| Melis Sezen | |
| Birth Date: | 2 January 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Education: | Koç University |
| Years Active: | 2016–present |
Melis Sezen (born 2 January 1997) is a Turkish actress. She is best known for her roles in Tainted Love (2019), The Miracle 2: Love (2019), The Unfaithful (2020–2022), Gülcemal (2023–2024), and Genius (2024–present). In 2021, Sezen won the Golden Butterfly Award for Rising Star.
Sezen was born on 2 January 1997[1] in Silivri, Istanbul,[2] and completed her high school education at Selimpaşa Atatürk Anatolian High School.[3] Her paternal family members are Macedonian Albanian immigrants, while her maternal family members are Turkish descent who immigrated from Thessaloniki, Greece.[4] Sezen has a younger brother and her family engages in trade.[5] In an interview, she mentioned that her family was supportive of her decision to start working as a theatre actress,[6] and in another interview she adds that it was her mother who discovered her interest in acting and enrolled her in Müjdat Gezen Art Center.[7] Sezen received drama education from the age of 12, and received theater education for one year in Müjdat Gezen Art Center.[8] Then she acquired a role in the play Cümbüş-ü Hospital at Ali Solmaz Theatre in Silivri.[3] Meanwhile, she continued her education and graduated from Koç University, Department of Media and Visual Arts.[1] Between 2016 and 2017, she made her TV debut with a role in the series Hayat Bazen Tatlıdır.[1] [3]
Between 2017 and 2018, she played the role of "Ebru" in the TV series Siyah İnci.[3] [7] In 2018, she made her cinematic film with a number of independent films. She first starred in the movie Dünya Hali, followed by Tilki Yuvası.[9] After these movies, she had her first serious cinematic role in Bizim İçin Şampiyon, which tells the story of racehorse Bold Pilot and jokey Halis Karataş.[1] In 2019, she had a leading role in the TV series Leke, playing the role of "Yasemin".[1] This was followed by another leading role in Sevgili Geçmiş, in which she portrayed the character "Deren".[1] Also in 2019, she landed a role in the movie Mucize 2: Aşk and played the role of "Beren".[2] In the same year, Sezen also ranked among the first 100 names on IMDb's Starmetre list.[10]
In 2020, she played the leading character "Nazan" in the historical mini series Ya İstiklal Ya Ölüm, which covers the occupation of Constantinople, the dissolution of the Chamber of Deputies, the Kuva-yi Milliye movement led by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and the establishment processes of a new national assembly in Ankara.[11] [12] She also had a role in the movie Kovala, which was initially set to be released on 17 April 2020,[13] but following the new measures enforced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic the premiere date was pushed to a later date.[14] Between 2020 and 2022, she shared the leading role with Cansu Dere and Caner Cindoruk in the Kanal D series Sadakatsiz, a local adaptation of Doctor Foster.[15]
| Year | Title | Original title | Role | Director | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | The Way of the Wind | Dünya Hali | Gizem | Ömer Can | Leading role | ||
| Champion | Bizim İçin Şampiyon | Esra Atman | Ahmet Katıksız | Supporting role | |||
| 2019 | The Miracle 2: Love | Mucize 2: Aşk | Beren | Mahsun Kırmızıgül | Supporting role | ||
| 2021 | Kovala | Kovala | Merve | Burak Kuka | Main role | ||
| Fox Nest | Tilki Yuvasi | Aylin | Umut Burçin Gülseçgin | Main role | |||
| 2024 | A Republic Song | Bir Cumhuriyet Şarkısı | Mediha | Yağız Alp Akaydın | Main role | ||
| Sassy | Şımarık | Asena | Onur Ünlü | Leading role | |||
| Masha's Mushroom | Masha's Mushroom | Alex | White Cross | Pre-production |
| Year | Title | Original title | Role | Platform | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Sincere Voices Choir | İçten Sesler Korosu | Öykü | YouTube | Main role; 2 episodes | ||
| 2021 | Fatma | Fatma | Hayat Kadını | Netflix | Cameo; 1 episode | ||
| Nomen | Nomen | Duru | Disney+ | Leading role | [16] |
| Year | Title | Original title | Role | Network | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016–2017 | Life Is Sweet Sometimes | Hayat Bazen Tatlidir | Asya Turan | Star TV | Main role; 26 episodes | ||
| 2017–2018 | Black Pearl | Siyah İnci | Ebru | Star TV | Main role; 20 episodes | ||
| 2019 | Tainted Love | Leke | Yasemin Adıvar | Kanal D | Leading role; 9 episodes | ||
| Dear Past | Sevgili Geçmis | Deren Kutlu | Star TV | Main role; 8 episodes | |||
| 2020 | Either Freedom or Death | Ya İstiklal Ya Ölüm | Nazan Hanım | TRT 1 | Main role; 12 episodes | ||
| 2020–2022 | The Unfaithful | Sadakatsiz | Derin Güçlü | Kanal D | Main role; 40 episodes | ||
| 2022 | The Masked Singer Turkey | Maske Kimsin Sen? | Herself | Fox | Reality competition ; 9 episodes | ||
| 2023–2024 | Gülcemal | Gülcemal | Deva Nakkaşoğlu | Fox | Leading role; 41 episodes | ||
| 2024–present | Genius | Deha | İmre Karan | Show TV | Main role |