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Elit İşcan

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Elit İşcan
Born (1994-01-12) 12 January 1994 (age 30)
Istanbul, Turkey
OccupationActress
Years active2006–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

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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

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Year Title Role Notes
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

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  1. ^ Parande, Shweta (1 December 2015). "IFFI 2015: Award winners list at the 46th International Film Festival of India (In pics)".
  2. ^ a b "Umut Veren Genç Kadın Oyuncu Elit İşcan". Sabah. 24 June 2006. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  3. ^ Sinem Vural (15 April 2009). "Popüler olmak istemiyorum". Hürriyet. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  4. ^ a b "42. Siyad Ödülleri'nde Toplam 20 Film Adaylar Arasında". Siyad.org. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  5. ^ Fırat Karadeniz (24 October 2015). "Şanslıyız ama biz de baskı hissediyoruz". Milliyet. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  6. ^ Ford, Rebecca (14 January 2016). "Oscar Nominations: The Complete List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "12. Türkiye / Almanya Film Festivali". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  9. ^ "Bu sene 'Genç Cadı' kim olacak?". Uçan Süpürge. 6 April 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2016.[permanent dead link]
  10. ^ "Yeşilçam ödülleri dağıtıldı". Hürriyet. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
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