Suna Yıldızoğlu (born Sonja Eady on 26 February 1955) is an English-Turkish actress and singer, based in Turkey. Her parents divorced when she was 18. She has six brothers. Since primary school, she showed interest in theatre and dancing and at the age of 11 began acting on stage. An English national, Yıldızoğlu moved to Turkey in 1974. Upon marrying actor Kayhan Yıldızoğlu, she changed her surname and acquired Turkish citizenship. She graduated from French, Spanish, German Languages of Literature. She made her debut in

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in 1977 with a leading role in ''

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'' alongside

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. In 1981, she was a contestant at the 17th Golden Orpheus Acting Contest and won the Özel Burgaz Award and Journalists Award. She further rose to prominence by acting alongside

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and

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in ''Petrol Kralları'', and with Kemal Sunal in ''Gol Kralı''. From her marriage to Dudley Allen, she has two children: Yasemin Kay Allen and Dyon Kaan Allen. In 2000, she went on a hiatus when she moved to Australia for her children to study abroad.

Filmography

Çukur ''Çukur'' () is a Turkish psychological thriller television series directed by Sinan Öztürk, and written by Gökhan Horzum and Damla Serim. It premiered on 23 October 2017 and concluded on 7 June 2021 with a total of 131 episodes (four seasons ...

- 2020 * Söz - 2018 * 46 Yok Olan - 2016 * Yerden Yüksek *

Elif Elif may refer to: People *Elif (name) *Begünhan Elif Ünsal (born 1993), Turkish archer * Elif Ağca (born 1984), Turkish volleyball player * Elif Batuman (born 1977), American author, academic, journalist *Elif Demirezer (born 1992), German-Turk ...

- 2008 *

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- 2007 * Eskici Baba - 2000 * Küçük Besleme - 1999 * Yalan - 1997 *

Sara ile Musa Sara may refer to: Arts, media and entertainment Film and television * ''Sara'' (1992 film), 1992 Iranian film by Dariush Merhjui * ''Sara'' (1997 film), 1997 Polish film starring Bogusław Linda * ''Sara'' (2010 film), 2010 Sri Lankan Sinhal ...

- 1996 *

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- 1996 * Sokaktaki Adam - 1995 * Sevgili Ortak - 1993 * Bizim Takım - 1993 * Kopuk Dünyalar - 1992 * Yaralı Can - 1987 * Biraz Neşe Biraz Keder - 1986 * Tarzan Rıfkı - 1986 * Nokta İle Virgül Deh Deh Düldül - 1985 * Şaşkın Gelin - 1984 * Ömrümün Tek Gecesi - 1984 * Kürtaj - 1981 * Uyanık Aptallar - 1981 * Kurban Olduğum - 1980 * Kul Sevdası - 1980 * Akıllı Deliler - 1980 * Gol Kralı (film), Gol Kralı - 1980 * Nokta İle Virgül Paldır Küldür - 1979 * Aşk Ve Adalet - 1978 * Seven Unutmaz - 1978 * Petrol Kralları - 1978 * Güneşli Bataklık - 1977 * Bir Adam Yaratmak - 1977 * Garip (1977 film), Garip - 1977 * Şıpsevdi - 1977 * Bir Yürek Satıldı - 1977 * Kan (1977 film), Kan - 1977 *

- 1977

Discography

* ''Do You Think I'm Sexy / I'm Gonna Dance'' (1981)Suna Yıldızoğlu diskografisi
''Diskotek'' (12 August 2016) * ''Son Olsun / Sonsuz Aşk'' (with Çetin Alp) (1981) * ''Türküler Türkülerimiz / Avrasya'' (1991) * ''46 Yok Olan'' (2016)

Awards

* 1981: Golden Orpheus Contest - Jury Special Award * 1996: 18th Turkish Film Critics Association, SİYAD Turkish Cinema Awards - Best Actress (''Sokaktaki Adam'')

References

External links

* Turkish film actresses Turkish television actresses Turkish singers English-language singers from Turkey Turkish people of English descent Living people 1955 births {{Turkey-actor-stub