Personal Info
Birth date
1985-12-07 (39 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Istanbul, Turkey
Also known as
-Şebnem Hassanisoughi
Biography
Şebnem Hassanisoughi was born in Istanbul. Her father is of Azerbaijani descent from Iran. Her mother is Turkish. Sebnem took on roles in some very significant shows such as, 'Firar', 'Kayip Sehir', 'Tatar Ramazan', 'Bana Artik Hicran De', 'Poyraz Karayel', and 'Vatanim Sensin'. She recently took a place in various digital series, such as 'Andropause', 'Hot Skull' for Netflix, 'Metot' for Gain and 'Star' for Disney+, which will be launched soon. Her role in the 2011 movie 'Geriye Kalan', shot by Cigdem Vitrinel brought her two very important awards. Hassanisoughi was awarded 'Best Actress' at the 12th Izmir International Film Festival, and received the 'Ayhan Isik Special Award' at the 18th Sadri Alisik Actor's Awards. After working with Alphan Eseli on his film 'Eve Dönüs Sarikamis 1915' in 2012, she appeared in Zeki Demirkubuz's film 'Bulanti', and with her performance in this movie, won 'Best Supporting Actress' at the 48th Siyad Awards. Later, Hassanisoughi took on the role of 'Sara' in Tayfur Aydin's 2016 movie 'Siyah Karga'. She was also honored with the 20th Year Special Award at the 20th Flying Broom International Women's Film Festival. Following, Sebnem participated in the movie 'Butterflies', which got Grand Jury Prize at Sundance 2018. In the same year, she appeared in the Danish movie 'Lifeboat' with Sofia Helin and Pal Sverre Hagen.
Filmography
Wounded Love
7.86
Overview:
Azize finds herself with her 3 children and mother-in-law in a difficult fight. She raises her children while fighting the difficulties of the war period and her husband's absence whom she loves more than anything. It's about war, love, greed, treason and sacrifice.
Wild Heart
8.6
Overview:
It tells the story of a child who was kidnapped from a deep-rooted family and fell into the streets, and his struggle to reinvent himself after years later returning to his home.
Kayıp Şehir
8
Overview:
What is happening in Istanbul's back streets? Which lives are flowing, in the shadow of poverty? Women, gypsies, transvestites, street children each are victims of another discrimination. A typical Black Sea family connected to each other will meet with people who are trying to cling to the loneliness of life in this neighborhood where they will be forced to survive after their migration to Istanbul.
Poyraz Karayel
7.9
Overview:
A defamed ex-cop, who is struggling to get back his son, is put on undercover duty within the biggest mafia in Istanbul.
Hot Skull
6.009
Overview:
In a world shaken by an epidemic of madness that spreads through speech, Murat is the only immune person. As he searches for the secret of his mysterious immunity, his “hot skull", he has to leave the safe zone and embark on an adventure within the ruins of Istanbul.
The Actress
6.1
Overview:
Yasemin Derin, a famous actress in Turkey, has been living a double life for many years. Hiding behind her fame, this unexpected second life of Yasemin drags her into the middle of an adventure full of secrets.
Man on Pause
6.3
Overview:
Amid the onset of andropause, a 50-something family man becomes obsessed with change and decides to pursue happiness. Then he bungles it up completely.
Method
8.2
Overview:
Called for a job interview, four candidates go through a dark, mysterious, brutal test to get the job.
Butterflies
6.9
Overview:
Three strangers with one thing in common — the same father — come to a Turkish village to bury him, and learn about him and each other.
Nausea
5.8
Overview:
Ahmet, who had recently lost his wife and little daughter in a traffic accident while he was away with his lover, is a prominent person dealing with "head work". As someone who does not care for anybody and does not knuckle under anything, he moves on quite unaffected. Yet some things start to change in himself and his life without any apparent reason.
Lifeboat
6
Overview:
Iben and Thomas, a couple from Scandinavia, are on vacation on a sail boat in the Greek archipelago. Suddenly, one night, Iben hear a cry for help from the water.
The Yellow, The Cat, The Kayakers and The Host
3.5
Overview:
The Host is a woman living alone in the middle of a vast land. The visitors that she has long waited for finally arrive. They mingle with the Host's life, both interfering with her daily routines and helping her to take a decision.
And The Rest Will Follow
6
Overview:
Famous film director Levent (45), the honorary guest of Soke Film Festival from Istanbul, is completely unaware of Aliye (25), a housekeeper at the hotel where he is staying. However, Aliye, who is trying to tailor a new life story for herself, knows Levent and his films very well. Aliye's intriguing story brings together these two distant people with completely different lives. Now, they have to choose between reality and fiction.
Black Crow
6.5
Overview:
Sara is a famous Iranian actress lives in France for years. She lost her contact with her family she left in Iran, when she immigrated to France at 17. One night when she comes home she receives a letter form her father calling her to Iran. As her entrance to her country is prohibited because of the obscene scenes she took part in, she takes illegal ways to arrive her village in Iran. A dangerous long journey full of patience; she will travel on the garrons through the foggy and snowy mountains, starts for her. Accompanied by the smugglers and a group of Turkish guides, will she be able to arrive her village to discover the mystery of her father's letter?
What Remains
4
Overview:
While both living under demanding conditions of city life, Sevda and Zuhal’s paths intersect when Sevda’s husband Cezmi starts having an affair with Zuhal. This betrayal is life threatening for Sevda, who considers her marriage and the perfect order of daily life she created as a huge success.
This Is Not A Place For You
6
Overview:
This is the story of a young lady who is searching for a flat. Something strange begins to evolve in her body&soul.
Coastliners
NYR
Overview:
Coastliners puts the theme of “human rights” together with different stories, and consists of five short fiction films made by internationally acclaimed different directors. We accompany the personal effects of refugees washed ashore, the peculiar story of an assaulted young man, a mother and daughter who take refuge in a house when bombs sound on the Syrian border, a hero stuck in the hurly burly of Istanbul, trying to overcome obstacles; and the her spiritual journey of a pregnant woman trying to return to her village from where she was cast away.
The Great Istanbul Depression
3.7
Overview:
Didem and Ayse aren't able to find a job even though it has been a while since they've graduated from the university. In this time period in which these two young women step into adulthood and need to make money now - this period of time that is short for humanity, but lingering for them - the days are not much different from the previous ones. On the other hand, in order to able to stay in Istanbul, they must at least earn enough money to cover their rent, on the other hand, what they dream of, what want to do. They cannot find a way to earn money. On the edge of the metropolis, they are stuck in between the skyscrapers rising among the terrace of their home and the ruined apartment buildings.
The Long Way Home
6.7
Overview:
Inhospitable at the best of times, the snow-covered mountainscapes of Eastern Anatolia constituted a fatal frontier for many war exiles after the battle of Sarikamish in 1915, and provides a canvas laced with beauty and threat for this bone-chilling survival yarn, the superb debut feature of Alphan Eşeli. Starting out with three characters – a refugee mother and daughter and their grizzled guide – the film traces their daunting trek across this barren terrain to safety, with the Russians encroaching and other stragglers, including a pair of wounded, frostbitten Ottoman soldiers, all orbiting the same burnt-out village they find in their path. Puncturing its aura of ghostly impasse with some shocking narrative reversals, and constantly prickling with the mutual dread of strangers in gruelling extremes, the movie stakes out hugely credible ground next to established Eastern Front war classics (In the Fog, Come and See) while remaining thoroughly its own beast. (Source: LFF programme)
Acting
2025And The Rest Will Follow as Aynur
2024Holding (4 Episodes) as Ebru Karaaslan
2023Wild Heart (36 Episodes) as Sebnem
2023The Actress (8 Episodes) as Güneş
2023This Is Not A Place For You as Unknown
2022Hot Skull (5 Episodes) as Canan
2022Man on Pause (6 Episodes) as Fadime
2021Method (4 Episodes) as Merve
2020The Yellow, The Cat, The Kayakers and The Host as Unknown
2020The Great Istanbul Depression as Unknown
2018Lifeboat as Unknown
2018Nefes Nefese (10 Episodes) as Selma Çelik
2018Butterflies as Tale narrator
2016Black Crow as Sara
2016Wounded Love (31 Episodes) as Eftalya
2016Coastliners as Unknown
2015Nausea as Neriman
2015Poyraz Karayel (20 Episodes) as Begum Ozbakan
2014Bana Artık Hicran De (4 Episodes) as Lale
2013Swing as Unknown
2013Tatar Ramazan: Ben Bu Oyunu Bozarım (26 Episodes) as Güzide
2013The Long Way Home as Ayşegül
2012Kayıp Şehir (26 Episodes) as Unknown
2012What Remains as Sevda
2011Firar (1 Episode) as Asude
2007Sessiz Gemiler (1 Episode) as Unknown