Ayşenil Şamlıoğlu

Born

20 March 1956 (aged 70)

Place of birth

Istanbul

On Avşar Film

appeared in 2 movies

Ayşenil Şamlıoğlu was born in 1956 in the Ortaköy district of Istanbul; she grew up in Ortaköy and Üsküdar and attended Üsküdar Girls' High School. She left her journalism studies at Istanbul University to study languages in Frankfurt, where she worked with amateur theater groups. After returning to Turkey, she studied architecture at METU, but after the third year she moved to the Theater Department of the Hacettepe University Ankara State Conservatory, graduating in 1982.

In her graduation year she joined the staff of the Adana State Theater, then began working at the Ankara State Theater. With the role of Kınar Hanım in the play Afife Jale, she received the Sanat Kurumu's Best Supporting Actress of the Year award. In the 1995-1996 season she began directing with Ben Feuerbach; with Benimkinin Adı Regine she was found worthy of the Sanat Kurumu Director of the Year award. She served as general director of the Istanbul City Theaters from 2009 to 2012.

On television, she became known for the character Meftune in the series Ferhunde Hanımlar, which began in 1993. She played Emel in Bizim Evin Halleri, Hafize in Yol Arkadaşım, Mukadder in Kocamın Ailesi and Zahide in Jet Sosyete. She moved to cinema in 2001 with O da Beni Seviyor; she also appeared in the Eyyvah Eyvah films. Her return to the stage with the one-woman play Evarista was likewise met with an award.

Şamlıoğlu played Xate in Ay Lav Yu and Saniye Hanım in Gece Gelen Arkadaşlar, all Avşar Film productions.