Birsen Menekşeli

Birsen Menekşeli is a Turkish theatre, cinema and television actress. Her real name is Birsen Karadağlı. He starred in many films of Yeşilçam in the 1960s, and after a long break, he appeared in front of the camera again with television films in the 2000s.

He was born on December 31, 1940 in Istanbul. She practiced ballet for a while as a child; He later entered law school, but started business life before completing his education. He took part in children's programs at TRT Ankara Radio under the management of Nedim Otyam for many years.

Acting career

He entered the cinema in 1961 with the film Afacan, with the support of Nedim Otyam. In the same year, he starred in My Little Angel; He then starred in films such as Fake Wedding (1962), Beni Osman Öldürdü (1963), Halk Çocuğu (1964), Kırık Hayatlar (1965), Captain Kemal (1967), Acı İntikam (1968) and Hazreti Ömer (1973). During this period, in addition to cinema, he also appeared on stage at Bulvar, Azak and Tevfik Bilge theatres.

He took a long break from acting after 1973. He started working again in 2006 and appeared in television films such as Veysel Karani (2007), Şol Cennet'in Irmakları (2008) and Esma (2011).

Menekşeli is remembered as one of Yeşilçam's actors of the 1960s generation, with her career spanning radio, stage and silver screen.