Melis Sezen

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Melis Sezen
Born (1997-01-02) 2 January 1997 (age 24)
Istanbul, Turkey
EducationSelimpaşa Atatürk Anatolian High School
Koç University
OccupationActress
Years active2016–present

Melis Sezen (born 2 January 1997) is a Turkish actress.

Sezen made her television debut with the TV series Hayat Bazen Tatlıdır and was later cast in Siyah İnci. She had her first leading role in Leke, after which she appeared in a main role in Sevgili Geçmiş. Aside from her television career, Sezen has appeared in a number movies. Her first major cinematic experience came in 2018 with a role in Bizim İçin Şampiyon. In the same year she appeared in the movies Tilki Yuvası and Dünya Hali. In 2019, she landed a role in Mahsun Kırmızıgül's movie Mucize 2: Aşk. Her most recent TV work was in TRT 1's series Ya İstiklal Ya Ölüm, in which she portrayed "Nazan". In September 2020, she was cast in a leading role in Sadakatsiz.

Life and career[]

Sezen was born on 2 January 1997[1] in Silivri, Istanbul,[2] and completed her high school education at Selimpaşa Atatürk Anatolian High School.[3] Her paternal family members are Albanian-Macedonian immigrants, while her maternal family members are Turkish descent who immigrated from Thessaloniki, Ottoman Empire.[4] Sezen has a younger brother and her family engages in trade.[5] In an interview, she mentioned that her family was supportive of her decision to start working as a theatre actress,[6] and in another interview she adds that it was her mother who discovered her interest in acting and enrolled her in Müjdat Gezen Art Center.[7] Sezen received drama education from the age of 12, and received theater education for one year in Müjdat Gezen Art Center.[8] Then she acquired a role in the play Cümbüş-ü Hospital at Ali Solmaz Theatre in Silivri.[3] Meanwhile, she continued her education and graduated from Koç University, Department of Media and Visual Arts.[1] Between 2016-17, she made her TV debut with a role in the series Hayat Bazen Tatlıdır.[1][3]

Between 2017-18, she played the role of "Ebru" in the TV series Siyah İnci.[3][7] In 2018, she made her cinematic film with a number of independent films. She first starred in the movie Dünya Hali, followed by Tilki Yuvası.[9] After these movies, she had her first serious cinematic role in Bizim İçin Şampiyon, which tells the story of racehorse Bold Pilot and jokey Halis Karataş.[1] In 2019, she had a leading role in the TV series Leke, playing the role of "Yasemin".[1] This was followed by another leading role in Sevgili Geçmiş, in which she portrayed the character "Deren".[1] Also in 2019, she landed a role in the movie Mucize 2: Aşk and played the role of "Beren".[2] In the same year, Sezen also ranked among the first 100 names on IMDb's Starmetre list.[10]

In 2020, she played the leading character "Nazan" in the historical mini series Ya İstiklal Ya Ölüm, which covers the occupation of Constantinople, the dissolution of the Chamber of Deputies, the Kuva-yi Milliye movement led by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and the establishment processes of a new national assembly in Ankara.[11][12] She also had a role in the movie Kovala, which was initially set to be released on 17 April 2020,[13] but following the new measures enforced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic the premiere date was pushed to a later date.[14] Since October 2020, she has been sharing the leading role with Cansu Dere and Caner Cindoruk in the Kanal D series Sadakatsiz, a local adaptation of Doctor Foster.[15]

Personal life[]

In 2020, it was rumoured that Melis dated Turkish singer Murat Dalkılıç, who had previously dated actress Hande Erçel, however both of them revealed through there Instagram that they aren't dating.[16][17]

Filmography[]

Film
Title Year Role
Kovala 2020 Merve
Mucize 2: Aşk 2019 Beren
Bizim İçin Şampiyon 2018 Esra
Tilki Yuvası 2018 Aylin
Dünya Hali 2018 Gizem
Television
Title Year Role  Notes
Fatma 2021 Prostitute Guest starring
Sadakatsiz 2020 Derin Leading role
Ya İstiklal Ya Ölüm 2020 Nazan Leading role
Sevgili Geçmiş 2019 Deren Leading role
Leke 2019 Yasemin Leading role
Siyah İnci 2017–18 Ebru Supporting role
Hayat Bazen Tatlıdır 2016–17 Asya Supporting role
Web series
Title Year Role  Notes
Içtın Sesler Korosu 2019 Öykü Leading role

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Melis Sezen'in SinemaTürk ile yaptığı röportaj". SinemaTürk. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Melis Sezen Mucize Aşk 2'de oynayacak". Silivri News Agency. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Silivri'nin sanatçıları". supersilivri.com. 6 February 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  4. ^ "10 parmağında 10 marifet: Melis Sezen". formsante.com. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Melis Sezen: 'Halit Ergenç'le oynamayı çok isterdim'". Hürriyet. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Melis Sezen'den özel açıklamalar: Bir dur bir dinle hisset". Hürriyet. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Ego benliğimin önüne geçemez". Vatan. 10 December 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Melis Sezen: 'Rolüm çok çeşitli'". Milliyet. 25 December 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Melis Sezen ile Röportaj". InStyle. 5 December 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Melis Sezen formda kalmasının sırrını açıkladı". CNN Türk. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Melis Sezen: Gururdan tüylerim diken diken". Akşam. 28 March 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  12. ^ "'Ya İstiklal Ya Ölüm' için geri sayım başladı! Melis Sezen'den ilk yorum". MSN Türkiye. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  13. ^ "Türkiye'nin ilk rap filmi geliyor". Milliyet. 22 December 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  14. ^ "Melis Sezen: Bugünleri atlatacağız". Fanatik. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  15. ^ "Sadakatsiz tanıtımında Melis Sezen'e tam puan". Kanal D. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  16. ^ "Melis Sezen'den aşk iddialarına cevap: Hayatımda kimse yok". Hürriyet. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  17. ^ "Sadakatsiz'in Derin'i Melis Sezen şarkıcı Murat Dalkılıç ile aşk mı yaşıyor? Melis Sezen'in aşk yanıtı sonrası Murat Dalkılıç da paylaşım yaptı." Sabah. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2021.

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