç

1987 · Movie

İki Ruhlu Kadın8.0
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İki Ruhlu Kadın

1971 · Movie

Ateşten Günler7.7
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Ateşten Günler

1987 · Series

Somuncu Baba: Askin Sirri7.3
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Somuncu Baba: Askin Sirri

2016 · Movie

Once a Year7.7
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Once a Year

1971 · Movie

Piano Piano Kid7.5
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Piano Piano Kid

1991 · Movie

Beyond the Nights7.7
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Beyond the Nights

1960 · Movie

Yusuf and Kenan7.5
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Yusuf and Kenan

1979 · Movie

Hürmüz with Seven Husbands7.5
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Hürmüz with Seven Husbands

1971 · Movie

The Horse7.3
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The Horse

1982 · Movie

Yunus Emre: Aşkın Sesi7.0
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Yunus Emre: Aşkın Sesi

2014 · Movie

Başrolde Aşk7.0
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Başrolde Aşk

2011 · Series

Fake Gangster7.3
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Fake Gangster

1976 · Movie

Miracles Of Love6.9
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Miracles Of Love

2019 · Movie

Yadigar
7.0
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Yadigar

2004 · Series

Kurt Kanunu7.0
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Kurt Kanunu

1992 · Movie

Strike the Interests7.0
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Strike the Interests

1982 · Movie

Kürtaj7.0
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Kürtaj

1981 · Movie

Fatoş Sokakların Meleği7.0
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Fatoş Sokakların Meleği

1971 · Movie

Çocuklar Çiçektir - Kuduz6.8
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Çocuklar Çiçektir - Kuduz

1983 · Movie

Beyaz Melek6.2
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Beyaz Melek

2007 · Movie

Kerem ile Aslı6.5
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Kerem ile Aslı

1971 · Movie

The Impeccables6.0
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The Impeccables

2014 · Movie

Şipşak Anadolu6.0
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Şipşak Anadolu

2014 · Movie

Waiting for the Clouds6.1
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Waiting for the Clouds

2003 · Movie

Mahalle Arkadaşları6.5
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Mahalle Arkadaşları

1961 · Movie

Cemalım6.0
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Cemalım

2005 · Movie

Hınç6.2
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Hınç

1977 · Movie