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Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1987-05-03

Place of Birth

Istanbul, Turkey

Damla Sönmez

Biography

Damla Sonmez was born in Istanbul, Turkey. Her native language is Turkish and is fluent in English and French. Cinema has been her greatest passion since she was child. She is an award-winning actor of international distinction. She received several nominations for her performance in  Bornova Bornova (2009) , winning the Antalya Golden Orange Award, Ankara Flying Broom Women's Film Festival Award and a Sadri Alisik Theatre & Movie Award. She was also nominated for The Young Talent Award at the Yesilcam Movie Awards for her performance in Mahpeyker - Kösem Sultan (2010) As a young actress, Sonmez trained in cities throughout Europe. After graduating from Saint Joseph French High School in Istanbul, she was accepted to Université de La Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris III Theatre department. She studied for a year in Paris before being awarded a scholarship to the Yeditepe University Fine Arts Theatre Department in Istanbul. She also attended Jillian O'Dowd's Contemporary Acting Workshop at the London Dramatic School of Arts.. Sonmez made her film debut in  Kampüste çiplak ayaklar (2009) , which was quickly followed up with her award-winning performance in Bornova Bornova (2009) in which she played a confused, yet ruthless Lady M-inspired girl from Izmir. She played a young conservative worker in _Çakal(2010)_ and was nominated for her work as an Ottoman Empire Sultan in Mahpeyker - Kösem Sultan (2010). Sonmez next played an abused girl who takes matters into her own hands in the comedy Kurtulus Son Durak(2012) She continued her work in film in Uzun Hikaye (2012) as an attorney's daughter who meets the love of her life, followed by Sen Aydinlatirsin Geceyi (2013) playing a young town girl who has the ability to stop time.

Known for

The Pit

The Pit

When a mafia family named Koçovars are in danger of losing control of their neighborhood, “The Pit,” their youngest son must come back home, a place he could never truly escape.

Cirak

Cirak

After returning from a security mission for a diamond company in Angola, a hired assassin takes on new assignments for his employer—a company that delivers justice on its own terms.

Emret Komutanım

Emret Komutanım

Golden Butterfly Awards

Golden Butterfly Awards

Arda ile Omuz Omuza

Arda ile Omuz Omuza

Rise of Empires: Ottoman

Rise of Empires: Ottoman

Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II wages an epic campaign to take the Byzantine capital of Constantinople and shapes the course of history for centuries.

Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan ile Empati

Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan ile Empati

Aziz

Aziz

Aziz Payidar, the son of the Payidar family, the largest and only carpet manufacturer in Antakya, leads a prosperous and wealthy life. Aziz's fate changes when he kills the French delegate Monsieur Pierre's son, Lieutenant Andre. He is forced to leave behind the land of his birth, his only love, in short, everything he has. Two years later, when he is thought to be dead, his return is unexpected for everyone. Nothing is the same anymore. Not only did Aziz lose everything he owned, but Antakya, which is now under French occupation, became worse than before he left. Moreover, his first love Dilruba is engaged to his uncle Galip Payidar's son Adem. He will be in a dilemma emotionally when Efnan, a simple peasant girl, unexpectedly enters his life, and after the intense emotional turmoil he experiences, he will find both himself and his true love over time.

War of the Roses

War of the Roses

Ali Sunal ile Aramızda

Ali Sunal ile Aramızda

Gece Gündüz

Gece Gündüz

Gece Gündüz was a police procedural soap produced by the Altıoklar Productions, the main characters are Aslan Aydemir and Kemal. They both work at the Istanbul Organized Crime section of the police force. The series finished on its 33rd episode. The theme song is an edited version of "Gündüz Gece" by Âşık Veysel Şatıroğlu who is also named "Uzun Ince bir Yoldayım" which was a famous Turkish folk music and Veysel was the famous one for this song.

A Love Story

A Love Story

Korkut Ali is a young and handsome guy who has a poor life in Germany. He was abandoned by his parents as a child and was adopted by a couple in Germany. However, he was left alone by his foster family. Ceylan, on the other hand, is a beautiful and naive young girl who lives in Istanbul, Turkey. She is a fashion designer of a famous singer, Tolga whom she is in love with. At a wedding ceremony, Korkut is shot in the head. The doctor saves him but Korkut has to live a bullet in his head with less than a year to live. After this unfortunate event, Korkut goes to Istanbul searching for his birth parents. He learns that his mother is a famous singer Gonul Karanli with a son, Tolga. Korkut feels so betrayed that his birth mom and his brother live a happy life in Istanbul. Will Korkut forget about his past and live the rest of his life peacefully? Will Ceylan manage to bring happiness to Korkut? Will Korkut take his revenge from his mother and his brother?

Dark Legacy

Dark Legacy

Kartal, a former police officer, gets into trouble with a dangerous mafia group while working as the security manager of a nightclub. When he is forced to move closer to his children after years of being away, Kartal navigates the challenges of escaping the mafia’s grip while also trying to be a father to his children. Soon enough, the paths of Kartal, the ex-cop turned nightclub owner with two children, and Nazan, the mafia leader’s daughter waiting for her fiancé to be released from prison, cross. Despite all the death, betrayal, and dangers, our heroes will try to stand side by side, surviving in this den of wolves while learning to love and fall in love against all odds.

7 Faces

7 Faces

Featuring seven different yet intertwined stories of modern life in Istanbul, 7 Faces is a thought-provoking drama centering on seven characters living in the same city apartment building. Each of them faces a major change in their lives, which requires them to confront their biggest fear or weakness.

Şubat

Şubat

An orphan subjected to tests that gave him superpowers is rescued and raised on Istanbul's streets, where he falls for a reporter linked to his past.