
Acting
Born July 6, 1985 · Istanbul, Turkey
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 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).

Roya
2026

The Day After
2019

Adopt a Daddy
2019

Benimle Var Mısın?
2016

Once Upon a Time
2015

A Long Cold Winter
2014

Winter Sleep
2014

Pazarları Hiç Sevmem
2012

Hunting Season
2010

House of Nightmares: The Time Waiting on You
2007

Eve Giden Yol 1914
2006

Waiting for Heaven
2006
Eski Hastalık
2006

Crash
2005

Deli Mavi
2005

He's Convict Now
2005

Kayıp Aşıklar
2004

Okul
2004

İçerideki
2002

Bana Şans Dile
2002
Köçek
2000