Personal Info
Birth date
1987-05-03 (38 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Istanbul, Turkey
Also known as
-Damla Sönmez
Biography
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 award-winning actor of international distinction. She received several nominations for her performance in Bornova Bornova (2009) , winning the Antalya Golden Orange Award, Ankara Flying Broom Women's Film Festival Award and a Sadri Alisik Theatre & 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 O'Dowd's 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 award-winning performance in Bornova Bornova (2009) in which she played a confused, yet ruthless Lady M-inspired girl from Izmir. She played a young conservative worker in _Çakal(2010)_ 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 Durak(2012) She continued her work in film in Uzun Hikaye (2012) as an attorney's 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.
Filmography
The Pit
7.6
Overview:
When a mafia family named Koçovars are in danger of losing control of their neighborhood, “The Pit,” their youngest son must come back home, a place he could never truly escape.Rise of Empires: Ottoman
7.458
Overview:
Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II wages an epic campaign to take the Byzantine capital of Constantinople and shapes the course of history for centuries.Aziz
6.7
Overview:
Aziz Payidar, the son of the Payidar family, the largest and only carpet manufacturer in Antakya, leads a prosperous and wealthy life. Aziz's fate changes when he kills the French delegate Monsieur Pierre's son, Lieutenant Andre. He is forced to leave behind the land of his birth, his only love, in short, everything he has. Two years later, when he is thought to be dead, his return is unexpected for everyone. Nothing is the same anymore. Not only did Aziz lose everything he owned, but Antakya, which is now under French occupation, became worse than before he left. Moreover, his first love Dilruba is engaged to his uncle Galip Payidar's son Adem. He will be in a dilemma emotionally when Efnan, a simple peasant girl, unexpectedly enters his life, and after the intense emotional turmoil he experiences, he will find both himself and his true love over time.Gece Gündüz
6.7
Overview:
Gece Gündüz was a police procedural soap produced by the Altıoklar Productions, the main characters are Aslan Aydemir and Kemal. They both work at the Istanbul Organized Crime section of the police force. The series finished on its 33rd episode. The theme song is an edited version of "Gündüz Gece" by Âşık Veysel Şatıroğlu who is also named "Uzun Ince bir Yoldayım" which was a famous Turkish folk music and Veysel was the famous one for this song.Şubat
7.2
Overview:
An orphan subjected to tests that gave him superpowers is rescued and raised on Istanbul's streets, where he falls for a reporter linked to his past.Respect
6.6
Overview:
The protagonist of the story, Ercüment Çözer rebels against disrespect and rudeness that we tend to avoid, ignore and eventually forget. Ercüment Çözer is a sociopath obsessed with the idea of respect. However, this time, he is not alone on his obsessive journey. The young lovers Helen and Savas, who have just stepped foot into the real world, find themselves in the middle of difficult situations after being mistreated by a group of people and end up being responsible for a chain of murders that take place in Istanbul. The concept of disrespect instantly turns into a social and mediatic struggle between the two generations. As for the mediatic follow up, Turkey’s most famous morning show host, Hasret will undertake it, however, nobody knows that she is also about to take part in this journey on another level. By getting to the core of this obsession, we will be witnessing the reflection it has on society.A Love Story
7.5
Overview:
Korkut Ali is a young and handsome guy who has a poor life in Germany. He was abandoned by his parents as a child and was adopted by a couple in Germany. However, he was left alone by his foster family. Ceylan, on the other hand, is a beautiful and naive young girl who lives in Istanbul, Turkey. She is a fashion designer of a famous singer, Tolga whom she is in love with. At a wedding ceremony, Korkut is shot in the head. The doctor saves him but Korkut has to live a bullet in his head with less than a year to live. After this unfortunate event, Korkut goes to Istanbul searching for his birth parents. He learns that his mother is a famous singer Gonul Karanli with a son, Tolga. Korkut feels so betrayed that his birth mom and his brother live a happy life in Istanbul. Will Korkut forget about his past and live the rest of his life peacefully? Will Ceylan manage to bring happiness to Korkut? Will Korkut take his revenge from his mother and his brother?Maviye Sürgün
10
Overview:
Oğuz has losaves a young amnesiac woman, Defne, who he brings into his home. But when Defne recovers her memory, she realizes that she was a con artist who must remain in hiding.Dark Legacy
9.5
Overview:
Kartal, a former police officer, gets into trouble with a dangerous mafia group while working as the security manager of a nightclub. When he is forced to move closer to his children after years of being away, Kartal navigates the challenges of escaping the mafia’s grip while also trying to be a father to his children. Soon enough, the paths of Kartal, the ex-cop turned nightclub owner with two children, and Nazan, the mafia leader’s daughter waiting for her fiancé to be released from prison, cross. Despite all the death, betrayal, and dangers, our heroes will try to stand side by side, surviving in this den of wolves while learning to love and fall in love against all odds.We Are Not Innocent
3
Overview:
Three close friends who have not left since high school; Mert, Emir and Volkan. On the day of Mert's engagement, they are confronted with a great event, including Mert's fiance's brother, Umut. And this event will change the life of all of them. After that day, there is a secret that every one has to keep, they have to protect. But this secret is so big that its carrying will be heavy in those young bodies.7 Faces
6.9
Overview:
Featuring seven different yet intertwined stories of modern life in Istanbul, 7 Faces is a thought-provoking drama centering on seven characters living in the same city apartment building. Each of them faces a major change in their lives, which requires them to confront their biggest fear or weakness.Ayla: The Daughter of War
8
Overview:
In 1950, amidst the ravages of the Korean War, Sergeant Süleyman stumbles upon a a half-frozen little girl, with no parents and no help in sight and he risks his own life to save her, smuggling her into his army base and out of harm’s way.Sibel
6.7
Overview:
25-year-old Sibel lives with her father and sister in a secluded village in the mountains of Turkey’s Black Sea region. Sibel is a mute, but she communicates by using the ancestral whistled language of the area.I Am You
NYR
Overview:
The story of Masoud, who is trying to emigrate to Europe to make a better life for himself, his mother and his fiancé. After embarking on a difficult and dangerous immigration journey with his best friend, Masoud meets a pregnant doctor and an old man on the way and they band together. Having to flee because of war and terror, Masoud tries to reach his goal with a hopeful but painful journey.Trick
NYR
Overview:
A writer, an actress, a musician, and a kitchen counter... A bloody night where their arts, the games they play, their lies, and their betrayals of each other and their loved ones spill onto an old mother’s carpet... A story of an “era of lovelessness” because of which you’ll want to leave the house for but won’t be able to change the channel...Strange, Abandoned, Deranged
NYR
Overview:
Turkey's first “eco” hotel, Naturland Eco Park and Resort, opened in 1991 and operated until 2014. A hybrid of documentary, black satirical comedy and circus-style performance, the film builds on fictional voice-overs that depict the experiences of hotel guests and staff and the gradual decay of the once-pompous and now dilapidated abandoned complex, which was closed due to overwhelming debts and left virtually untouched.Çakal
6.6
Overview:
Akın's life, who lived with a father he didn't like and a sick mother, changed after he lost his mother. He plans to start a new life with the money he steals from the carpentry workshop where he works. When his girlfriend Deniz dismisses this dream as ridiculous and leaves him, he accepts an offer from his friend İdris. This offer involves working as a foot soldier for a mafia group.The Contact
NYR
Overview:
Ali returns to the town he left many years ago after the death of his son İsa, and when he returns, he finds nothing. He comes face to face with the belongings left behind by the son he does not know. A wallet, a photo and his son's pocket phone. Ali tries to get to know his son by talking to people registered in his mobile phone's contact list.Last Stop: Kurtuluş
5.941
Overview:
Meet Vartanus who has devoted her life to her bedridden father; Goncagul who realizes that her Mafioso lover will never marry her. Gulnur who's resigned herself to daily beatings as long as her husband doesn't touch the kids, Tulay who's shattered every time her mother gets beaten; hairdresser Fusun who tends to see things on the bright side. These are the women who transport Eylem, each other and perhaps every woman in the country to Last Stop: Kurtulus. The heroines adopt one unwavering principle: to oppose all forms of violence! A dark comedy that's rose-tinted, provocative and fantastic...Acting
2024Cirak (10 Episodes) as Hacker
2024Strange, Abandoned, Deranged as Unknown
2024The Contact as Merve
2024Right Where I Left You as Nihan
2024Trick as Oyuncu
2024Dark Legacy (6 Episodes) as Nazan
2023Maviye Sürgün (26 Episodes) as Defne Boz
2021Aziz (28 Episodes) as Dilruba Paşazadeoğlu
2021The Second Night as Unknown
2020Respect (8 Episodes) as Unknown
2020Rise of Empires: Ottoman (6 Episodes) as Ana
2019I Am You as Aisha
2019The Cut as Unknown
2019Sibel as Sibel
2018Taksim Hold'em as Defne
2018We Are Not Innocent (6 Episodes) as Selin
2017Ayla: The Daughter of War as Nuran
2017The Pit (64 Episodes) as Efsun
20177 Faces (1 Episode) as Pınar
2017Aşk ve Gurur (6 Episodes) as Zeynep Esen
2014Across the Sea as Damla
2014War of the Roses (68 Episodes) as Gülru Çelik / Gülru Sipahi
2013Thou Gild'st the Even as Defne
2013A Love Story (36 Episodes) as Ceylan German
2012A Long Story as Ayla
2012Şubat (32 Episodes) as Gelin
2012Last Stop: Kurtuluş as Tülay
2011Scarecrow as Girl
2010Çakal as Unknown
2010Mahpeyker: Kösem Sultan as Emine/Kösem Sultan
2010Türkan (26 Episodes) as Turhan
2009Bornova Bornova as Özlem
2009Kampüste Çıplak Ayaklar as Ebru
2008Gece Gündüz (29 Episodes) as Pınar
2006Sahte Prenses (18 Episodes) as Sedef
2005Emret Komutanım (95 Episodes) as Karamel
1973Golden Butterfly Awards (1 Episode) as Presenter
Production
2024Strange, Abandoned, Deranged ... Co-Producer
2021Turkish Gothic: Portrait of a Family ... Co-Producer