Songül Öden (born
Diyarbakır
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Situated around a high plateau by the banks of the Tigris river on which stands the historic Diyarbakır Fortress, it is ...
, 17 February 1979) is a
Turkish actress of
Zaza
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Arts and entertainment
* Zaza (play), ''Zaza'' (play), written by French playwrights Pierre Berton and Charles Simon
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descent. Her most successful roles were in the series ''
Gümüş'', ''
Umutsuz Ev Kadınları'', "Şeref Bey" and ''Uysallar''.
Life and career
She spent her elementary school, high school and university years in
Ankara
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. During high school days she attended the Ankara Arts Theatre and then in
Hacettepe University
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The university has two main c ...
she had part-time vocal training. She later graduated from
Ankara University
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's theatre school. She was also a part of a project which was an adaptation of the poems of
Atilla İlhan
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named ''Ne Kadınlar Sevdim'' with
Enver Aysever as writer. After a while she left the state theatre and started to work in
Istanbul
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in TV and theatre sector.
Songül has been acting on TV since 1999 when she did a TV series entitled ''
Ferhunde Hanımlar''. After that, she acted in five other TV series ''
Vasiyet'' (2001), ''
Havada Bulut'' (2002), ''
Gümüş'' (2005–2007), ''
Vazgeç Gönlüm'' (2008) and ''
Mükemmel Çift'' (2010). After a project called ''Havada Bulut'' adapted from
Sait Faik stories, she had a role in a television series drama called ''Gümüş'' where she acted side by side with
Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ
Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ (; born 27 October 1983) is a Turkish actor, model, and former basketball player. He has won several accolades, including four Golden Butterfly Awards for Best actor for his role in Ask-I memnu (2009 and 2010), for his rol ...
. The series lasted for years and had a record as the most popular project in the
Middle East
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, the
Balkans
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and Turkey. She was presented with an honorary award with Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ at the Muscat Film Festival. She was also a guest of honour at the
Cairo Film Festival.
In 2009, she acted in a movie called ''Acı Aşk'' which is written by
Onur Ünlü and in 2011 she appeared in ''72. Koğuş'' which is a work by
Orhan Kemal. ''Acı Aşk'' ("Bitter Love") in which she co-stars with
Halit Ergenç
Halit Ergenç (; born 30 April 1970) is a Turkish actor known for his role as Sultan Suleiman I in '' Muhteşem Yüzyıl,'' Onur Aksal in '' Binbir Gece'' and Cevdet in ''Vatanim Sensin''.
Biography
Halit Ergenç was born as the son of Yeş ...
,
Cansu Dere
Cansu Dere (born 14 October 1980, Ankara) is a Turkish actress, model, TV host and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Turkey Universe 2000.
Early Life
Her mother partly descends from the Turkish community in Thessaloniki, Greec ...
and
Ezgi Asaroğlu is her first-ever cinematic performance and was released on 18 December 2009. She also appeared in the Egyptian TV series ''Underground'' as a guest actress.
Songül Öden returned to television in 2011 with the series ''
Umutsuz Ev Kadınları'' adaptation of Desperate Housewives. She had leading role in "Bir Aile Hikayesi" adaptation of This is Us. With
Haluk Bilginer
Nihat Haluk Bilginer (; born 5 June 1954) is a Turkish people, Turkish actor. For his role in ''Şahsiyet'' (2018), Bilginer won the International Emmy Award for Best Actor, Best Actor award at the 47th International Emmy Awards. His movie ''Wi ...
, she played in "Şeref Bey" and "Uysallar".
Öden had been a part of a project in the Middle East about disapproval of women and child death in Palestine with eight world stars. In 2009 she was declared a Culture and Peace Envoy in Bulgaria.
Filmography
Theatre
* ''
Yerma
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'' (1993) - Ankara Deneme Stage
* ''
Yasar Ne Yasar Ne Yasamaz'' (1999–2000) - Trabzon National Theatre
* ''
Birimiz Hep Icin'' (1999–2000) - Trabzon National Theatre
* ''
Dort Mevsim'' (2003–2004) - Diyarbakir National Theatre
* ''
Hortlak'' (2003–2004) - Diyarbakir National Theatre
* ''
Ne Kadinlar Sevdim'' (2003–2004) - Cisenti Theatre
* ''
Kadinciklar '' (2007–2008) - Sadri Alisik Theatre
* ''
Keşanlı Ali Destanı '' (2011) - Sadri Alisik Theatre
* ''
Küçük Adam Ne Oldu Sana? '' (2012) - Sadri Alisik Theatre
* ''
Kafkas Tebeşir Dairesi '' (2013) - Sadri Alisik Theatre
Awards
* 2008 – 8. Lions Theatre Awards, "Best Lead Actress" (''
Kadinciklar'')
* 2008 – Ismet Kuntay Theatre Awards, "Ismet Kuntay Incentive Award" (''
Kadinciklar'')
* 2011 – Siyaset Magazine Awards, "Special Award of Year"
* 2012 – 18. Altın Objektif Ödül Töreni, "Best Comedy Actress" (''
Umutsuz Ev Kadınları'')
* 2012 – MUSCAT FILM FESTIVAL , "HONOUR AWARD"
* 2012 – QUALITY OF MAGAZINES, ‘BEST ACTRESS AWARD’. (''
Umutsuz Ev Kadınları'')
* 2012 – MGD 18. ALTIN OBJEKTİF AWARD, ‘BEST ACTRESS IN COMEDY TELEVISION SERIES’ (''
Umutsuz Ev Kadınları'')
* 2013 – LIONS THEATRE AWARD, ‘BEST ACTRESS AWARD’ (''
KÜÇÜK ADAM NE OLDU SANA'')
* 2017 – Okan University, "Best Cinema Actress" (''Rüzgarda Salınan Nilüfer'')
* 2017 – Uçan Süpürge 20, "International Women Movies Festival" "Special Award"
* 2017 – 22nd Sadri Alışık Awards, "Cinema Selection Board Special Award " (''Ekşi Elmalar'')
* 2017 – Bilkent University, "Best Actress"
* 2017 – Ankara Film Festival, "Best Actress" (''Rüzgarda Salınan Nilüfer'')
Sources
External links
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1979 births
Living people
People from Diyarbakır
Zaza people
Turkish film actresses
Turkish television actresses
Kurdish actresses
20th-century Turkish actresses
21st-century Turkish actresses