Cahide Sonku (27 December 1912 – 18 March 1981) was a Turkish actress, model, writer and the first female film director in Turkey. Sonku was the founder of her own movie production company, Sonku Film, in 1950. Sonku' first theater and cinema experience was during her secondary school education. She was accepted into Darülbedayi when she was only 16 years old, and in time she took her place among the most popular actors of Istanbul City Theatres. She started acting with "Seven Village Zeynebi" first at the People's Houses Theater, then at the Istanbul Municipality Conservatory, and then at Darülbedayi (1932-City Theaters), discovered by Muhsin Ertuğrul who was an important figure in Sonku's career.
Cahide Sonku (27 December 1912 – 18 March 1981) was a Turkish actress, model, writer and the first female film director in Turkey. Sonku was the founder of her own movie production company, Sonku Film, in 1950. Sonku' first theater and cinema experience was during her secondary school education. She was accepted into Darülbedayi when she was only 16 years old, and in time she took her place among the most popular actors of Istanbul City Theatres. She started acting with "Seven Village Zeynebi" first at the People's Houses Theater, then at the Istanbul Municipality Conservatory, and then at Darülbedayi (1932-City Theaters), discovered by Muhsin Ertuğrul who was an important figure in Sonku's career.
Sonku founded the production company "Sonku Film" in 1950 and however went bankrupt in 1963 due to a fire that burned down the company building. She continued working at the City Theater through Muhsin Ertuğrul's influence, then left and struggled with alcohol addiction in the last years of her life.
Sonku received the Turkish Film Critics Association service award in 1979 and died in 1981 at the Alkazar Cinema in Istanbul, at the age of 61. She was buried in Zincirlikuyu Cemetery. Cahide Sonku Prize is awarded in her memory at the annual Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival.
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Filmography (Movies)
Yeşilçam Sokağı
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Release Date:06/09/1977
Beyaz Atlı’nın Dönüşü
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Release Date:03/11/1968
Serseriler Kralı
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Release Date:24/12/1967
Horse, Woman and Gun
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Release Date:01/04/1966
The Wren
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Release Date:01/01/1966
The Stranger's Daughter
Character:Saime
Release Date:01/01/1966
Kovboy Ali
Character:Cahide
Release Date:01/01/1966
Sevgim ve Gururum
Character:Esma Hanım
Release Date:17/10/1965
Düşman Kardeşler
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Release Date:05/09/1965
Yahya Peygamber
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Release Date:01/01/1965
Beyaz Atlı Adam
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Release Date:01/01/1965
Ayşecik Yavru Melek
Character:Büyükanne
Release Date:02/04/1962
İlk Ve Son
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Release Date:29/12/1955
A Song to Long For
Character:Seniha
Release Date:01/01/1953
Dağların Kızı Ruhsar
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Release Date:03/01/1952
Vatan ve Namık Kemal
Character:Zekiye
Release Date:22/02/1951
The Devoted Mother
Character:Cavidan
Release Date:01/01/1949
Fato: Ya İstiklal Ya Ölüm
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Release Date:01/01/1949
Yuvamı Yıkamazsın
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Release Date:01/01/1947
Senede Bir Gün
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Release Date:01/01/1946
Yayla Kartalı
Character:Nermin
Release Date:18/12/1945
Kıskanç
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Release Date:01/01/1942
Akasya Palas
Character:Pakize
Release Date:27/11/1940
Victims of Lust
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Release Date:06/06/1940
The Girl From The Marsh Croft
Character:Aysel
Release Date:14/07/1934
Söz Bir Allah Bir
Character:Leyla
Release Date:01/01/1933
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