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Personal Info

Birth date

1983-05-05 (42 Years)

Gender

Female

Known for

Acting

Place of birth

Istanbul, Turkey

Also known as

Leyla Selen Uçer

Selen Uçer

Biography

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.

Filmography

Acting

2024The Playroom as Unknown

2024Apollon by Day Athena by Night as Nazife

2024A True Gentleman as Unknown

2024The Doors of Time (10 Episodes) as Nilgün

2023Light in the Dark (1 Episode) as Unknown

2023Love, Bla Bla Bla as Unknown

2023Oregon as Sermin

2022The Blackboard (20 Episodes) as Münevver Güngör

2022Dilberay as Anne

2021Love, Spells and All That as Reyhan

2021Innocence (13 Episodes) as Yelda Demirci

2020The Agency (1 Episode) as Self

2019The Stranger as Unknown

2019Amor manchado (30 Episodes) as Serpil Zengin

2019Tainted Love (9 Episodes) as Serpil Zengin

2018Koca Koca Yalanlar (12 Episodes) as Nilgün

2017Inflame as Olcay Terken

2017Evlat Kokusu (9 Episodes) as Belma

2015Çekmeköy Underground as Unknown

2015Tutar mı Tutar (4 Episodes) as Piraye

2014Circle as Emel

2013Morning-Noon-Evening as Unknown

2013Kutsal Bir Gün as Unknown

2013Love Me as I Am (63 Episodes) as Eda Karatepe

2012Böyle Bitmesin (1 Episode) as Unknown

2012Can as Ayse

2012Yabancı as Nazmiye

2011İffet (73 Episodes) as Gülin

2011Leyla and Mecnun (4 Episodes) as Feraye

2010Deli Saraylı (11 Episodes) as Hizmetçi Kiraz

2010The Voice as Ses

2010Erkek Adam as Unknown

2010Death as Ayla

2009Bornova Bornova as Senem

200910 to 11 as Mahinur

2009A Step into the Darkness as Amire

2009Lady's Farm (36 Episodes) as Unknown

2008O... Çocukları as Selvi

2008Ara as Gul

2007Fedai (8 Episodes) as Gülşen

2007Zincirbozan as Aynur

2007Dicle (5 Episodes) as Unknown

2006Karınca Yuvası (10 Episodes) as Zerrin

2005İstanbul Tales as Rahşan