Melisa Sözen

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 ŞubatAfter working with Turkeys 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 Ceylans Palme dOr winning Winter Sleep in 2014 Following her role in the 3rd Season of Éric Rochants 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 Associations and Film Critics Associations 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