Melisa Sözen

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 int…

Movies & TV Shows

1. Winter Sleep (2014) — Nihal
2. The Bureau (2015) — Esrin
3. Hunting Season (2010) — Asiye
4. Adopt a Daddy (2019) — Salma
5. Who Were We Running From? (2023) — Mother
6. Okul (2004) — Ceyda
7. Aleph (2020) — Yaşar
8. He's Convict Now (2005) — Aylin
9. The Rose and the Thorn (2004) — Feriha Eroğlu
10. Istanbul Encyclopedia (2025) — Aylin
11. Once Upon a Time (2015) — Nehir
12. Beş Kardeş (2015) — Fahriye
13. Şubat (2012) — Yağmur/Sabah Çankaya
14. 7 Faces (2017) — Banu
15. Waiting for Heaven (2006) — Leyla
16. Bana Şans Dile (2002) — Tuba
17. Hayat Şarkısı (2016) — İpek Torunbaş
18. Eve Giden Yol 1914 (2006) — Safiye
19. Bıçak Sırtı (2007) — Nisan Ertuğrul
20. The Red Room (2020) — Alya Ergüder
21. House of Nightmares: The Time Waiting on You (2007) — Mukaddes- Ece
22. Crash (2005) — Çantası Çalınan Kadın
23. Büyümüş de Küçülmüş (2003) — Şebnem
24. Pazarları Hiç Sevmem (2012) — Deniz
25. A Long Cold Winter (2014)
26. I Wish I Were A Cloud (2009) — Narin Bulut
27. Tonight with İbrahim Selim (2019)
28. My Father's Sins (2018) — Yeşim
29. Analı Oğullu (2014) — Ece
30. Circle (2017)
31. İçerideki (2002) — Zeynep
32. The Day After (2019) — Otobüsteki Kadın
33. Roya (2026) — Roya
34. Azap Yolu (2006)
35. Reis (2011) — Ayşe
36. Güneydoğu'dan Öyküler: Önce Vatan (2010) — Aylin Solmaz
37. Yeni Hayat (2001) — Özgür
38. Şarkılar Seni Söyler (2003)
39. FER (2025)
40. Köçek (2000)