Damla Sönmez

Damla Sönmez
Turkish actress Damla Sönmez holding a microphone
Damla Sönmez in 2019
Born
Tilya Damla Sönmez

(1987-05-03) 3 May 1987 (age 36)
CitizenshipTurkish
Education
OccupationActress
Years active2004–present
Websitehttp://www.damlasonmez.com.tr/

Tilya Damla Sönmez (born 3 May 1987) is a Turkish actress and voiceover artist. She gained worldwide recognition for her movies Sibel and I Am You. Her prominent TV roles include Ceylan in Bir Aşk Hikayesi, Gülru in Güllerin Savaşı, and Efsun in Çukur.

Early life and education

Damla Sönmez is an only child born to parents. Her maternal family is Abkhazian immigrants. Her paternal grandmother is of Circassian descent who immigrated to Diyarbakır from Syria. Her father is an engineer and programmer, and her mother works as an architect. Her biggest passion as a child was theater and cinema. She began to study at theater studios early on. During school years, Damla constantly played on stage, and began to appear in commercials on television. In those years she was promised a great future already.

After graduating from Saint Joseph French High School in Istanbul, she was accepted to Université de La Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris in the Theatre department. She studied for a year in Paris before being awarded a scholarship to the Yeditepe University Fine Arts Theatre Department in Istanbul. Sönmez also studied semi-timed 2 years violin and 1 year piano in Mimar Sinan University State Conservatory. She had later attended Jillian O’Dowd's Contemporary Acting Workshop at the London Dramatic School of Arts and worked with Stuart Burney at the Black Nexxus Academy in New York.[citation needed]

Career

Films

In 2009, she starred in Bornova Bornova and won the "Best Supporting Actress" at the 46th Golden Orange Film Festival, alongside other awards at the Sadri Alışık Awards and the Flying Broom International Women's Film Festival. She became the Young President of the festival at the 18th Broom Broom Women Films Festival in 2015 and she won the 21st Golden Boll Film Festival and the Best Actress Award at the Milano International Film Festival (MIFF) for her role in the film "Sea Level (Deniz Seviyesi)".

Television series

In her television career, she played supporting roles in hit series Emret Komutanım, Gece Gündüz, and Türkan. A turning point in her television career was when she was cast as a bride who suffers from loss of memory in the series Şubat. Her first leading role was Bir Aşk Hikayesi, an adaptation of I'm Sorry, I Love You, where she played the role of Ceylan alongside actor Seçkin Özdemir.

In 2014, she starred in the TV series Güllerin Savaşı as Gülru alongside Canan Ergüder. In 2019, she joined season 3 of Çukur portraying Efsun Kent, a character that gained a lot of media attention. Sönmez sang many classic Turkish arabesque songs as part of her role in Çukur including "Durdurun Dünyayı", "Su Ver Leyla", "Sen Affetsen Ben Affetmem", "Sorma", and "Son Mektup". In 2021, it was announced that she will star in the TV series Aziz as Dilruba alongside actor Murat Yıldırım.

Web series

In 2017, she played the main role in an episode of BluTV's anthology series 7 Yüz (7 Faces). In 2020, she portrayed Ana in Netflix's historical docudrama Rise of Empires: Ottoman. In 2021, she joined season 2 of BluTV's hit series Saygı (Respect) as Arya Şahin, a public prosecutor.

Filmography

Cinema
Year Title Role
2009 Kampüste Çıplak Ayaklar Ebru
Bornova Bornova Özlem
2010 Çakal Deniz
Mahpeyker: Kösem Sultan Kösem Sultan
2012 Kurtuluş Son Durak Tülay
Uzun Hikâye Ayla
2013 Sen Aydınlatırsın Geceyi Defne
2014 Deniz Seviyesi Damla
2017 Taksim Hold'em Defne
Ayla: The Daughter of War Nuran
2018 Sibel Sibel
2019 I Am You Aisha
Web series
Year Title Role
2017 7 Yüz Pınar
2019 Rise of Empires: Ottoman Ana
2021 Saygı Arya Şahin
TBA Kimler Geldi, Kimler Geçti Defne
Television
Year Title Role
2004 Camdan Pabuçlar Gülçin
Omuz Omuza Pelin
2005 Kapıları Açmak Gülşen
2006 Pertev Bey'in Üç Kızı Nermin
Şarkılar Susmasın Aycan
Sahte Prenses Sedef
2006–2007 Fırtınalı Aşk Melda Talay
2008 Emret Komutanım Karamel
2008–2009 Gece Gündüz Pınar
2010–2011 Türkan Turhan
2012 Şubat Gelin
2013–2014 Bir Aşk Hikâyesi (A Love Story) Ceylan German
2014–2016 Güllerin Savaşı Gülru Çelik Sipahi
2017 Aşk ve Gurur Zeynep
2018 Masum Değiliz Selin
2019–2021 Çukur Efsun
2021–2022 Aziz Dilruba
2023– Maviye Sürgün Defne Boz
Short Film
Year Title Role
2008 The Irony Series 1: Hope Damla
2011 Alala Kardeş (sister)
2011 Korkuluk Kadın (woman)
2019 The Cut Journalist
2020 Don't Get Me Wrong But Günseli
2020 The Second Night Leyla
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Year Title Notes
2004 Orkid
2016 LCW - Geri Sayım Başladı dubbing
2017 Becel - Kalbini Sev dubbing
2017 Dogadan voiceover
2017 Modacruz voiceover
2017 Vestel voiceover
2019 Bosch voiceover
2020 L'Oréal
2021 Biscolata voiceover

Theater

Year Title Writer Director Role Notes
2008 Sürmanşet Sinan Tuzcu Arif Akkaya Director Assistant
2009 Alışveriş ve S***ş / Shopping and F***ing Mark Ravenhill Murat Daltaban Project Design / Dramaturg
2012 Yalnız Batı Martin McDonagh Serkan Üstüner Girleen
2014 Savaş Lars Noren Serdar Biliş Benina
2016 Parçacıklar Nick Payne Tamer Can Erkan Marianne
2017 Bi Parça Plastik Marius von Mayenburg Sündüz Haşar Project Coordinator
2021 Hamlet William Shakespeare İbrahim Çiçek Ophelia Digital theater

Awards and nominations

Year Awards Category Works Result
2009 Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival Best Supporting Actress Bornova Bornova Won
2010 Ankara Flying Broom International Women's Film Festival

Young Witch Award

Best Actress Bornova Bornova Won
2014 Adana Film Festival

Golden Boll in National Feature Film

Best Actress Deniz Seviyesi Won
2018 Adana Film Festival

Golden Boll in National Feature Film

Best Actress Sibel Won
2018 Kayseri Film Festival Best Actress Taksim Hold'em Won
2018 London Film Week Best Acting Sibel Won
2015 Milano International Film Festival Awards (MIFF Awards)

Leonardo's Horse

Best Actress Deniz Seviyesi Won
2018 Asia Pacific Screen Awards Best Performance by an Actress Sibel Nominated
2020 Florence Film Awards Best Actress I Am You Won
2018 Kayseri Film Festival

Golden Sycamore

Best Actress Taksim Hold'em Won
2010 Sadri Alisik Theatre and Cinema Awards Promising Actor Award Bornova Bornova Won
2019 Sadri Alisik Theatre and Cinema Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama Sibel Won
2019 Seattle International Film Festival

Golden Space Needle Award

Best Actress Sibel Won
2019 Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Awards Best Actress Sibel Won
2013 Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Awards Best Supporting Actress Sen Aydinlatirsin Geceyi Nominated
2009 Turkish Film Critics Association (SIYAD) Awards Best Supporting Actress Bornova Bornova Nominated
2009 Yesilçam Award Best Young Talent Bornova Bornova Nominated
2010 Yesilçam Award Best Young Talent Mahpeyker - Kösem Sultan Nominated
2014 Yeni Tiyatro Dergisi Emek ve Başarı Awards Most Successful Actress of the Year in a Supporting Role Savaş Won
2018 Ulusal Yarışma Best Actress Sibel Won
2018 6th Muret Film Festival (France) Best Actress Sibel Won
2018 Eskisehir International Film Festival Best Performance of the Year Sibel Won
2019 Mef Schools - Changemakers Award Changemaker Won
2019 Frankfurt Turkish Film Festival Best Actress Sibel Won
2018 Afife Theater Awards Best Supporting Actress of the Year Bi Parça Plastik Nominated

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