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.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Tour Guide as Jale
- 2022 · Bir Türk Masalı as
- 2021 · 8 (Sekiz) as
- 2021 · Tozkoparan: İskender as Makbule
- 2019 · Miracles Of Love as
- 2018 · My Little Girl as Müfide Adıgüzel
- 2017 · Our Story as Zeliha
- 2017 · Vezir Parmağı as Ayşe Hatun
- 2014 · Kadim Dostum as Mara Kilerci
- 2014 · Yunus Emre: Aşkın Sesi as
- 2013 · MC Dandik as Karadul
- 2011 · Hayat Devam Ediyor as
- 2011 · Başrolde Aşk as Babaanne
- 2010 · Sensiz Yaşayamam as
- 2010 · Five Minarets in New York as
- 2009 · Kış Masalı as
- 2008 · Kayıp Prenses as Yaşlı İris
- 2008 · Ara as Grandma
- 2007 · Parmaklıklar Ardında as Gülten'in Annesi
- 2007 · Zincirbozan as Rahşan Ecevit
- 2007 · Zincirbozan as Rahşan Ecevit
- 2006 · Doktorlar as
- 2006 · Tutkunum Sana as
- 2006 · Girls Dormitory as
- 2004 · The Rose and the Thorn as
- 2004 · Yadigar as
- 2003 · Waiting for the Clouds as Selma
- 2002 · Hızma as
- 2001 · Aşkım Aşkım as
- 1992 · Daydreams of Miss Cazibe as Füruzan
- 1992 · Kurt Kanunu as Gurbet Hala
- 1990 · Time of Death as
- 1989 · Gençler as Kevser
- 1987 · Uzaylı Zekiye as
- 1987 · Ateşten Günler as
- 1985 · Bugünün Saraylısı as Berrin
- 1983 · Çocuklar Çiçektir - Kuduz as Ayşe
- 1983 · Üç İstanbul as
- 1982 · İffet as İffet's aunt
- 1979 · Yusuf and Kenan as Lale
- 1976 · Fake Gangster as Gazino Şarkıcısı
- 1973 · Paprika Gaddar'ın Aşkı as
- 1971 · Cinderella as
- 1971 · Aysecik in the Land of the Magic Dwarfs as Kötü Cadi (Wicked Witch of the South)
- 1971 · Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as Cadı Kraliçe
- 1971 · Once a Year as Zeynep
- 1971 · Kerem ile Aslı as
- 1966 · A Nation Awakens as
- 1960 · Beyond the Nights as Sema
- Future · Concoon as Kütüpane sahibi
- 2023 · Vatikan'ın Şifresi: Bir Temel Macerası as
- 2020 · The Poet as
- 2018 · İstanbul Muhafızları: Ab-ı Hayat Çeşmesi as Ayşen
- 2018 · Ev Kira Semt Bizim as
- 2017 · Yeni Başlayanlar İçin Hayatta Kalma Sanatı as Babaanne
- 2016 · Somuncu Baba: Askin Sirri as
- 2016 · Kayıp İnci as
- 2015 · Don't Look Too Far as Samime
- 2014 · Şipşak Anadolu as Hauptrolle
- 2014 · The Impeccables as Selma
- 2011 · After the Revolution as
- 2010 · Son İstasyon as Hacer
- 2008 · Taş Yastık as
- 2007 · Beyaz Melek as Mizgin
- 2005 · Cemalım as Gül
- 2004 · Büyü as
- 2003 · Gönderilmemiş Mektuplar as
- 1997 · The Letter as
- 1994 · Yaz Yağmuru as
- 1994 · Shahmaran as Menekşe
- 1993 · Sevgili Ortak as
- 1992 · Yellow Smile as Güzin
- 1991 · Piano Piano Kid as Sıdıka
- 1990 · Kocakarılar as
- 1988 · Bir Tren Yolculuğu as
- 1987 · Kuyruklu Yıldız Altında Bir İzdivaç as
- 1987 · Su da Yanar as
- 1986 · Sıcak Tatlı Yaz as
- 1986 · Oteldeki Cinayet as
- 1983 · Gecelerin Kadını as
- 1983 · Can Kurban as
- 1982 · Strike the Interests as
- 1982 · The Horse as Woman in the villa
- 1981 · Kürtaj as
- 1977 · Hınç as Elif
- 1974 · Esir Hayat as Kamer
- 1974 · There Is a Wound in My Heart as Şaziment
- 1973 · Para as
- 1973 · Dertli as Şaziye
- 1972 · Binbir Gece Masalları as Cadı
- 1971 · Fatoş Sokakların Meleği as
- 1971 · İki Ruhlu Kadın as
- 1971 · Hürmüz with Seven Husbands as Deli Havva
- 1970 · Küçük Hanımın Şoförü as Fatoş
- 1967 · Sürtüğün Kızı as
- 1967 · Silahları Ellerinde Öldüler as Nevin
- 1965 · Dokunma Bozulurum as
- 1961 · The Charming Bandit as
- 1961 · Mahalle Arkadaşları as Türkan
- 1961 · Dikenli Gül as Cavidan