Ayta Sözeri
Ayta Sözeri | |
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 Sözeri at the premiere of Aile Arasında in 2017 | |
| Born | 31 March 1976 |
| Education | Ege University Dokuz Eylül University |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Ayta Sözeri (born 31 March 1976) is a Turkish actress, singer and LGBT activist.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Sözeri was born on 31 March 1976 in West Germany.[3] Her mother was of Circassian descent.[4] Her family settled in İzmir in 1982 and she underwent sex reassignment surgery at the age of 20.[5][6] She graduated from the Ege University Business Administration Department[7] and took Turkish classical music at Dokuz Eylül University. Later she started performing as a backing vocalist for a number of artists, including Sezen Aksu.[8][9]
Filmography
[edit]| Movies | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2009 | Güneşi Gördüm | Tuana | |
| Teslimiyet | Aygül | ||
| 2010 | Kukuriku (Kadın Krallığı) | Beton | |
| 2016 | Koca Dünya | Prostitute | |
| 2017 | Aile Arasında | Behiye | |
| 2020 | Eltilerin Savaşı | Ebe | |
| 2022 | Yılbaşı Gecesi | Eftalya | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2000 | Dadı | Singer | |
| Hayat Bağları | Prison Director | ||
| 2006 | Arka Sokaklar | Aydan | Guest appearance |
| 2007 | Kuzey Rüzgârı | Okşan | |
| Dudaktan Kalbe | Convict | Guest appearance | |
| 2008 | |||
| 2009 | Akasya Durağı | Naciye, Zümrüt | |
| Kahramanlar | Arzu | ||
| 2010 | Parmaklıklar Ardında | Convict | |
| 2011 | Papatyam | Şebnem | |
| 2012 | Acayip Hikayeler | Cansu | |
| Kayıp Şehir | Duygu | ||
| 2014 | Ulan Istanbul | Umay | |
| 2015 | Paramparça | Nezaket | |
| 2021 | Yeşilçam | Kuvvet | Guest appearance |
| İlk ve Son | Abla | Guest appearance | |
| 2021–2022 | Kırmızı Oda | Zekiye Keklik | Guest starring |
Discography
[edit]- Singles
- "Büklüm Büklüm" (2018)
- "Yanayım Yanayım" (2018)
- "Gülü Susuz Seni Aşksız Bırakmam" (Aşkın'ın Şarkıları) (2019)
- "Rustik" (ft. Uraz Kaygılaroğlu) (Eltilerin Savaşı soundtrack) (2020)
- "Anılarıma Yazık" (2020)
Awards
[edit]- 50th Cinema Writers Association Awards, Best Supporting Actress Performance, Aile Arasında, 2018[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ayta Sözeri" (PDF). gzone.com.tr. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ "Bu da Benim Proust Anketim: Ayta Sözeri". artfulliving.com.tr. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ "Arka Sokakların Biblosu: Ayta Sözeri". kaosgl.org. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ "Ayta Sözeri: Filmden sonra evlenme teklifleri arttı". Posta. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ Gence, Hakan (25 August 2014). "İlk trans oyuncu Ayta Sözeri: Çok güzel sevişir ve öpüşürüm!". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
- ^ Heja Bozyel (13 January 2013). "Seks işçiliği yapmadım". Habertürk. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ Bahar Çuhadar (18 April 2009). "Travestiyi oynamak zor!". Radikal. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ Asu Maro. "Sezen Aksu ile sahne aldı". Milliyet. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ "İçimizde namazında niyazında olan da var, milliyetçi de, solcu da". t24.com.tr. Archived from the original on 11 November 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ^ "50. SİYAD ödülleri sahiplerini buldu". Arti Gerçek (in Turkish). 14 March 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
External links
[edit]- Ayta Sözeri at IMDb
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Categories:
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Turkish television actresses
- Turkish film actresses
- Turkish people of Circassian descent
- Turkish LGBTQ singers
- Turkish LGBTQ rights activists
- Turkish transgender actresses
- Transgender women musicians
- Transgender singers
- 21st-century Turkish actresses
- 21st-century Turkish women singers
- 21st-century Turkish LGBTQ people