Jump to content

Suna Yıldızoğlu

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Tom.Bot (talk | contribs) at 23:20, 14 December 2020 (Task 6: +{{Authority control}} (3 IDs from Wikidata), WP:GenFixes on). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Suna Yıldızoğlu
Born
Sonja Eady

(1955-02-26) 26 February 1955 (age 69)
Nationality
  • English
  • Turkish
OccupationActress
Years active1977–present
Spouse(s)
Kayhan Yıldızoğlu
(m. 1976; div. 1978)

Dudley Allen
(m. 1988; div. 2007)
PartnerÇetin Alp (1978–1986)
ChildrenYasemin Allen
Kaan Allen[1]

Suna Yıldızoğlu (born Sonja Eady on 26 February 1955[2]) is an English-Turkish actress, based in Turkey.

Her parents divorced when she was 18. She has six brothers. Since primary school, she showed interest in theatre and dancing and at the age of 11 began acting on stage. An English national, Yıldızoğlu moved to Turkey in 1974. Upon marrying actor Kayhan Yıldızoğlu, she changed her surname and acquired Turkish citizenship. She graduated from French, Spanish, German Languages of Literature. She made her debut in Cinema of Turkey in 1977 with a leading role in Yıkılmayan Adam alongside Cüneyt Arkın. In 1981, she was a contestant at the 17th Golden Orpheus Acting Contest and won the Özel Burgaz Award and Journalists Award. She further rose to prominence by acting alongside Zeki Alasya and Metin Akpınar in Petrol Kralları, and with Kemal Sunal in Gol Kralı.[3]

From her marriage to Dudley Allen, she has two children: Yasemin Kay Allen and Dyon Kaan Allen. In 2000, she went on a hiatus when she moved to Australia for her children to study abroad.[4]

Filmography

Discography

  • Do You Think I'm Sexy / I'm Gonna Dance (1981)[5]
  • Son Olsun / Sonsuz Aşk (with Çetin Alp) (1981)
  • Türküler Türkülerimiz / Avrasya (1991)
  • 46 Yok Olan (2016)

Awards

  • 1981: Golden Orpheus Contest - Jury Special Award
  • 1996: 18th SİYAD Turkish Cinema Awards - Best Actress (Sokaktaki Adam)

References

  1. ^ ""Ben de sahiplenmeyi severim ama Irmak nevrotik"". Milliyet. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Suna Yıldızoğlu". Turkish Cinema Studies. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Suna Yıldızoğlu kimdir?". Sabah. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Suna Yıldızoğlu kimdir kaç yaşında? Hangi dizilerde oynadı?". Hürriyet. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  5. ^ Suna Yıldızoğlu diskografisi, Diskotek (12 August 2016)