Saadet Aksoy
- Actress
Saadet Aksoy is a Turkish born actress speaking fluent English, basic
French and Italian. She studied English Language and Literature at
Bogazici University in Istanbul and started taking film and acting
classes while working on short films, taking parts in stage
productions, commercials and TV series.
Aksoy made her debut nationally and internationally with Egg by Semih
Kaplanoglu, which premiered in 2007 at Directors' Fortnight at Cannes
Film Festival, bringing her many acting awards at internationally
acclaimed film festivals, such as Sarajevo Film Festival and Valdivia
International Film Festival. With Eastern Plays, which also premiered
at Directors' Fortnight at Cannes Film Festival in 2009 and Love in
Another Language, which brought her a number of national awards, she
kept gaining more attention both in her home country and at the
international festival circuit. After taking parts in American
productions, A Beautiful Life by Alejandro Chomski and The Rebound by
Bart Freundlich, she got more international attention with her
portrayal of "Aska" in Twice Born directed by Sergio Castellitto with
Penelope Cruz and Emile Hirsch. She has recently finished shooting
Marco Pontecorvo-directed Italian series Ragion di Stato. Aksoy has
also been a jury member in many film festivals such as Cairo Film
Festival, Istanbul Film Festival, Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival,
and Sarajevo Film Festival.
French and Italian. She studied English Language and Literature at
Bogazici University in Istanbul and started taking film and acting
classes while working on short films, taking parts in stage
productions, commercials and TV series.
Aksoy made her debut nationally and internationally with Egg by Semih
Kaplanoglu, which premiered in 2007 at Directors' Fortnight at Cannes
Film Festival, bringing her many acting awards at internationally
acclaimed film festivals, such as Sarajevo Film Festival and Valdivia
International Film Festival. With Eastern Plays, which also premiered
at Directors' Fortnight at Cannes Film Festival in 2009 and Love in
Another Language, which brought her a number of national awards, she
kept gaining more attention both in her home country and at the
international festival circuit. After taking parts in American
productions, A Beautiful Life by Alejandro Chomski and The Rebound by
Bart Freundlich, she got more international attention with her
portrayal of "Aska" in Twice Born directed by Sergio Castellitto with
Penelope Cruz and Emile Hirsch. She has recently finished shooting
Marco Pontecorvo-directed Italian series Ragion di Stato. Aksoy has
also been a jury member in many film festivals such as Cairo Film
Festival, Istanbul Film Festival, Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival,
and Sarajevo Film Festival.