Cansu Dicle Tosun (born 26 January 1988) is a

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-born

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actress.

Life and career

Tosun was born in 1988 in Germany. Her parents are from

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. Her father is a post office manager in Nuremberg and her mother works in a store. She has a twin brother named Fırat. She studied ballet at the German Opera for 13 years and worked as a professional photo model. She graduated from Commerce School at the same time in Germany. In Turkey, she started her career by working for

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. She rose to prominence by playing the character of Neriman in the TV series ''

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'' between 2011 and 2012. In 2012, she was cast in

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's series ''Kayıp Şehir'' as Zehra. In 2013, she portrayed the character of Ayşen in an adaptation of

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's 1954 novel ''Bugünün Saraylısı''. She then appeared in a supporting role in

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's series ''Göç Zamanı''. She continued her career in television by playing roles in the series ''Familya'', ''Bir Deli Sevda'' and ''Mehmetçik Kut'ül Amare''.

Filmography

References

External links

* * 1988 births Living people Turkish television actresses Turkish film actresses {{Turkey-actor-stub