Damla Sönmez
Damla Sonmez was born in Istanbul, Turkey. Her native language is Turkish and is fluent in English and French. Cinema has been her greatest passion since she was child. She is an award-winning actor of international distinction. She received several nominations for her performance in Bornova Bornova (2009) , winning the Antalya Golden Orange Award, Ankara Flying Broom Women's Film Festival Award and a Sadri Alisik Theatre & Movie Award. She was also nominated for The Young Talent Award at the Yesilcam Movie Awards for her performance in Mahpeyker - Kösem Sultan (2010) As a young actress, Sonmez trained in cities throughout Europe. After graduating from Saint Joseph French High School in Istanbul, she was accepted to Université de La Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris III Theatre department. She studied for a year in Paris before being awarded a scholarship to the Yeditepe University Fine Arts Theatre Department in Istanbul. She also attended Jillian O'Dowd's Contemporary Acting Workshop at the London Dramatic School of Arts.. Sonmez made her film debut in Kampüste çiplak ayaklar (2009) , which was quickly followed up with her award-winning performance in Bornova Bornova (2009) in which she played a confused, yet ruthless Lady M-inspired girl from Izmir. She played a young conservative worker in _Çakal(2010)_ and was nominated for her work as an Ottoman Empire Sultan in Mahpeyker - Kösem Sultan (2010). Sonmez next played an abused girl who takes matters into her own hands in the comedy Kurtulus Son Durak(2012) She continued her work in film in Uzun Hikaye (2012) as an attorney's daughter who meets the love of her life, followed by Sen Aydinlatirsin Geceyi (2013) playing a young town girl who has the ability to stop time.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 ·Çırakas Hacker
- 2024 ·Strange, Abandoned, Derangedas
- 2024 ·The Contactas Merve
- 2024 ·Right Where I Left Youas Nihan
- 2024 ·Tezgahas Oyuncu
- 2024 ·Dark Legacyas Nazan
- 2023 ·Maviye Sürgünas Defne Boz
- 2021 ·Azizas Dilruba Paşazadeoğlu
- 2021 ·The Second Nightas
- 2020 ·Respectas
- 2020 ·Rise of Empires: Ottomanas Ana
- 2019 ·I Am Youas Aisha
- 2019 ·The Cutas
- 2019 ·Sibelas Sibel
- 2018 ·Taksim Hold'emas Defne
- 2018 ·We Are Not Innocentas Selin
- 2017 ·Ayla: The Daughter of Waras Nuran
- 2017 ·The Pitas Efsun
- 2017 ·7 Facesas Pınar
- 2017 ·Aşk ve Gururas Zeynep Esen
- 2014 ·Across the Seaas Damla
- 2014 ·War of the Rosesas Gülru Çelik / Gülru Sipahi
- 2013 ·Thou Gild'st the Evenas Defne
- 2013 ·A Love Storyas Ceylan German
- 2012 ·A Long Storyas Ayla
- 2012 ·Şubatas Gelin
- 2012 ·Last Stop: Kurtuluşas Tülay
- 2011 ·Scarecrowas Girl
- 2010 ·Çakalas
- 2010 ·Mahpeyker: Kösem Sultanas Emine/Kösem Sultan
- 2010 ·Türkanas Turhan
- 2009 ·Bornova Bornovaas Özlem
- 2009 ·Kampüste Çıplak Ayaklaras Ebru
- 2008 ·Gece Gündüzas Pınar
- 2006 ·Sahte Prensesas Sedef
- 2005 ·Emret Komutanımas Karamel