Melisa Sözen
Born: 1985-07-06 in Istanbul, Turkey
Known For: Acting
Biography
Melisa Sözen (born 6 July 1985) is a Turkish actress. Starting her professional career at the very early age of 15, she studied in theatre department of Pera Fine Arts High School. Sözen starred in many Turkish TV hits including Çemberimde Gül Oya, Bıçak Sırtı, Bir Bulut Olsam, The Magnificent Century, "Kırmızı Oda" and Şubat. She played two different roles in "Şubat".After working with Turkey's most prominent directors in movies like Av Mevsimi, Bir Varmış Bir Yokmuş and Cenneti Beklerken Sözen attracted international attention with her phenomenal acting in Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Palme d'Or winning Winter Sleep in 2014. Following her role in the 3rd Season of Éric Rochant's influential series Le bureau des légendes in 2017, Sözen moved to Paris for a while and worked on her French. Her first leading role in a French movie came in 2019 with Damien veut changer le monde. Achieving an extraordinary level of critical success in her homeland by winning both Theater Critics Association's and Film Critics Association's awards for the actress in a leading role in 2015 with her performances in The Knot of the Heart and Winter Sleep, Sözen frequently was invited as a jury member to many international film festivals including Guanajuato International Film Festival (Mexico, 2015), International Istanbul Film Festival (Turkey, 2016), Sarajevo Film Festival (Bosnia Herzegovina, 2017) and Cannes Series (France, 2018).
Filmography
2025
- FER
- Istanbul Encyclopedia as Aylin
2023
- Who Were We Running From? as Mother
2020
- The Red Room as Alya Ergüder
- Aleph as Yaşar
2019
- Tonight with İbrahim Selim
- Adopt a Daddy as Salma
- The Day After as Otobüsteki Kadın
2018
- My Father's Sins as Yeşim
2016
- Hayat Şarkısı as İpek Torunbaş
- Benimle Var Mısın?
2015
- The Bureau as Esrin
- Beş Kardeş as Fahriye
- Once Upon a Time as Nehir
2014
- Winter Sleep as Nihal
- Analı Oğullu as Ece
- A Long Cold Winter
2012
- Şubat as Yağmur/Sabah Çankaya
- Pazarları Hiç Sevmem as Deniz
2011
- Reis as Ayşe
2010
- Hunting Season as Asiye
- Güneydoğu'dan Öyküler: Önce Vatan as Aylin Solmaz
2009
- I Wish I Were A Cloud as Narin Bulut
2007
- Bıçak Sırtı as Nisan Ertuğrul
- House of Nightmares: The Time Waiting on You as Mukaddes- Ece
2006
- Waiting for Heaven as Leyla
- Eve Giden Yol 1914 as Safiye
- Azap Yolu
- Eski Hastalık
2005
- He's Convict Now as Aylin
- Crash as Çantası Çalınan Kadın
- Deli Mavi as Lara
2004
- Okul as Ceyda
- The Rose and the Thorn as Feriha Eroğlu
- Kayıp Aşıklar as Nermin
2003
- Büyümüş de Küçülmüş as Şebnem
- Şarkılar Seni Söyler
2002
- İçerideki as Zeynep
- Bana Şans Dile as Tuba
2001
- Yeni Hayat as Özgür