
Suna Selen (born 1 July 1939) is a Turkish actress of theatre, film and television. She has appeared in numerous plays at the Istanbul State Theatre. Selen was born in 1939 in Istanbul. Her father was lawyer Hüsamettin Selen, and her mother, Nimet Selen, was a granddaughter of scholar Ahmed Cevdet Pasha and daughter of Fatma Aliye Topuz. She finished her high school education at the Beşiktaş Atatürk Anadolu Lisesi. During her high school years she also attended the Theatre Department of Beşiktaş Municipal Conservatory. In 1956, she started studying law at the request of her family. At the same time she started to work at the Dormen Theatre. A year later, she left the law school and started her painting education at the Istanbul Academy of Fine Arts. In 1957, she married the painter Cem Kabaağaç and together they had a son. After her marriage, she left the Academy and pitched out her role at the Dormen Theatre. She began her professional career in the theatre season of 1959–60 with Alexandro Casona's Woman Coming at Dawn. During the same season she soon became famous as Nicole Cerusier in Alber Husson's comedy The Pavements in the Sky. In addition to theatre plays, she also starred in a number of motion pictures and series. For her role as the Witch in Pamuk Prenses ve 7 Cüceler she won the Best Supporting Actress award at the 1971 International Antalya Film Festival. She was the recipient of the Best Supporting Actress award at the Ankara International Film Festival for her role as Füruzan in Cazibe Hanımın Gündüz Düşleri. For her role as Elmas in Gönderilmemiş Mektuplar, Selen won the Best Actress award at the International Istanbul Film Festival. Selen's second marriage was to Münir Özkul, from which she has a daughter, named Güner Özkul. In 1974, she divorced Münir Özkul and married play writer Güner Sümer. She later gave birth to her third child and second son Sinan Sümer. In 2016, "because of the dignity she gained in acting profession during her long life as an artist", she became the first recipient of the Lifetime Nadide Küntay Award at the İsmet Küntay Theatre Awards ceremony.

Sevimli Haydut

Hayat Devam Ediyor

Tozkoparan: İskender

Yüreğimde Yare Var

Kuyruklu Yıldız Altında Bir İzdivaç

Çemberimde Gül Oya

Ateşten Günler

Parmaklıklar Ardında

Bizim Hikaye

Kızım

Senede Bir Gün

Piano Piano Bacaksız

Yusuf ile Kenan

Sahte Kabadayı

Gecelerin Ötesi

Somuncu Baba: Aşkın Sırrı

Yedi Kocalı Hürmüz

Dikenli Gül

Yunus Emre: Aşkın Sesi

At

Başrolde Aşk

Mucize 2: Aşk

Çoçuklar Çiçektir

Beyaz Melek

Kusursuzlar

Cemalım

Şipşak Anadolu

Hınç

Zincirbozan

Ara

Pamuk Prenses ve Yedi Cüceler

Bulutları Beklerken

Cazibe Hanımın Gündüz Düşleri

ターゲット・イン・NY

Faize Hücum

Şair

Tur Rehberi

Aşkım Aşkım

Şahmaran

Sarı Tebessüm

Yeni Başlayanlar İçin Hayatta Kalma Sanatı

Son İstasyon

Sinderella Külkedisi

Kızlar Yurdu

Uzaylı Zekiye

Gönderilmemiş Mektuplar

İffet

Devrimden Sonra

Bir Millet Uyanıyor

Uzaklarda Arama

Ayşecik ve Sihirli Cüceler Rüyalar Ülkesinde

Kadim Dostum

Vezir Parmağı

Doktorlar

Mektup

Küçük Hanımın Şoförü

Kayıp İnci

Mahalle Arkadaşları

Ev Kira Semt Bizim

Para

Büyü

Kocakarılar

Dokunma Bozulurum

Vatikan'ın Şifresi: Bir Temel Macerası

Silahları Ellerinde Öldüler

Paprika Gaddar'ın Aşkı

Su da Yanar

Kurt Kanunu

Bir Tren Yolculuğu

Sevgili Ortak

İki Ruhlu Kadın

Sıcak Tatlı Yaz

Dertli

Ölürayak

8 (Sekiz)

MC Dandik

Kürtaj

Sürtüğün Kızı

Fatoş Sokakların Meleği

İstanbul Muhafızları: Ab-ı Hayat Çeşmesi

Esir Hayat

Can Kurban

Kerem ile Aslı

Oteldeki Cinayet

Binbir Gece Masalları

Bir Türk Masalı

Sensiz Yaşayamam

Üç İstanbul

Kış Masalı

Gençler

Kayıp Prenses

Bugünün Saraylısı