Melisa Sözen

Melisa Sözen

Born: July 6, 1985
in Istanbul, Turkey
​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).

Movies for Melisa Sözen...

Title: Who Were We Running From?
Character: Mother
Released: March 24, 2023
Type: TV
Hiding a mysterious past, a mother lives like a nameless fugitive with her daughter as they make hotels their home and see everyone else as a threat.
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Title: The Red Room
Character: Alya Ergüder
Released: September 4, 2020
Type: TV
A therapy-situated series that will explore every day problems of every day people. Based on a book by Dr. Gülseren Buğdayıcıoğlu.
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Title: Aleph
Character: Yaşar
Released: April 10, 2020
Type: TV
When close-to-retirement homicide detective Settar Öztürk is assigned a final case with his case partner Kemal McAllister, they discover a series of ruthless and operose murders. They soon discover they are dealing with a serial killer whose motives are connected with Islamic heresy and sufism. As the case disentangles, the detectives find out solving the case is not their only role in this picture.
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Title: Tonight with İbrahim Selim
Released: October 2, 2019
Type: TV
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The Day After
Title: The Day After
Character: Otobüsteki Kadın
Released: April 20, 2019
Type: Movie
A man struggles with his reaction to a horrible event he witnessed.
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Adopt a Daddy
Title: Adopt a Daddy
Character: Salma
Released: March 6, 2019
Type: Movie
Damien is a pawn in a primary school, and leads a quiet life. To rescue one of his young students, Bahzad, and his mother from imminent expulsion from the land, Damien reconnects with his parents' militant past and convinces his sister Mélanie, who has become a formidable business lawyer, her best friend Rudy and a bunch of unlikely pals to accompany him in his new fight. Together, they will break the law by solidarity. And very quickly to be completely exceeded.
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Title: My Father's Sins
Character: Yeşim
Released: November 1, 2018
Type: TV
The story of a father promising to survive for his child. Everyone lives for their child, who can promise not to die?
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Title: 7 Faces
Character: Banu
Released: September 22, 2017
Type: TV
Featuring seven different yet intertwined stories of modern life in Istanbul, 7 Faces is a thought-provoking drama centering on seven characters living in the same city apartment building. Each of them faces a major change in their lives, which requires them to confront their biggest fear or weakness.
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Title: Circle
Released: July 3, 2017
Type: TV
A special team of four is established by the Istanbul Police Department. The team has all kinds of different talents. These four people, who have experienced many things in their past, start working together to solve grisly murders.
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Benimle Var Mısın?
Title: Benimle Var Mısın?
Released: April 1, 2016
Type: Movie
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Title: Hayat Şarkısı
Character: İpek Torunbaş
Released: February 9, 2016
Type: TV
Melek and Kerim are betrothed at a young age by their fathers. Time passes and Kerim's family gets rich. Meanwhile Melek's family continues to struggle in life. Hülya, Melek's sister, is determined to run away from her poor life. She will do what it takes to get herself accepted into Kerim's family.
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Title: The Bureau
Character: Esrin
Released: April 27, 2015
Type: TV
Within the DGSE (General Directorate for External Security), a department called the Office Of Legends (BDL) forms and remote pilot the most important agents of the French intelligence services: Clandestine. Immersion in hostile country, their mission is to identify individuals who may be recruited as sources of information. Operating "under caption", that is to say in a fabricated identity from scratch, they live for many years in a permanent duplicity. Our hero just returned from a clandestine mission six years in Damascus. But contrary to what is required by safety rules, he does not abandon his legend and the identity under which he lived in Syria, thus putting in danger the whole system.
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Once Upon a Time
Title: Once Upon a Time
Character: Nehir
Released: March 6, 2015
Type: Movie
Nehir comes across to someone singing songs all night long. She likes what she listens so much that she goes after this mysterious musician.
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Title: Beş Kardeş
Character: Fahriye
Released: February 16, 2015
Type: TV
This is one of the five brothers, not like in the slightest way to another.
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A Long Cold Winter
Title: A Long Cold Winter
Released: December 31, 2014
Type: Movie
A documentary about the shooting session of the film "Winter Sleep" by Nuri Bilge Ceylan. 'Winter Sleep' had been shot in about 14 weeks in Cappadocia region of Anatolia.
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Winter Sleep
Title: Winter Sleep
Character: Nihal
Released: June 13, 2014
Type: Movie
Aydın, a hotel owner and a retired actor in rural Turkey navigates conflicts within the relationships with his wife, sister and existence.
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Title: Analı Oğullu
Released: April 29, 2014
Type: TV
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Title: Şubat
Character: Yağmur/Sabah Çankaya
Released: September 14, 2012
Type: TV
It is a long told story about underground of Istanbul streets.
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Pazarları Hiç Sevmem
Title: Pazarları Hiç Sevmem
Character: Deniz
Released: April 27, 2012
Type: Movie
A movie about life, funerals, weddings, old cars, and wills.
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Title: Reis
Character: Ayşe
Released: August 1, 2011
Type: TV
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Hunting Season
Title: Hunting Season
Character: Asiye
Released: December 2, 2010
Type: Movie
Veteran homicide cop Fermanand his hot-headed partner İdris team up with rookie cop and anthropology major Hasan to investigate the murder of a young woman. The suspects include her conservative family, who might have killed her for honor, her drug-dealing boyfriend and aged billionaire Battal who had taken the victim as his second wife.
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Title: Güneydoğu'dan Öyküler: Önce Vatan
Character: Aylin Solmaz
Released: October 20, 2010
Type: TV
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Title: I Wish I Were A Cloud
Character: Narin Bulut
Released: May 25, 2009
Type: TV
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Title: Bıçak Sırtı
Character: Nisan Ertuğrul
Released: September 10, 2007
Type: TV
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Eve Giden Yol 1914
Title: Eve Giden Yol 1914
Character: Safiye
Released: December 22, 2006
Type: Movie
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Waiting for Heaven
Title: Waiting for Heaven
Character: Leyla
Released: December 15, 2006
Type: Movie
Eflatun is a master miniature artist who's living in 17th century Istanbul. One day, he's taken to the vizier's mansion by force. There he learns that Danyal, one of the Ottoman princes who has ignited an insurrection, is arrested in a far off state and to be executed soon. Eflatun is ordered to make a portrait of the rebel prince who's been condemned to death in a Western manner to help the authorities be certain on the identity of him. Upon the order, Eflatun sets off for an arduous journey to Anatolia. He picks up a girl named Leyla en route. Together, they find themselves in a great venture fraught with sensations.
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Title: Azap Yolu
Released: March 30, 2006
Type: TV
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House of Nightmares:  The Time Waiting on You
Title: House of Nightmares: The Time Waiting on You
Character: Mukaddes- Ece
Released: March 15, 2006
Type: Movie
Ece goes to House of Nightmares for find the man that she saw in her dreams every night. Will be answered her questions when the man appears.
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Eski Hastalık
Title: Eski Hastalık
Released: March 15, 2006
Type: Movie
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Crash
Title: Crash
Character: Çantası Çalınan Kadın
Released: September 26, 2005
Type: Movie
Three men. From different corners of the crime world: A hired gun, Musta; a con man, Cem; and a thief, Ali. By a twist of fate their paths crosses at Central Station and start to work as a team. But their past won't let them go too faraway...
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He's Convict Now
Title: He's Convict Now
Character: Aylin
Released: April 14, 2005
Type: Movie
Sequel of He's in Army Now. The film has received four awards at the Antalya Golden Orange.
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Title: The Rose and the Thorn
Character: Feriha Eroğlu
Released: September 3, 2004
Type: TV
Events occurred in Turkey in late seventies and early eighties.
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Kayıp Aşıklar
Title: Kayıp Aşıklar
Character: Nermin
Released: March 11, 2004
Type: Movie
The story of a young couple has changed with a man came to town, who is a part of the town's history.
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Okul
Title: Okul
Character: Ceyda
Released: January 9, 2004
Type: Movie
The film revolves around a young group of spoiled teenagers and their struggle to prepare for the standardized test required to get into university. All of a sudden a ghost enters their lives, scares and incites them to misbehave.
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Title: Şarkılar Seni Söyler
Released: September 2, 2003
Type: TV
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Title: Büyümüş de Küçülmüş
Character: Şebnem
Released: August 11, 2003
Type: TV
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İçerideki
Title: İçerideki
Character: Zeynep
Released: October 1, 2002
Type: Movie
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Bana Şans Dile
Title: Bana Şans Dile
Character: Tuba
Released: April 13, 2002
Type: Movie
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Title: Yeni Hayat
Character: Özgür
Released: January 1, 2001
Type: TV
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Köçek
Title: Köçek
Released: February 20, 2000
Type: Movie