Melisa Sözen

Born

6 July 1985 (aged 41)

Place of birth

Istanbul

On Avşar Film

appeared in 1 movie

Melisa Sözen was born on 6 July 1985 in Istanbul. She trained in the theater department of Pera Fine Arts High School and began working as a professional actress at the age of 15.

On television, she became known for her roles as Feriha in Çemberimde Gül Oya, Nisan in Bıçak Sırtı and Narin in Bir Bulut Olsam; she also appeared in the series Muhteşem Yüzyıl and Şubat, in which she played two different characters. In cinema, she played Asiye in Yavuz Turgul's film Av Mevsimi and appeared in the films Bir Varmış Bir Yokmuş and Cenneti Beklerken.

Her role as Nihal in Nuri Bilge Ceylan's film Kış Uykusu, which won the Palme d'Or in 2014, brought her international attention. In 2015 she received the best actress awards of the Turkish Film Critics Association for this film and of the Theater Critics Association for the play Kalp Düşümü. She played the character Esrin in the third season of the French series Le Bureau des légendes, and in 2019 starred in the French film Damien veut changer le monde. She has served on juries at international events such as the Sarajevo Film Festival and Cannes Series.

Sözen played Mukaddes- Ece in Avşar Film's 2006 film Seni Beklerken.