Damla Sönmez

Known for ActingBorn 1987-05-03 (age 39)Istanbul, Turkey

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.Read more

Movies & web series

I Am You

Cirak

Dark Legacy

Maviye Sürgün

Ayla: The Daughter of War

The Pit

Rise of Empires: Ottoman

Brigitte

Thou Gild'st the Even

7 Faces

A Love Story

Şubat

Respect

Bornova Bornova

Çakal

Aziz

A Long Story

Sibel

Gece Gündüz

Taksim Hold'em

Last Stop: Kurtuluş

War of the Roses

Scarecrow

The Contact

Love and Pride

Mahpeyker: Kösem Sultan

Across the Sea

Emret Komutanım

The Second Night

Kampüste Çıplak Ayaklar

Trick

We Are Not Innocent

Turkish Gothic: Portrait of a Family

Temiz Para

Right Where I Left You

Strange, Abandoned, Deranged

Ali Sunal ile Aramızda

Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan ile Empati

Arda ile Omuz Omuza

The Cut

Türkan

Sahte Prenses

Camdan Pabuçlar

Golden Butterfly Awards

Kayıp Zaman