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