Elit İşcan
Elit İşcan | |
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Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2006–present |
Elit İşcan (born 12 January 1994) is a Turkish actress. Her credits include the film Mustang and the television show Küçük Kadınlar. She has received the IFFI Best Actor Award (Female) at the 46th International Film Festival of India[1]
Life and career
İşcan's father was an architect and her mother was a computer programmer. She has one sibling. She finished her studies at the Istanbul Kemer College.[2] After Reha Erdem's visit to her school, she auditioned for the movie Beş Vakit and was cast in a supporting role, which marked her cinematic debut. With her role in the TV series Küçük Kadınlar she gained popularity. Later in 2008, she appeared in Reha Erdem's movie Hayat Var and portrayed the character Hayat.[3] For this role, she was nominated for Cahide Sonku Best Performance by an Actress Award at the 42nd SİYAD Awards.[4] In 2015, she had a leading role in Deniz Gamze Ergüven's movie Mustang.[5] The film was selected as France's submission, and was nominated for, the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards.[6][7]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Beş Vakit | Yıldız | Promising Young Actress - 13th Altın Koza International Film Festival, 2006[2] Honorable Mention - 12th Nuremberg Turkey / Germany Film Festival, 2007[8] |
2008 | Hayat Var | Hayat | Young Witch - 12th Flying Broom International Women's Film Festival, 2009[9] Best Young Talent - 3rd Yeşilçam Awards, 2010[10] Nomination – Cahide Sonku Best Performance by an Actress Award, SİYAD Awards, 2009[4] |
2008–2010 | Küçük Kadınlar | Bilge Gezici | TV series |
2009 | Dersimiz: Atatürk | Küçük Afet İnan | |
2009 | Ölü Yaprak Vuruşu | Nurhan Güneyli | |
2012 | Taş Mektep | Mina | |
2013 | A.Ş.K. | Semra | TV series |
2015 | Mustang | Ece | 21st Sadri Alışık Theater and Cinema Acting Awards Selection Committee Special Award |
2019 | Kurşun | Zeynep | TV series - Guest appearance on the first episode. |
2019 | Baumbacher Syndrome | Fida | |
2021 | Hamlet | Web series |
References
- ^ Parande, Shweta (1 December 2015). "IFFI 2015: Award winners list at the 46th International Film Festival of India (In pics)".
- ^ a b "Umut Veren Genç Kadın Oyuncu Elit İşcan". Sabah. 24 June 2006. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ Sinem Vural (15 April 2009). "Popüler olmak istemiyorum". Hürriyet. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ a b "42. Siyad Ödülleri'nde Toplam 20 Film Adaylar Arasında". Siyad.org. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ Fırat Karadeniz (24 October 2015). "Şanslıyız ama biz de baskı hissediyoruz". Milliyet. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- ^ Ford, Rebecca (14 January 2016). "Oscar Nominations: The Complete List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ Richford, Rhonda (22 September 2015). "Oscars: France Selects 'Mustang' As Foreign-Language Submission". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "12. Türkiye / Almanya Film Festivali". Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "Bu sene 'Genç Cadı' kim olacak?". Uçan Süpürge. 6 April 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "Yeşilçam ödülleri dağıtıldı". Hürriyet. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
External links
- Elit İşcan at IMDb