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 awardwinning actor of international distinction She received several nominations for her performance in Bornova Bornova 2009 winning the Antalya Golden Orange Award Ankara Flying Broom Womens Film Festival Award and a Sadri Alisik Theatre amp 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 ODowds 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 awardwinning performance in Bornova Bornova 2009 in which she played a confused yet ruthless Lady Minspired girl from Izmir She played a young conservative worker in Çakal2010 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 Durak2012 She continued her work in film in Uzun Hikaye 2012 as an attorneys 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
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