Bilge Şen

Place of birth

Izmir

On Avşar Film

appeared in 14 movies

Bilge Şen was born in the Ödemiş district of Izmir. In 1963 she finished the theater department of the State Conservatory and began professional acting the same year at the Arena Tiyatrosu. In the following years she performed with the companies Dostlar, Devekuşu Kabare, Gen-Ar, Ulvi Uraz and Gülriz Sururi-Engin Cezzar.

In 1979 she joined the State Theaters; she served first in Ankara and then in Istanbul. For her role in the play Gölge Ustası, she was named actress of the year at the Avni Dilligil Awards in 1982. Also working in voice-over, Şen took part in the Turkish dubbing of the film Harry Potter ve Felsefe Taşı.

On television, she played the characters Şadiye in Eşref Saati, Sevgi in Senden Başka and Fevriye in Aile Reisi. She became known for the roles of Elmas Celepoğlu in the series Aramızda Kalsın and Pembe Barutçu in İnadına Aşk; she also appeared as a guest actress in the series Erşan Kuneri.

Şen appeared in the Avşar Film productions Babam ve Oğlum (Fatma), Çarşamba Karısı, Takip and Seni Beklerken (Sema).