Dolunay Soysert

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Dolunay Soysert
Born (1973-03-25) 25 March 1973 (age 51)
Adana, Turkey
OccupationActress
Years active1995–present
Spouse
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Dolunay Soysert (born 25 March 1973) is a Turkish actress.

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Soysert first rose to prominence with her role as Latife Hanım in the series Cumhuriyet . She had leading role in other popular series such as Benim Annem Bir Melek , Kayıp , Bebeğim, Omuz Omuza, and Başrolde Aşk. She appeared in various plays staged at Istanbul City Theatres, Dostlar Theatre, Craft Theatre, and Toy Theatre. She is also one of the founders of Istanbul Folk Theatre. For her performance on stage in an adaptation of Insignificance, she was given the Most Successful Actress award at the 9th Afife Theatre Awards. In addition to her career on stage and television, she has appeared in a number of movies. Her period roles are in Veda , Yol Ayrımı, Seddülbahir 32 Saat , Ya İstiklal Ya Ölüm , Mavi Gözlü Dev , Cumhuriyet, Kalbin Zamanı , Salkım Hanımın Taneleri , İlk Aşk , Yarım Kalan Mucize , and Muhteşem Yüzyıl . [1]

Life and career

Dolunay Soysert was born on 25 March 1973 in Adana. Her family is of Circassian descent. They moved to Ankara when she was three or four years old due to her father's job requirements. She spent her primary and middle school years in Ankara, and finished high school in Istanbul at Private Mode College. [2] [3]

After graduating from college, she simultaneously studied acting at the Müjdat Gezen Art Center and earned her bachelor's degree from the School of Art History and Archeology at Istanbul University. [2] She then worked as an actress at the Istanbul City Theatres for four years. She made her debut on stage in 1995 with a role in an adaptation of Blood Wedding , which was directed by Başar Sabuncu. She later received a nomination for the Most Successful Supporting Actress award at the 1st Afife Theatre Awards for her role in Silvanlı Kadınlar, which was staged between 1996 and 1997. [4]

Soysert made her cinematic debut with a role in Sekizinci Saat , which was directed by Cemal Gözütok. She then landed roles in comedy series such as Çılgın Bediş (1996), Kaygısızlar , and Baskül Ailesi. She subsequently moved to England and later to the United States to finish her studies. She studied drama and theatre at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. She lived in New York City for three years and worked different jobs. [2] Soysert received lessons on cinema and television acting at the Sally Johnson Studios. [5]

After returning to Turkey she appeared in various stage and television productions. Notably, she appeared in the series Sultan Makamı (2003) and Omuz Omuza (2004). She portrayed the character of Derya in Bir İstanbul Masalı and played the role of Leyla in Bebeğim (2006). In the movie Mavi Gözlü Dev , which tells the life of Nâzım Hikmet, Soysert portrayed the famous poet's wife Piraye  [ tr ]. [6] In an adaptation of Insignificance which was staged at Dostlar Theatre, Soysert portrayed Marilyn Monroe. [7] She also had the leading role of Ayşe in the operetta Ayşe, which went on stage at Gülriz Sururi-Engin Cezzar Theatre. [8] For her role in Insignificance, Soysert won the Most Successful Actress award at the 9th Afife Theatre Awards. [9]

In 2006, together with some of the Istanbul City Theatres artists, including Bahtiyar Engin, Yıldıray Şahinler, Levent Üzümcü and Kemal Kocatürk, Soysert founded the Istanbul Folk Theatre. She also took part in the community's first stage adaptation, Can Tarlası [10] In 2006, she married actor Sinan Tuzcu. The couple divorced in 2016. [11] In 2008, Soysert had a role in Sürmanşet, which was written by Tuzcu and staged by the Istanbul Folk Theatre and Beşiktaş Cultural Center. [12] [13] For her role in this play, she received a nomination for the Most Successful Actress award at the 13th Afife Theatre Awards. [14]

In 2011, Soysert received her master's degree in advanced acting from Kadir Has University. [15] She continued her television career by appearing in the series Benim Annem Bir Melek , Adanalı , Başrolde Aşk (2011), Muhteşem Yüzyıl (2014), and Urfalıyam Ezelden (2014). [16] She also had roles in the movies Orada (2009), Veda (2010), Ölümden Kalma (2012), and Yarım Kalan Mucize (2012). Besides acting, Soysert also worked as an acting coach and did commercial voiceovers. [2] She has continued her career on stage and in 2010 had a role in the play Cam which was staged by Theatre Gaga and Aysa Production Theatre, [17] [18] followed by Contradictions in 2015 which was staged by Craft Theatre, [19] and the one-woman show Kul in 2018 which was an adaptation of Seray Şahiner's novel. [20]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleDirectorNotes
1995 Sekizinci Saat Nurse Yasemin Cemal Gözütok
1999 Salkım Hanımın Taneleri Gülten Tomris Giritlioğlu
2004 Zor Adam AyferTV film
Yürek Çığlığı Aslı
Kalbin Zamanı Belkıs (young) Ali Özgentürk
2006 Tövbe CavidanTV film
İlk Aşk Aysel Nihat Durak
2007 Mavi Gözlü Dev Piraye Biket İlhan
2009 Orada Neslihan Gümüş Melik Saraçoğlu
Hakkı Kurtuluş
2010 Veda Zübeyde Hanım Zülfü Livaneli
Kavşak Güven'in eşi Selim Demirdelen
2012 Ölümden Kalma Behrem Okşan Dede
2013 Yarım Kalan Mucize Mualla Eyüboğlu Biket İlhan
2016 Kor Zuhal Zeki Demirkubuz
2018 Bücür Umut'un annesi Umut Kırca
2022 Masal Şatosu: Gizemli Misafir Burak Kuka
Hara Melike Atalay Taşdiken
UFO Deniz's mother
Kal Hande

Streaming series

YearTitleRoleNetworkNotes
1998 Cumhuriyet Latife Hanım Tabii & TRT
2012 Yol Ayrımı Tabii & TRT
2016 Seddülbahir 32 Saat Hatice ÇavuşTabii & TRT
2017 7 Yüz Gökçe BluTV
2020 Ya İstiklal Ya Ölüm Halide Edib Tabii & TRT
2021 Terapist Berna GAİN

TV series

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 Çılgın Bediş Mihrace
1996–1997 Kaygısızlar Hostess KaygısızSupporting role, season 3
1997 Baskül Ailesi Arzum
1999 Kuzgun Pınar
2003–2004 Sultan Makamı GülsünSupporting role
2004 Avrupa Yakası MelikeGuest appearance
Omuz Omuza Firdevs AlparslanLeading role
2005 Bir İstanbul Masalı Artist DeryaGuest appearance, episodes 56–67
Kırık Kalpler Durağı Ayşen
Yine de Aşığım Figen
2006 Hacı Şeyda Gesili
Bebeğim Leyla KöroğluLeading role
2008–2010 Benim Annem Bir Melek Ece Turuncu
2009 Açık Mutfak Bahar
2010 Adanalı ElifGuest appearance, episodes 66–70
2011–2012 Başrolde Aşk CeydaLeading role
2013–2014 Kayıp Leyla Şarman Özdemir
2014 Muhteşem Yüzyıl Gracia Mendes Nasi Guest appearance, episodes 131–138
Urfalıyam Ezelden Selva BozoğluLeading role
2015 Son Çıkış JülideSupporting role
2016 Çifte Saadet Hülya SaadetLeading role
Kehribar Guest appearance
2016–2017 Bana Sevmeyi Anlat Canan GüngörSupporting role
2017 Kayıtdışı Esra AteşLeading role
2018–2019 Elimi Bırakma Sumru Güneş
2021 İkimizin Sırrı Seylan SorgunSupporting role
2022 Tozluyaka Derya ÖztürkLeading role
2023– Yabani Neslihan SoysalanLeading role

TV programs

Theatre

YearTitleWriterDirectorVenue
İki Kova Su Akbank Children's Theatre
Elma Dersem Çık
İbiş'in Rüyası Tarık Buğra Istanbul City Theatres
Le Bourgeois gentilhomme Molière
1995 Blood Wedding Federico García Lorca Başar Sabuncu
1996–97 Silvanlı Kadınlar İsmail Kaygusuz
2004–05Insignificance Terry Johnson Genco Erkal Dostlar Theatre
2006Ayşe Muhlis Sabahattin Ezgi
Gülriz Sururi 		Engin Cezzar Gülriz Sururi-Engin Cezzar Theatre
2007 Can Tarlası Istanbul Folk Theatre
2008 Sürmanşet Sinan Tuzcu Arif Akkaya
2011 Cam Levent Kazak Laçin Ceylan Theatre Gaga
Aysa Production Theatre
2012 The Chekhov Machine [21] Matei Vișniec Müge Gürman Istanbul State Theatre
2015Contractions Mike Bartlett Çağ Çalışkur Craft Theatre
2018 Kul Seray Şahiner Mert Öner Toy Theatre
2019 Le Dieu du carnage Yasmina Reza Celal Kadri Kınoğlu DasDas
2020 Güneyli Bayan Bilgesu Erenus Rutkay Aziz Aysa Production Theatre

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Awards

YearAwardCategoryWorkResult
19971st Afife Theatre Awards [4] Most Successful Supporting Actress of the Year Silvanlı Kadınlar Nominated
200412th (ÇASOD) Contemporary Film Actors Association Acting Awards [23] Promising ActressWon
20059th Afife Theatre Awards [9] Most Successful Actress of the YearInsignificanceWon
20079th Eyüpoğlu Theatre MeetingBest Theatre Artist of the YearWon
20083rd Kemal Sunal Culture and Art Awards [24] Best Film Actress Mavi Gözlü Dev Won
200913th Afife Theatre Awards [14] Most Successful Actress of the Year Sürmanşet Nominated

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