Damla Sönmez

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

38

Gender

Female

Birthday

1987-05-03 (38 years old)

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

  • Golden Butterfly Awards

    Golden Butterfly Awards

  • Rise of Empires: Ottoman

    Rise of Empires: Ottoman

  • Emret Komutanım

    Emret Komutanım

  • Aziz

    Aziz

  • War of the Roses

    War of the Roses

  • Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan ile Empati

    Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan ile Empati

  • Şubat

    Şubat

  • Gece Gündüz

    Gece Gündüz

  • Cirak

    Cirak

  • Thou Gild'st the Even

    Thou Gild'st the Even

  • Respect

    Respect

  • Ayla: The Daughter of War

    Ayla: The Daughter of War

  • Türkan

    Türkan

  • Across the Sea

    Across the Sea

  • A Love Story

    A Love Story

  • Maviye Sürgün

    Maviye Sürgün

  • Last Stop: Kurtuluş

    Last Stop: Kurtuluş

  • Sahte Prenses

    Sahte Prenses

  • Love and Pride

    Love and Pride

  • I Am You

    I Am You

  • 7 Faces

    7 Faces

  • A Long Story

    A Long Story

  • Mahpeyker: Kösem Sultan

    Mahpeyker: Kösem Sultan

  • Dark Legacy

    Dark Legacy

  • We Are Not Innocent

    We Are Not Innocent

  • Strange, Abandoned, Deranged

    Strange, Abandoned, Deranged

  • Sibel

    Sibel

  • The Contact

    The Contact

  • Kampüste Çıplak Ayaklar

    Kampüste Çıplak Ayaklar

  • Taksim Hold'em

    Taksim Hold'em

  • Trick

    Trick

  • Bornova Bornova

    Bornova Bornova

  • The Second Night

    The Second Night

  • Çakal

    Çakal

  • Right Where I Left You

    Right Where I Left You

  • The Cut

    The Cut

  • Scarecrow

    Scarecrow