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Serra Yılmaz is a Actor Turque born on 13 september 1954 at Istanbul (Turquie)

Serra Yılmaz

Serra Yılmaz
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Nationality Turquie
Birth 13 september 1954 (69 years) at Istanbul (Turquie)

Serra Yılmaz (born 13 September 1954) is a Turkish actress. She has appeared in more than forty films since 1983. On a number of films she collaborated with Ferzan Özpetek.

She plays the lead role in the theatre piece La Bastarda Di Istanbul, adapted from Elif Şafak's 2006 novel The Bastard of Istanbul and staged in March 2015 by Teatro di Rifredi in Florence, Italy.

Biography

Après ses études secondaires à Istanbul, elle obtient une licence de psychologie en France. C'est au cours de ses études qu'elle s'intéresse au théâtre et suit les cours de Robert Abirached.

De retour en Turquie en 1977, elle commence sa carrière d'actrice au sein de la compagnie Dostlar. En 1983, le réalisateur Atıf Yılmaz lui offre son premier rôle au cinéma. Le rôle qu'elle interprète ensuite pour Ömer Kavur dans L'Hôtel de la mère patrie lance sa carrière. Elle tourne avec d'autres réalisateurs célèbres, en particulier en Italie avec Ferzan Özpetek.

En 2011, elle a fait partie du jury pour la sélection « Premiers films » au festival de film de Venise.

Elle partage aujourd'hui son temps entre Istanbul, Florence, Strasbourg, Rome et Paris.

Serra Yılmaz a une fille, Ayse, qui vit à Sydney.

Usually with

Gianni Romoli
Gianni Romoli
(4 films)
Faruk Aksoy
Faruk Aksoy
(2 films)
Ömer Kavur
Ömer Kavur
(2 films)
Atıf Yılmaz
Atıf Yılmaz
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Serra Yılmaz (18 films)

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Actress

Heat Wave
Heat Wave (2015)
, 1h42
Directed by Raphaël Jacoulot
Origin France
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Jean-Pierre Darroussin, Grégory Gadebois, Karim Leklou, Carole Franck, Isabelle Sadoyan, Serra Yılmaz
Roles Josiane Bousou
Rating62% 3.1456253.1456253.1456253.1456253.145625
Au cœur d’un été caniculaire, dans un petit village à la tranquillité apparente, le quotidien des habitants est perturbé par Josef Bousou. Fils de ferrailleurs, semeur de troubles, il est désigné par les villageois comme étant la source principale de tous leurs maux jusqu’au jour où il est retrouvé sans vie dans la cour de la maison familiale…
Beur sur la ville, 1h55
Directed by Djamel Bensalah
Origin France
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Crime
Themes La banlieue française, Medical-themed films, Films about drugs
Actors Booder, Sandrine Kiberlain, Steve Tran, Josiane Balasko, Issa Doumbia, Gérard Jugnot
Roles The nurse
Rating43% 2.1729552.1729552.1729552.1729552.172955
At 25, while Khalid Belkacem had wasted his BEPC, its traffic, its BAFA, and even his BCG. He did not expect to become the first "positive discriminated" of the police.
Losers' Club, 1h50
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Actors Nejat İşler, Yiğit Özşener, Ahu Türkpençe, İdil Fırat, Serra Yılmaz, Gonca Vuslateri
Roles Mete'nin Annesi
Rating74% 3.7475553.7475553.7475553.7475553.747555
Kaan and Mete, co-hosts of a mid 1990s radio show called Kaybedenler Kulübü (Losers' Club), struggle to deal with their daily lives after their show becomes an instant hit. Kaan meets Zeynep, the girl of his dreams, but their relationship comes under pressure as the show continues to stir controversy and attract fans from every segment of Istanbul society.
The Voice
The Voice (2010)

Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Selma Ergeç, Mehmet Günsur, Hakan Karahan, Serra Yılmaz
Roles Cahide
Rating52% 2.607422.607422.607422.607422.60742
Derya (Selma Ergeç) works in a bank's call centers to support her elderly mother. One day her life is suddenly turned upside down as she begins to hear a strange voice whispering to her. The source of the voice is a mystery and it tells her things and facts no-one else would know. Word gets out, and many in the community start to believe she is receiving messages from the divine. But soon the voice starts to become louder and louder, its tone becomes more and more threatening and Derya’s life starts spiraling into a nightmare.
A Perfect Day, 1h40
Directed by Ferzan Özpetek
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Isabella Ferrari, Valerio Mastandrea, Nicole Grimaudo, Monica Guerritore, Angela Finocchiaro, Stefania Sandrelli
Roles Gelataia
Rating64% 3.201013.201013.201013.201013.20101
Antonio and Emma have been separated for years, but he does not accept when Emma dates other men. Indeed Antonio proves obsessive, aggressive and intrusive, and again threatens Emma to hurt the children: little Kevin, shy and introverted, and the adolescent Valentina. Emma tolerates the harassment of Antonio, and the situation seems to recover. However one evening Antonio asks his ex-wife to entrust him with their children for an evening at a pizzeria. Antonio has a diabolical plan, and when he returns home with Kevin and Valentina, he pulls out a gun and shoots both of his children, and finally commits suicide. Emma rushes desperately to them, and discovers that her daughter is still alive.
Saturn in Opposition, 1h50
Directed by Ferzan Özpetek
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Pierfrancesco Favino, Margherita Buy, Stefano Accorsi, Isabella Ferrari, Ambra Angiolini, Serra Yılmaz
Roles Neval
Rating67% 3.35533.35533.35533.35533.3553
Saturn in Opposition is the story of a group of very close friends in Rome and how they cope with the sudden death of one of their members. The original group, who have been together for many years, are two straight couples, Antonio and Angelica and Roberto and Neval; and a gay couple now separated, Sergio and Davide, a successful author. Relatively new additions to the group are Davide's current lover Lorenzo and Lorenzo's friend Roberta. Early in the movie a final member is added to the group: Paolo, an acquaintance of Lorenzo and Roberta and an aspiring writer.
Vanilla and Chocolate, 1h50
Directed by Ciro Ippolito
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Romance
Actors Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Andrea Rivera, Joaquín Cortés, Serra Yılmaz, Ernesto Mahieux, Licinia Lentini
Roles Diomira
Rating60% 3.000273.000273.000273.000273.00027
Le film développe les sujets classiques de l'amour et de la vie. C'est l'histoire d'une épouse trompée, Penelope, qui, après 18 ans de mariage, ne supporte plus l'égoïsme de son mari, Andrea, qui est allé jusqu'à essayer de se faire pardonner ses infidélités en offrant un bac de glace vanille-chocolat. Enseignante au conservatoire de musique et mère de trois enfants, elle quitte le foyer conjugal après avoir découvert l'ultime trahison de son mari et retourne dans la villa de son enfance, au bord de la mer. Là, elle se prend du temps pour se consacrer à la réflexion et aux souvenirs. C'est alors qu'intervient une rencontre avec Carlos, le peintre, et que commence une brève mais intense histoire d'amour.
Facing Windows, 1h40
Directed by Ferzan Özpetek
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Massimo Girotti, Raoul Bova, Filippo Nigro, Serra Yılmaz, Flavio Insinna
Roles Eminè
Rating71% 3.596843.596843.596843.596843.59684
Giovanna (played by Giovanna Mezzogiorno) and her husband Filippo (Filippo Nigro) have settled into life. They both have jobs that make them unhappy. She works as an accountant. He works the graveyard shift because he is too weak to ask his boss for a daytime slot. They argue about money, sex, time and work... There is a subtle sense that this is a marriage whose love is dwindling fast. Perhaps they are only going through the motions for the sake of their kids
Green Light, 1h42
Directed by Faruk Aksoy
Genres Drama, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Actors Hülya Avşar, Haldun Dormen, Kenan Işık, Çolpan İlhan, Cengiz Küçükayvaz, Ezel Akay
Rating32% 1.6342751.6342751.6342751.6342751.634275
Elif is a married woman who has just caught her husband cheating. Ali is an investor on the verge of making a huge deal which could be very profitable, though at a high risk. The two cross paths at a bookstore and when they purchase the book "Yeşil Işık" ("Green Light"), and have a magical experience at the intervention of a figure observing them. When he loses all his money on the stock market after the September 11th terrorist attacks, Ali gets a heart attack . At the same time, Elif is discovered unconscious by her friend. They are both rushed to the same hospital, but Ali dies.
His Secret Life, 1h51
Directed by Ferzan Özpetek
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Margherita Buy, Stefano Accorsi, Erika Blanc, Serra Yılmaz, Filippo Nigro, Carmine Recano
Roles Serra
Rating72% 3.649513.649513.649513.649513.64951
When Antonia's husband Massimo is killed in a car accident, she accidentally discovers that he has been having a same-sex affair with a produce wholesaler named Michele. Although she's initially devastated by the news and hostile toward Michele, she soon develops a friendship with him and his and Massimo's circle of gay, transgender, and straight friends, among whom are a Turkish immigrant, a playwright and a boutique owner. As she gets to know these people and become a part of their lives, the new relationships dramatically transform Antonia.
The Raindrop, 1h48
Directed by Zeki Ökten
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Actors Eşref Kolçak, Metin Akpınar, Zeki Alasya, Yıldız Kenter, Faruk Aksoy, Haluk Bilginer
Roles Ayşe
Rating67% 3.39693.39693.39693.39693.3969
This film tells the story of a circle of five friends (four men and a woman) who are longtime residents of the Aegean island Bozcaada. The group includes a good-hearted auto mechanic, a retired military officer and his wife, an emotionally volatile bachelor, and Galip, a hopeless romantic who has corresponded with a Cuban woman, Rosa, for thirty-five years. When Galip at last vows to join her in Cuba, his friends make it their mission to reunite the pair.
Last Harem
Last Harem (1999)
, 1h50
Directed by Ferzan Özpetek
Origin Italie
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama, Historical
Actors Marie Gillain, Alex Descas, Lucia Bosè, Valeria Golino, Malick Bowens, Serra Yılmaz
Roles Gulfidan
Rating60% 3.046823.046823.046823.046823.04682
La vieille Safiye raconte à la jeune Anita son histoire qui est celle de la dernière odalisque. Au début du XX siècle et à la veille de l'effondrement de l'Empire ottoman, dans le harem du sultan Abdülhamid II, elle est tombée amoureuse de l'eunuque Nadir avec lequel elle a conclu un pacte pour obtenir le pouvoir, c'est ainsi qu'elle a été amenée à devenir la « Favorite » du sultan, à qui elle donnera un enfant. Malheureusement, tout ce qu'elle avait conquis s'effondre lamentablement : son fils meurt empoisonné, le harem est dissous et Safiye est forcée de partir pour l'Italie où elle s'exhibera au théâtre pour survivre..