Banu Alkan (born Liz Remka Rebronja; 1 April 1958) is a Turkish-Croatian actress. She moved to

Edremit, Balıkesir Edremit is a city and district of Balıkesir Province in the Aegean region of Turkey. It is situated at the tip of the gulf with the same name (Gulf of Edremit), with its town centre a few kilometres inland, and is an important centre of trade, ...

, Turkey in 1966 when she was eight years old. She is described as an "80s pop culture icon of Turkey". Her first film appearance was in the 1976 film '' Taksi Şoförü'' (Taxi Driver) directed by Şerif Gören.

Filmography

* ''İsyan'' (1975) * ''Taksi Şoförü'' (1976) * ''Akrep Yuvası'' (1977) * ''Vurun Beni Öldürün'' (1980) * ''Ağla Gözlerim'' (1981) * ''Günah Defteri'' (1981) * ''Ben De Özledim'' (1981) * ''Nikah Masası'' (1982) * ''Aşkların En Güzeli'' (1982) * ''İlişki'' (1983) * ''Bataklıkta Bir Gül'' (1983) * ''Gecelerin Kadını'' (1983) * ''Kadınca'' (1984) * ''Sokaktan Gelen Kadın'' (1984) * ''Kızgın Güneş'' (1984) * ''Katiller De Ağlar'' (1985) * ''Arzu'' (1985) * ''Bu İkiliye Dikkat'' (1985) * ''Sarı Bela'' (1985) * ''Mavi Yolculuk'' (1986) * ''Seviyorum'' (1986) * ''Afrodit'' (1987) * ''Güneşten De Sıcak / Sarı Güneş'' (1987) * ''Yaşamak'' (1988) * ''Vahşi Ve Güzel'' (1989) * ''Afrodit Banu Alkanın Hayatı'' (2000) * ''Renkli Dünyalar '' (2000) - (TV series) * ''Tuzu Kurular'' (2001) - (TV series) * ''Kızma Birader'' (2005) - (TV series) * ''Afrodit ''(2010) Short film

Discography

* ''Afrodit / Neremi'' (1998) * ''Dansa Kaldır'' (2000) * ''Beyaz Orkide'' (2005) * ''Best of 2011 Remix'' (2011)

Awards

*2014 The Most Beautiful Woman of Turkish Cinema *2015 2nd Golden Palm - Yeşilçam 100th Anniversary Honorary Award *2015 Mersin Culture Solidarity Association Award Ceremony - Yeşilçam 100th Anniversary Honorary Award

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alkan, Banu Living people 1958 births Turkish film actresses Turkish television actresses People from Dubrovnik Turkish people of Croatian descent Naturalized citizens of Turkey Bosniaks of Croatia Croatian people of Turkish descent Turkish people of Bosniak descent