Melisa Sözen
Melisa Sözen (born 6 July 1985) is a Turkish actress. Biography. Starting her professional career at the very early age of 15, she studied in theatre department of Pera Fine Arts High School. Sözen starred in many Turkish TV hits including "Çemberimde Gül Oya", "Bıçak Sırtı", "Bir Bulut Olsam", "The Magnificent Century", "Kırmızı Oda" and "Şubat". She played two different roles in "Şubat".After working with Turkey's most prominent directors in movies like "Av Mevsimi", "Bir Varmış Bir Yokmuş" and "Cenneti Beklerken" Sözen attracted international attention with her phenomenal acting in Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Palme d'Or  winning "Winter Sleep" in 2014. Following her role in the 3rd Season of Éric Rochant's influential series "Le bureau des légendes" in 2017, Sözen moved to Paris for a while and worked on her French. Her first leading role in a French movie came in 2019 with "Damien veut changer le monde". Achieving an extraordinary level of critical success in her homeland by winning both Theater Critics Association's and Film Critics Association's awards for the actress in a leading role in 2015 with her performances in "The Knot of the Heart" and "Winter Sleep", Sözen frequently was  invited as a jury member to many international film festivals including Guanajuato International Film Festival (Mexico, 2015), International Istanbul Film Festival (Turkey, 2016), Sarajevo Film Festival (Bosnia Herzegovina, 2017) and Cannes Series (France, 2018).