Suna Selen

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.

My Little Girl

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Fake Gangster

7.3

Beyaz Melek

6.4

Miracles Of Love

7.1

Piano Piano Kid

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Our Story

7.8

Büyü

2.8

Yusuf and Kenan

7.2

Vezir Parmağı

3.7

The Impeccables

5.9

Zincirbozan

6.0

Don't Look Too Far

4.5

The Rose and the Thorn

7.9

Waiting for the Clouds

6.1

İffet

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After the Revolution

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Ara

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Daydreams of Miss Cazibe

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The Horse

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Doktorlar

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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

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Hürmüz with Seven Husbands

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Aysecik in the Land of the Magic Dwarfs

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Once a Year

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Beyond the Nights

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Basilisk

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Somuncu Baba: Askin Sirri

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Tozkoparan: İskender

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Gönderilmemiş Mektuplar

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Yunus Emre: Aşkın Sesi

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Çoçuklar Çiçektir

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Aşkım Aşkım

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Yeni Başlayanlar İçin Hayatta Kalma Sanatı

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Hınç

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A Nation Awakens

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Cinderella

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Hayat Devam Ediyor

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Strike the Interests

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The Letter

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Şipşak Anadolu

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The Poet

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Ateşten Günler

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Dikenli Gül

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Yüreğimde Yare Var

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Cemalım

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Tur Rehberi

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Küçük Hanımın Şoförü

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The Charming Bandit

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Kayıp İnci

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Mahalle Arkadaşları

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Ev Kira Semt Bizim

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Son İstasyon

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Para

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Girls Dormitory

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Başrolde Aşk

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Kadim Dostum

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Uzaylı Zekiye

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Tutkunum Sana

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Parmaklıklar Ardında

8.0

Kocakarılar

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Sarı Tebessüm

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Dokunma Bozulurum

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Vatikan'ın Şifresi: Bir Temel Macerası

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Silahları Ellerinde Öldüler

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Paprika Gaddar'ın Aşkı

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Su da Yanar

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Kurt Kanunu

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Yaz Yağmuru

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Bir Tren Yolculuğu

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Sevgili Ortak

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İki Ruhlu Kadın

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Sıcak Tatlı Yaz

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Taş Yastık

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Dertli

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Ölürayak

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8 (Sekiz)

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MC Dandik

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Kürtaj

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Sürtüğün Kızı

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Fatoş Sokakların Meleği

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İstanbul Muhafızları: Ab-ı Hayat Çeşmesi

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Esir Hayat

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Can Kurban

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Kerem ile Aslı

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Oteldeki Cinayet

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Binbir Gece Masalları

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Sensiz Yaşayamam

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Üç İstanbul

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Kış Masalı

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Gençler

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Kayıp Prenses

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Yadigar

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