Şerif Sezer

Born

1943 (aged about 83)

Place of birth

Mudanya

On Avşar Film

appeared in 5 movies and 2 series

Şerif Sezer was born in 1943 in the Mudanya district of Bursa. After attending primary school in Mudanya, she graduated from the theater department of the Ankara University Faculty of Languages and History-Geography and joined the Ankara State Theatre. The artist, who lived in Paris for a while, returned to the country six years later and in 1975 began working at the Istanbul State Theatre.

Her first role on the big screen was Emine in Bir Günün Hikâyesi, directed by Sinan Çetin. She then played Zînê in Yılmaz Güney's Yol, which won the Palme d'Or at Cannes. The Perran she played in the film Hamam brought her the best supporting actress award; she also took roles in the films Güneşi Gördüm and İstanbul Kırmızısı.

On television, she reached wide audiences by playing Kader Hamzaoğlu in the series Asmalı Konak and Sultan Korkmazgir in Çemberimde Gül Oya. She gave life to Nefise Karadağ in the series Benim Adım Melek and Hattuç Şanlı in Yalı Çapkını.

Sezer played Kadriye Şamverdi in Karagül, Gülbeyaz in Babam ve Oğlum, Koca Nene in Memleket and Nedret Ilgaz in Lale Devri, all Avşar Film productions.