Selen Uçer
Leyla Selen Uçer (born 5 May 1983) is a Turkish actress, best known for her role in the movie Ara and the play Bug.
Uçer's parents were chemical engineers. She studied at St. George's Austrian High School and graduated from Boğaziçi University with a degree in chemistry. During her university years, she joined the Boğaziçi University acting club. She also attended the Istanbul University State Conservatory Singing Department. She studied at the Academy Istanbul with a scholarship for a year. She also completed her master's degree at Roosevelt University in Chicago with a scholarship. The play she wrote, American Dream, was staged by Ensemble Theater on Off-Broadway. Upon returning to Turkey, she was cast in the movie Anlat İstanbul, written by Ümit Ünal, in 2004. She also appeared in Külkedisi, directed by Selim Demirdelen. She then took part in DOT's adaptation of Bug. With her performance in Haldun Dormen's Kantocu at Istanbul City Theatres, she was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress in a Musical or Comedy award at the Afife Jale Awards. She had a leading role in the 2007 movie Ara, directed by Ümit Ünal, portraying the character of Gül. For this role, she shared the Best Actress award at the 15th International Adana Film Festival with Ayça Damgacı. In 2008, she appeared as a prostitute in O... Çocukları. In 2009, she played the role of Emel in Binbir Gece. In the same year, she was cast in Hanımın Çiftliği as Asuman. In 2019, with her role in Ümit Ünal's Aşk, Büyü, vs. , she won the Golden Orange Award for Best Actress.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 1.695 |
Birthday | 1983-05-05 |
Place of Birth | Istanbul, Turkey |
Also Known As | Leyla Selen Uçer, |
2010
The Voice
6.1/8
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The Voice
2012
Yabancı
4.2/4
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Yabancı
2015
Çekmeköy Underground
5/3
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Çekmeköy Underground
2022
Dilberay
6.6/11
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Dilberay
2012
Can
6.6/8
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Can
2013
Kutsal Bir Gün
0/0
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Kutsal Bir Gün
2009
A Step into the Darkness
4/5
The film tells the tragic story of an Iraqi-Turkish girl, Cennet, who loses her entire family during a US-led operation against insurgents in her vill...
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A Step into the Darkness
2023
Love, Bla Bla Bla
0/0
Adam and Eve are a couple in their early thirties. With the relationship fatigue that started in the third year of their union, the absence of old fee...
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Love, Bla Bla Bla
2005
İstanbul Tales
6.9/31
Five interconnected stories set in modern-day Istanbul based on the fairytales Snow White, Cinderella, Pied Piper, Sleeping Beauty and Little Red Ridi...
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İstanbul Tales
2013
Morning-Noon-Evening
0/0
A good husband and father of a 12-year-old girl, works as a driver for a wealthy family. Despite his seemingly peaceful nature, he too is capable of t...
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Morning-Noon-Evening
2023
Oregon
3.9/7
Summer 1985, Istanbul. Hakan and Gaye want to give back a music tape to their friend Selen before they leave. Things won't go as planned.
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Oregon
2024
The Playroom
0/0
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The Playroom
2010
Erkek Adam
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Erkek Adam
2017
Inflame
5.2/12
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Inflame
2008
O... Çocukları
6.3/32
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O... Çocukları
2008
Ara
5.8/6
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Ara
2021
Love, Spells and All That
5.9/7
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Love, Spells and All That
2019
The Stranger
0/0
The life of a seven-member commune living in an old theatre building changes one morning with the sudden appearance of a mysterious stranger. When a v...
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The Stranger
2014
Circle
5.8/5
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Circle
2007
Zincirbozan
6/10
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Zincirbozan
2010
Ölüm
0/0
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Ölüm
2009
10 to 11
6.9/30
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2009
Bornova Bornova
6.8/19
A story from Bornova, a neighborhood in Izmir. Two good friends Salih and Hakan spend their days in front of a grocery store waiting for a chance to d...
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Bornova Bornova
2024
A True Gentleman
5.2/14
A charming male escort finds his life turned upside down when he starts to fall in love, challenging him to discover what he truly wants and needs.
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A True Gentleman
2024
Apollon by Day Athena by Night
0/0
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