About

Known credits:
85
Birthday:
1939-07-01
Place of birth:
Istanbul, Turkey
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Suna Selen

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
2025 Tur Rehberi Actor N/A
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2023 Vatikan'ın Şifresi: Bir Temel Macerası Actor N/A
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2021 8 (Sekiz) Actor N/A
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2020 The Poet Actor 58
Average
2019 Miracles Of Love Actor 59
Average
2018 İstanbul Muhafızları: Ab-ı Hayat Çeşmesi Actor Ayşen N/A
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2018 My Little Girl Actor Müfide Adıgüzel 76
Good
2018 Ev Kira Semt Bizim Actor N/A
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2017 Yeni Başlayanlar İçin Hayatta Kalma Sanatı Actor Babaanne 58
Average
2017 Vezir Parmağı Actor Ayşe Hatun 58
Average
2016 Somuncu Baba: Askin Sirri Actor 59
Average
2016 Kayıp İnci Actor 59
Average
2015 Don't Look Too Far Actor Samime 58
Average
2014 Şipşak Anadolu Actor Hauptrolle 59
Average
2014 Kadim Dostum Actor Mara Kilerci 69
Fair
2014 Yunus Emre: Aşkın Sesi Actor 59
Average
2014 The Impeccables Actor Selma 59
Average
2013 MC Dandik Actor Karadul N/A
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2011 Hayat Devam Ediyor Actor 70
Good
2011 After the Revolution Actor 58
Average
2010 Son İstasyon Actor Hacer 58
Average
2010 Sensiz Yaşayamam Actor N/A
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2008 Kayıp Prenses Actor Yaşlı İris N/A
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2008 Taş Yastık Actor N/A
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2008 Ara Actor Grandma 58
Average
2007 Beyaz Melek Actor Mizgin 59
Average
2007 Zincirbozan Actor Rahşan Ecevit 59
Average
2006 Tutkunum Sana Actor 69
Fair
2005 Cemalım Actor Gül 59
Average
2004 Büyü Actor 57
Average
2004 The Rose and the Thorn Actor 70
Good
2004 Yadigar Actor N/A
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2003 Waiting for the Clouds Actor Selma 59
Average
2003 Gönderilmemiş Mektuplar Actor 58
Average
1997 The Letter Actor 58
Average
1994 Yaz Yağmuru Actor N/A
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1994 Basilisk Actor 58
Average
1993 Sevgili Ortak Actor N/A
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1992 Daydreams of Miss Cazibe Actor Füruzan 58
Average
1992 Sarı Tebessüm Actor N/A
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1992 Kurt Kanunu Actor N/A
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1991 Piano Piano Kid Actor Sıdıka 59
Average
1990 Kocakarılar Actor N/A
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1990 Ölürayak Actor N/A
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1989 Gençler Actor Kevser N/A
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1988 Bir Tren Yolculuğu Actor N/A
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1987 Uzaylı Zekiye Actor 69
Fair
1987 Ateşten Günler Actor 70
Good
1987 Ateşten Günler Actor N/A
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1987 Su da Yanar Actor N/A
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1986 Sıcak Tatlı Yaz Actor N/A
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1986 Oteldeki Cinayet Actor N/A
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1983 Can Kurban Actor N/A
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1983 Çoçuklar Çiçektir Actor Ayse 58
Average
1983 Üç İstanbul Actor N/A
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1982 Strike the Interests Actor 58
Average
1982 The Horse Actor Woman in the villa 58
Average
1982 İffet Actor İffet's aunt 58
Average
1981 Kürtaj Actor N/A
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1979 Yusuf and Kenan Actor Lale 59
Average
1977 Hınç Actor Elif 58
Average
1976 Fake Gangster Actor Gazino Şarkıcısı 60
Fair
1974 Dertli Actor N/A
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1974 Esir Hayat Actor Kamer N/A
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1974 Yüreğimde Yare Var Actor Şaziment N/A
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1973 Paprika Gaddar'ın Aşkı Actor N/A
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1973 Para Actor 58
Average
1972 Binbir Gece Masalları Actor Cadı N/A
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1971 Fatoş Sokakların Meleği Actor N/A
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1971 Cinderella Actor 58
Average
1971 İki Ruhlu Kadın Actor N/A
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1971 Aysecik in the Land of the Magic Dwarfs Actor Kötü Cadi (Wicked Witch of the South) 58
Average
1971 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Actor La strega, seconda regina 58
Average
1971 Hürmüz with Seven Husbands Actor Deli Havva 59
Average
1971 Once a Year Actor Zeynep 59
Average
1971 Kerem ile Aslı Actor N/A
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1970 Küçük Hanımın Şoförü Actor Fatoş 59
Average
1967 Sürtüğün Kızı Actor N/A
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1967 Silahları Ellerinde Öldüler Actor Nevin N/A
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1966 A Nation Awakens Actor 59
Average
1965 Dokunma Bozulurum Actor N/A
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1961 The Charming Bandit Actor 59
Average
1961 Mahalle Arkadaşları Actor Türkan 58
Average
1961 Dikenli Gül Actor 58
Average
1960 Beyond the Nights Actor Sema 59
Average