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Damla Sönmez

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Damla Sönmez
Ottoman Rising Trailer (Turkish Sub.)
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Rise of Empires: Ottoman (2020–2022)
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Damla Sönmez is an award-winning Turkish actress and producer of international distinction known for her powerful performances in film, television, and theatre. Her maternal family is Abkhazian immigrants. Her paternal grandparent is of Circassian descent who immigrated to Diyarbakir from Syria. Her native language is Turkish and is fluent in English and French. Cinema has been her greatest passion since she was child. 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.. She's been honored with Best Actress awards at the Seattle Film Festival, London Film Week, Milano International Film Festival, Antalya Film Festival, Adana Film Festival, WGA Turkiye, Eskisehir Film Festival and was nominated for Best Actress at the Asia Pacific Screen Awards. 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 Last Stop: Kurtulus (2012) She continued her work in film in A Long Story (2012) as an attorney's daughter who meets the love of her life, followed by Thou Gild'st the Even (2013) playing a young town girl who has the ability to stop time. Sonmez won many Best Actress Awards with her role in Across the Sea (2014) as a young pregnant Turkish immigrant living in NY who tries to make peace with her haunting past which was followed up with another award-winning performance in Taksim Hold'em (2017) in which she played a young journalist who's about to lose her job due to political conflicts. Her film Sibel (2018) in which she played a village girl who doesn't talk at all and only communicates by whistling made it's world premier in 71.Locarno Film Festival.
BornMay 3, 1987
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    • Awards
      • 12 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Known for

    Sibel (2018)
    Sibel
    6.8
    • Sibel
    • 2018
    Across the Sea (2014)
    Across the Sea
    6.1
    • Damla
    • 2014
    Damla Sönmez in I Am You (2019)
    I Am You
    6.6
    • Aisha
    • 2019
    Taksim Hold'em (2017)
    Taksim Hold'em
    6.7
    • Defne
    • 2017

    Credits

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    Actress



    • Ask mi Para Mi?
      • In Production



    • Damla Sönmez and Ozan Akbaba in Çirak (2024)
      Çirak
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Hacker
      • 2024
    • Hiçbir Sey Normal Degil (2024)
      Hiçbir Sey Normal Degil
      5.8
      • Tourist with a Lens
      • 2024
    • Ertan Saban in Kötü Kan (2024)
      Kötü Kan
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Nazan Kaya
      • 2024
    • Rehber (2024)
      Rehber
      5.9
      Short
      • 2024
    • Seni Biraktigim Yerdeyim (2024)
      Seni Biraktigim Yerdeyim
      4.8
      • Nihan
      • 2024
    • Riza Kocaoglu, Damla Sönmez, and Erkan Kolçak Köstendil in Tezgah (2024)
      Tezgah
      5.5
      • 2024
    • The Blue Exile (2023)
      The Blue Exile
      5.0
      TV Series
      • Defne Boz
      • 2023
    • Murat Yildirim, Damla Sönmez, and Simay Barlas in Aziz (2021)
      Aziz
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Dilruba Pasazadeoglu
      • 2021–2022
    • Nejat Isler, Miray Daner, and Boran Kuzum in Respect (2020)
      Respect
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Arya Sahin
      • 2021
    • Tülin Özen, Ceren Moray, Serkan Keskin, Sezin Akbasogullari, Damla Sönmez, Alican Yücesoy, Ushan Çakir, Emir Çubukçu, Yagiz Can Konyali, and Asli Inandik in Podacto Stüdyo (2021)
      Podacto Stüdyo
      5.4
      TV Series
      • D.
      • 2021
    • Öner Erkan, Riza Kocaoglu, Necip Memili, Aras Bulut Iynemli, and Erkan Kolçak Köstendil in The Pit (2016)
      The Pit
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Efsun Koçovali
      • Efsun Kent
      • 2019–2021
    • Demet Evgar, Hazar Ergüçlü, and Dilan Çiçek Deniz in Flames of Fate (2020)
      Flames of Fate
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Damla Sönmez
      • 2020
    • Cem Yigit Üzümoglu in Rise of Empires: Ottoman (2020)
      Rise of Empires: Ottoman
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Ana
      • 2020
    • The Second Night (2020)
      The Second Night
      4.8
      Short
      • Leyla
      • 2020
    • Ushan Çakir and Görkem Kasal in Don't Get Me Wrong But (2020)
      Don't Get Me Wrong But
      3.0
      Short
      • Günseli (voice)
      • 2020

    Producer



    • Hiçbir Sey Normal Degil (2024)
      Hiçbir Sey Normal Degil
      5.8
      • co-producer
      • 2024
    • Seni Biraktigim Yerdeyim (2024)
      Seni Biraktigim Yerdeyim
      4.8
      • co-producer
      • 2024
    • Turkish Gothic: Portrait of a Family (2020)
      Turkish Gothic: Portrait of a Family
      3.6
      Short
      • co-producer
      • 2020
    • The Second Night (2020)
      The Second Night
      4.8
      Short
      • creative producer
      • producer
      • 2020
    • Ushan Çakir and Görkem Kasal in Don't Get Me Wrong But (2020)
      Don't Get Me Wrong But
      3.0
      Short
      • co-producer
      • 2020

    Soundtrack



    • Öner Erkan, Riza Kocaoglu, Necip Memili, Aras Bulut Iynemli, and Erkan Kolçak Köstendil in The Pit (2016)
      The Pit
      7.6
      TV Series
      • performer: "Sorma"
      • performer: "Son Mektup"
      • performer: "Sen Affetsen Ben Affetmem" ...
      • 2021
    • Cem Davran, Dolunay Soysert, Melisa Sözen, Engin Hepileri, Belçim Bilgin, Sinan Tuzcu, Damla Sönmez, Serkan Altunorak, Tugrul Tulek, Merve Dizdar, and Ekin Koç in Seven Faces (2017)
      Seven Faces
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • performer: "Bambaska Biri"
      • 2017

    Videos6

    Damla Sonmez Showreel
    Demo Reel 4:22
    Damla Sonmez Showreel
    Sibel
    Trailer 1:46
    Sibel
    Sibel
    Trailer 1:46
    Sibel
    Ottoman Rising Trailer (Turkish Sub.)
    Trailer 1:30
    Ottoman Rising Trailer (Turkish Sub.)
    Ayla The Daughter of War
    Trailer 2:18
    Ayla The Daughter of War
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:49
    Official Trailer
    Official trailer
    Trailer 1:35
    Official trailer

    Personal details

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      • Damla Sonmez Official Web Page
      • Facebook
    • Height
      • 5′ 3¾″ (1.62 m)
    • Born
      • May 3, 1987
      • Istanbul, Turkey
    • Parents
        Figen Sönmez
    • Other works
      Commercial for Orkid
    • Publicity listings
      • 8 Pictorials
      • 10 Magazine Cover Photos

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    • Trivia
      Only daughter of Figen (computer engineer) and Muammer (architect).
    • Quotes
      We all have different aspects. With different triggers, those different aspects can emerge.
    • Nicknames
      • Dee
      • Dam
      • Damdi

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