Serra Yılmaz

Serra Yılmaz
Born (1954-09-13) 13 September 1954 (age 70)
OccupationActress
Years active1983–present
Spouse
Levent Yılmaz
(m. 1977; div. 1987)
Children1[1]

Serra Yılmaz (born 13 September 1954) is a Turkish actress.[2] 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.[3][4][5]

In an interview, Yılmaz said that she was an atheist.[6] In 1991, she was diagnosed with breast cancer and received treatment.[7]

Selected filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2022 The Ignorant Angels Serra Main Role; 8 Episodes
2019 The Goddess of Fortune
2015 Heat Wave Josiane Bousou
2011 Beur sur la ville
2011 Losers' Club
2010 The Voice
2009 Vavien
2007 Saturn in Opposition
2004 Vanilla and Chocolate
2003 Facing Windows
2001 Summer Love
2001 The Ignorant Fairies Sera
2000 The Raindrop
1999 Harem Suare
1992 Mercedes mon Amour

References

  1. ^ "Serra Yılmaz kimdir?". Sabah. Retrieved: 23 July 2017.
  2. ^ "Serra Yilmaz". listal.com. Retrieved 2014-07-19.
  3. ^ Manetti, Roberta (2015-03-01). "Firenze: «La bastarda di Istanbul» con Serra Yilmaz in prima nazionale al Teatro di Rifredi". Firenze Post (in Italian). Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  4. ^ "'Baba ve Piç' İtalya'da tiyatroya uyarlandı". Taraf (in Turkish). 2015-03-05. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  5. ^ "'La bastarda di Istanbul' di Elif Shafak a teatro con la regia di Angelo Savelli. Prima nazionale al Teatro di Rifredi" (in Italian). Tempo Libero Toscano. 2015-03-03. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  6. ^ "Serra Yılmaz: Benim bir allahım yok". YouTube. Retrieved: 23 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Serra Yılmaz'ın 17 yıllık sırrı". Habertürk. 25 May 2008. Retrieved: 24 July 2017.