Melis Sezen | |
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 Sezen in 2024 | |
| Born | (1997-01-02)2 January 1997 (age 28) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Education | Koç University |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2016–present |
Melis Sezen (born 2 January 1997) is a Turkish actress. She is best known for her roles inTainted Love (2019),The Miracle 2: Love (2019),The Unfaithful (2020–2022),Gülcemal (2023–2024), andGenius (2024–present). In 2021, Sezen won theGolden Butterfly Award for Rising Star.
Sezen was born on 2 January 1997[1] inSilivri,Istanbul,[2] and completed her high school education at Selimpaşa Atatürk Anatolian High School.[3] Her paternal family members areMacedonian Albanian immigrants, while her maternal family members areTurkish descent who immigrated fromThessaloniki, Greece.[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 atheatre 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 receiveddrama 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 playCümbüş-ü Hospital at Ali Solmaz Theatre in Silivri.[3] Meanwhile, she continued her education and graduated fromKoç University, Department of Media and Visual Arts.[1] Between 2016 and 2017, she made her TV debut with a role in the seriesHayat Bazen Tatlıdır.[1][3]
Between 2017 and 2018, she played the role of "Ebru" in the TV seriesSiyah İnci.[3][7] In 2018, she made her cinematic film with a number of independent films. She first starred in the movieDünya Hali, followed byTilki Yuvası.[9] After these movies, she had her first serious cinematic role inBizim İçin Şampiyon, which tells the story of racehorseBold Pilot and jokey Halis Karataş.[1] In 2019, she had a leading role in the TV seriesLeke, playing the role of "Yasemin".[1] This was followed by another leading role inSevgili Geçmiş, in which she portrayed the character "Deren".[1] Also in 2019, she landed a role in the movieMucize 2: Aşk and played the role of "Beren".[2] In the same year, Sezen also ranked among the first 100 names onIMDb's Starmetre list.[10]
In 2020, she played the leading character "Nazan" in the historical mini seriesYa İstiklal Ya Ölüm, which covers theoccupation of Constantinople, the dissolution of theChamber of Deputies, theKuva-yi Milliye movement led byMustafa Kemal Atatürk and the establishment processes of a new national assembly in Ankara.[11][12] She also had a role in the movieKovala, which was initially set to be released on 17 April 2020,[13] but following the new measures enforced as a result of theCOVID-19 pandemic the premiere date was pushed to a later date.[14] Between 2020 and 2022, she shared the leading role withCansu Dere andCaner Cindoruk in theKanal D seriesSadakatsiz, a local adaptation ofDoctor Foster.[15]
| Year | Title | Original title | Role | Director | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | The Way of the Wind | Dünya Hali | Gizem | Ömer Can | Leading role | |
| Champion | Bizim İçin Şampiyon | Esra Atman | Ahmet Katıksız | Supporting role | ||
| 2019 | The Miracle 2: Love | Mucize 2: Aşk | Beren | Mahsun Kırmızıgül | Supporting role | |
| 2021 | Kovala | Kovala | Merve | Burak Kuka | Main role | |
| Fox Nest | Tilki Yuvasi | Aylin | Umut Burçin Gülseçgin | Main role | ||
| 2024 | A Republic Song | Bir Cumhuriyet Şarkısı | Mediha | Yağız Alp Akaydın | Main role | |
| Sassy | Şımarık | Asena | Onur Ünlü | Leading role | ||
| TBA | Masha's Mushroom | Masha's Mushroom | Alex | White Cross | Pre-production |
| Year | Title | Original title | Role | Platform | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Sincere Voices Choir | İçten Sesler Korosu | Öykü | YouTube | Main role; 2 episodes | |
| 2021 | Fatma | Fatma | Hayat Kadını | Netflix | Cameo; 1 episode | |
| TBA | Nomen | Nomen | Duru | Disney+ | Leading role | [16] |
| Year | Title | Original title | Role | Network | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–2017 | Life Is Sweet Sometimes | Hayat Bazen Tatlidir | Asya Turan | Star TV | Main role; 26 episodes | |
| 2017–2018 | Black Pearl | Siyah İnci | Ebru | Star TV | Main role; 20 episodes | |
| 2019 | Tainted Love | Leke | Yasemin Adıvar | Kanal D | Leading role; 9 episodes | |
| Dear Past | Sevgili Geçmis | Deren Kutlu | Star TV | Main role; 8 episodes | ||
| 2020 | Either Freedom or Death | Ya İstiklal Ya Ölüm | Nazan Hanım | TRT 1 | Main role; 12 episodes | |
| 2020–2022 | The Unfaithful | Sadakatsiz | Derin Güçlü | Kanal D | Main role; 40 episodes | |
| 2022 | The Masked Singer Turkey | Maske Kimsin Sen? | Herself | Fox | Reality competition; 9 episodes | |
| 2023–2024 | Gülcemal | Gülcemal | Deva Nakkaşoğlu | Fox | Leading role; 41 episodes | |
| 2024–present | Genius | Deha | İmre Karan | Show TV | Main role |