Seyhan Arman
Seyhan Arman | |
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Born | |
Other names | Derya Seyhan Arman |
Occupation | Actor, drag queen |
Years active | 1994–present |
Website | Official website |
Derya Seyhan Arman (born 26 February 1980)[1] is Turkish transgender rights activist, actress and drag queen,[2][3] based in Istanbul.[2] She has appeared in Turkish media talking about her own experiences as a transgender person living in Turkey. She often appears in plays and media as a drag queen.[citation needed]
She started her acting career in theatre when she joined Adana Kardes Oyuncular theatre in 1994.
She appeared in Akasya Durağı. She won two awards, one for her movie I saw the sun (Güneşi Gördüm), in the best performance category, at the 23rd in 2010 and jury's choice award for her movie Other Angels (Teslimiyet) at the 22nd .[citation needed] She was one of the 100 women featured by the BBC in 2016.[3]
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Böyle mi Olacaktı | TV series | |
2001 | Yeditepe İstanbul | TV series | |
2004 | Sil Baştan | TV series | |
2004 | Melekler Adası | Alev | TV series |
2005 | Beyza'nın Kadınları | Movie | |
2007 | Menekşe ile Halil | Cici | TV series |
2008 | Hiç | Singer | Movie |
2008 | Transgenders | Short film | |
2008 | Gitmek: Benim Marlon ve Brandom | Movie | |
2009 | Teslimiyet | Hayat | Movie |
2009 | Akasya Durağı | Gözde | TV series |
2009 | Teleferik | Seyhan | Short film |
2010 | Güneşi Gördüm | Fifi - Drag queen | Movie |
2010 | Ezan Çiçeği | Patroniçe | Short film |
2010 | Gelin | Short film | |
2010 | Peki | Short film | |
2011 | Papaz Kimde | Ajlan | Movie |
2011 | Kolpaçino: Bomba | Vocalist | Movie |
2011 | Kibrit | Short film | |
2011 | Gassal | Gassal | Short film |
2011 | Komik Bir Aşk Hikayesi | Transsexual woman | Movie |
2012 | Behzat Ç. Bir Ankara Polisiyesi | Alev | TV series |
2012 | Vuslat | Burcu | Short film |
2013 | Sislerin İçinde | Hanife | Short film |
2014 | Çekmeceler | Seyhan | Movie |
2014 | Nerdesin Aşkım? | Özge | Short film |
References[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Seyhan Arman. |
- ^ "Seyhan Arman". Sineman. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Inside Istanbul's Transgender Community - VICE - United Kingdom". VICE. 2015-04-10.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "100 Women 2016: Fighting for transgender rights in Turkey". BBC News. 29 November 2016.
Categories:
- 1980 births
- Living people
- BBC 100 Women
- Turkish film actresses
- Turkish television actresses
- LGBT entertainers from Turkey
- LGBT rights activists from Turkey
- Drag queens
- Transgender rights activists