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.
Fotos
Filme (79)
Tour Guide
2025 · Jale
Vatikan'ın Şifresi: Bir Temel Macerası
2023
Bir Türk Masalı
2022
8 (Sekiz)
2021
The Poet
2020
Miracles Of Love
2019
İstanbul Muhafızları: Ab-ı Hayat Çeşmesi
2018 · Ayşen
Ev Kira Semt Bizim
2018
Yeni Başlayanlar İçin Hayatta Kalma Sanatı
2017 · Babaanne
Vezir Parmağı
2017 · Ayşe Hatun
Somuncu Baba: Askin Sirri
2016
Kayıp İnci
2016
Don't Look Too Far
2015 · Samime
Şipşak Anadolu
2014 · Hauptrolle
Yunus Emre: Aşkın Sesi
2014
The Impeccables
2014 · Selma
MC Dandik
2013 · Karadul
After the Revolution
2011
Son İstasyon
2010 · Hacer
Fünf Minarette in New York
2010
Taş Yastık
2008
Ara
2008 · Grandma
White Angel
2007 · Mizgin
Zincirbozan
2007 · Rahşan Ecevit
Cemalım
2005 · Gül
Büyü - Der Fluch
2004
Wolken stehen am Himmel
2003 · Selma
Gönderilmemiş Mektuplar
2003
Devridaim
1998
The Letter
1997
Yaz Yağmuru
1994
Shahmaran
1994 · Menekşe
Sevgili Ortak
1993
Daydreams of Miss Cazibe
1992 · Füruzan
Yellow Smile
1992 · Güzin
Kurt Kanunu
1992 · Gurbet Hala
Piano Piano Kid
1991 · Sıdıka
Kocakarılar
1990
Time of Death
1990
Bir Tren Yolculuğu
1988
Kuyruklu Yıldız Altında Bir İzdivaç
1987
Su da Yanar
1987
Sıcak Tatlı Yaz
1986
Oteldeki Cinayet
1986
Fırtına Gönüller
1984
Gecelerin Kadını
1983
Çocuklar Çiçektir: Kuduz
1983 · Ayşe
Can Kurban
1983
Strike the Interests
1982
İffet
1982 · İffet's aunt
The Horse
1982 · Woman in the villa
Kürtaj
1981
Yusuf and Kenan
1979 · Lale
Hınç
1977 · Elif
Fake Gangster
1976 · Gazino Şarkıcısı
Esir Hayat
1974 · Kamer
There Is a Wound in My Heart
1974 · Şaziment
Paprika Gaddar'ın Aşkı
1973
Para
1973
Dertli
1973 · Şaziye
Binbir Gece Masalları
1972 · Cadı
Fatoş Sokakların Meleği
1971
Cinderella
1971
İki Ruhlu Kadın
1971
Aysecik in the Land of the Magic Dwarfs
1971 · Kötü Cadi (Wicked Witch of the South)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
1971 · Cadı Kraliçe
Hürmüz with Seven Husbands
1971 · Deli Havva
Once a Year
1971 · Zeynep
Kerem ile Aslı
1971
Küçük Hanımın Şoförü
1970 · Fatoş
Sürtüğün Kızı
1967
Silahları Ellerinde Öldüler
1967 · Nevin
A Nation Awakens
1966
Dokunma Bozulurum
1965
The Charming Bandit
1961
Mahalle Arkadaşları
1961 · Türkan
Dikenli Gül
1961 · Cavidan
Kalp Yarası
1961
Beyond the Nights
1960 · Sema
Serien (25)
Tozkoparan İskender
2021 · Makbule
My Little Girl
2018 · Müfide Adıgüzel
Our Story
2017 · Zeliha
Kadim Dostum
2014 · Mara Kilerci
Hayat Devam Ediyor
2011 · Kadriye Altındağ
Başrolde Aşk
2011 · Babaanne
Sensiz Yaşayamam
2010
Kış Masalı
2009
Kayıp Prenses
2008 · Yaşlı İris
Parmaklıklar Ardında
2007 · Gülten'in Annesi
Zincirbozan
2007 · Rahşan Ecevit
Doktorlar
2006
Tutkunum Sana
2006
Girls Dormitory
2006
The Rose and the Thorn
2004
Yadigar
2004
Hızma
2002
Aşkım Aşkım
2001
Gençler
1989 · Kevser
Uzaylı Zekiye
1987
Ateşten Günler
1987
Bugünün Saraylısı
1985 · Berrin
Üç İstanbul
1983
Unutulanlar
1974
Concoon
· Kütüpane sahibi