Çiğdem Selışık Onat
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Çiğdem Selışık Onat | |
|---|---|
| Born | Çiğdem Selışık 14 May 1939 |
| Occupation | Actress |
Çiğdem Selışık Onat (born 14 May 1939) is a Turkish actress.
Life and career[edit]
Selışık Onat was born in Ankara in 1939. After finishing her studies at Robert College, she enrolled in Istanbul University's School of Literature. While continuing with her studies, she became one of the founders of Genç Oyuncular, a movement focused on bringing together young stage actors from different universities and schools across Turkey.[1] She subsequently started working at Kenter Theatre and Ankara State Theatre. She got her master's degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.[1] She continued her doctorate program on comparative drama studies at the same university.[1] She continued her career in the United States by both appearing and staging a number of plays at Lincoln Center and the New York University Tisch School of the Arts.[1] In Turkey, she worked as a director at the Istanbul City Theatres.[1] Her portrayal of Signora Fioria in the play The Time of the Cuckoo, which was staged at Lincoln Center, earned her a nomination for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play in 2000.[1]
During her nearly forty-year career as an educator she taught various theatre and acting courses at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and graduate acting classes at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts.[1] She also taught acting and drama courses at Koç University for about 4 years.[1]
Selected filmography[edit]
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2015 | Çırak | Makbule | |
| 2016 | İstanbul Kırmızısı[2] | Süreyya Soysal | |
| 2017 | Yol Ayrımı | Firdevs | |
| 2019 | Çiçero | ||
| Television | |||
| 2018 | Ufak Tefek Cinayetler | Tomris | TV series |
| 2018 | Hakan: Muhafız | Azra | Netflix original series |
| 2019 | Kardeş Çocukları | Rezzan | TV series |
| 2020–2021 | Uyanış: Büyük Selçuklu | Seferiye Hatun | TV series |
| 2021 | Hamlet | Amelia | GAİN original series |
| 2022 | Alef | İsmihan | BluTV original series |
| 2023 | Ne Gemiler Yaktım | Neriman | TV series |
Awards and nominations[edit]
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Drama Desk Award | The Time of the Cuckoo | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play | Nominated | [1] |
| 2015 | 52nd Antalya International Film Festival | Çırak | Best Supporting Actress | Won | [3] |
| 2016 | 27th Ankara International Film Festival | Best Supporting Actress | Won | [4] | |
| 2017 | 50th Turkish Film Critics Association Awards | Yol Ayrımı | Best Supporting Actress | Nominated | [5] |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Çiğdem Selışık Onat kimdir? Çiğdem Selışık Onat nereli ve kaç yaşında?". Sözcü. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ "İstanbul Kırmızısı setinden ilk fotoğraflar". NTV (in Turkish). 4 June 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ "52'nci Uluslararası Antalya Film Festivali'nde Altın Portakal'ın ilk sahipleri belli oldu". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 6 December 2015. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ "27. Ankara Uluslararası Film Festivali Sona Erdi". Milliyet (in Turkish). 8 May 2016. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
- ^ "SİYAD'da 2017 yılı adayları belirlendi". CNN Türk (in Turkish). 10 January 2018. Archived from the original on 5 February 2018. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
External links[edit]
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