Suna Selen

Biography

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 starr…

Movies & TV Shows

1. My Little Girl (2018) — Müfide Adıgüzel
2. Five Minarets in New York (2010)
3. Fake Gangster (1976) — Gazino Şarkıcısı
4. Beyaz Melek (2007) — Mizgin
5. Miracles Of Love (2019)
6. Piano Piano Kid (1991) — Sıdıka
7. Büyü (2004)
8. Our Story (2017) — Zeliha
9. Yusuf and Kenan (1979) — Lale
10. Vezir Parmağı (2017) — Ayşe Hatun
11. The Impeccables (2014) — Selma
12. The Rose and the Thorn (2004)
13. Don't Look Too Far (2015) — Samime
14. Waiting for the Clouds (2003) — Selma
15. Zincirbozan (2007) — Rahşan Ecevit
16. İffet (1982) — İffet's aunt
17. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1971) — Cadı Kraliçe
18. After the Revolution (2011)
19. Aysecik in the Land of the Magic Dwarfs (1971) — Kötü Cadi (Wicked Witch of the South)
20. Doktorlar (2006)
21. Daydreams of Miss Cazibe (1992) — Füruzan
22. Tour Guide (2025) — Jale
23. The Horse (1982) — Woman in the villa
24. Ara (2008) — Grandma
25. Shahmaran (1994) — Menekşe
26. Hürmüz with Seven Husbands (1971) — Deli Havva
27. Aşkım Aşkım (2001)
28. Once a Year (1971) — Zeynep
29. Beyond the Nights (1960) — Sema
30. Gönderilmemiş Mektuplar (2003)
31. Somuncu Baba: Askin Sirri (2016)
32. Çocuklar Çiçektir: Kuduz (1983) — Ayşe
33. Tozkoparan İskender (2021) — Makbule
34. A Nation Awakens (1966)
35. Yunus Emre: Aşkın Sesi (2014)
36. Cinderella (1971)
37. Hınç (1977) — Elif
38. The Letter (1997)
39. Yeni Başlayanlar İçin Hayatta Kalma Sanatı (2017) — Babaanne
40. Strike the Interests (1982)