
Suna Selen
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.
Personal Info
Gender
Female
Birthday
1939-07-01
Place of Birth
Istanbul, Turkey
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Waiting for the Clouds
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Once a Year
19717.8 / 10
Kocakarılar
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Sarı Tebessüm
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Strike the Interests
19825.5 / 10
A Nation Awakens
19665.7 / 10
Dokunma Bozulurum
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Vatikan'ın Şifresi: Bir Temel Macerası
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Zincirbozan
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Fake Gangster
19767.4 / 10
Piano Piano Kid
19917.3 / 10
Yusuf and Kenan
19797.2 / 10
Silahları Ellerinde Öldüler
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Paprika Gaddar'ın Aşkı
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Büyü
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Su da Yanar
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Kurt Kanunu
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Yaz Yağmuru
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Bir Tren Yolculuğu
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Dikenli Gül
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Yüreğimde Yare Var
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Sevgili Ortak
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İki Ruhlu Kadın
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Sıcak Tatlı Yaz
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Taş Yastık
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Ara
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Dertli
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Beyond the Nights
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
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The Impeccables
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Ölürayak
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Daydreams of Miss Cazibe
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Gönderilmemiş Mektuplar
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The Letter
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8 (Sekiz)
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MC Dandik
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Basilisk
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Cemalım
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Somuncu Baba: Askin Sirri
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Kürtaj
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Yunus Emre: Aşkın Sesi
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Sürtüğün Kızı
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Yeni Başlayanlar İçin Hayatta Kalma Sanatı
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Tur Rehberi
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Don't Look Too Far
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Şipşak Anadolu
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İffet
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The Horse
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After the Revolution
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Küçük Hanımın Şoförü
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The Charming Bandit
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Kayıp İnci
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Vezir Parmağı
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Fatoş Sokakların Meleği
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Mahalle Arkadaşları
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Beyaz Melek
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Ev Kira Semt Bizim
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Çoçuklar Çiçektir
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Miracles Of Love
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Hürmüz with Seven Husbands
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Son İstasyon
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İstanbul Muhafızları: Ab-ı Hayat Çeşmesi
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Cinderella
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Esir Hayat
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The Poet
20205.5 / 10
Hınç
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Aysecik in the Land of the Magic Dwarfs
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Can Kurban
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Kerem ile Aslı
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Oteldeki Cinayet
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Binbir Gece Masalları
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Para
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