Celile Toyon

Celile Toyon was born on October 3, 1944 in Istanbul. Toyon, who started his artistic journey at Harbiye Private Art School, received a diploma from the Istanbul Conservatory Theater Department after graduating from there and appeared on stage in a non-professional company for the first time in 1962. Throughout her career, she took part in various roles in prestigious stages such as Ankara Art Theatre, Gülriz Sururi-Engin Cezzar Theatre, Arena Theatre, Dormen Theater and Dostlar Theatre.

Although he was removed from the Istanbul City Theater by decree no. 1402 after the military coup on September 12, 1980, he returned to the stage as a result of the decision taken by the Council of State and still continues to work as a permanent actor of this institution. At the same time, he also took part as a voice actor in the "68 Generation Documentary" prepared by the 68'ler Union Foundation-Deniz Gezmiş Institute and directed by Aydın Sayman.

Toyon, who was also intertwined with the art world in her personal life, was married to actor Ersan Uysal, who worked in the same theater. The artist, who has a wide repertoire with the plays he staged, appeared before the audience in productions such as "Family Honor", "Alice in Wonderland", "Inheritance", "Nikah Paper" and "A Marriage Under the Comet".

While he took part in plays such as "A Marriage Under the Comet", "72nd Ward" and "Little Bourgeois" at the Ankara Art Theater between 1965 and 1972, he also took part in important works such as "Those Who Live with Plays", "All Was My Son", "Richard III", "Hadi Öldürsene Canikom" and "Good Night, Mother" from the Istanbul City Theater productions.

Toyon, who also has a successful chart in the field of cinema and television, has produced the 1977 film "İbo ile Güllüşah", the 1979 film "Adak", the 1982 film "Kaçak" and "Mine", the 1984 film "Passion", 2011's "Çınar Ağaç", 2019's "The Miracle in the 7th Ward" and the 2024 film "Atatürk". He acted in movies such as "1881-1919".

In the television world, years after portraying the character of Macide in "Three Istanbuls", which was broadcast in 1983, she met the audience with different characters such as Iraz Ana in "My Heart Stayed in the Aegean" in 2015, Hasibe Ana in "Vatanım Sensin" in 2016, Sülün in "Terzi" in 2023 and "Annem Ankara" in 2024.

Toyon's achievements are not just countless; In 2005, she was selected as the Most Successful Actress of the Year in Musical or Comedy at the 10th Sadri Alışık Theater and Cinema Actors Awards, and the same year, she returned with an award in the same category from the 9th Afife Theater Awards. He received these awards with his performance in "Hadi Öldürsene Canikom" during the event held within the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality City Theatres.

Celile Toyon was born in Istanbul on October 3, 1944. He graduated from Harbiye Private Art School and Istanbul University Conservatory Theater Department.

Celile Toyon started theater as an amateur in 1962. He played in Asaf Çiyiltepe's Arena Theater in Istanbul, Ankara Art Theater (AST), founded under the leadership of Asaf Çiyiltepe in Ankara, Gülriz Sururi-Engin Cezzar Theatre, Haldun Dormen's Dormen Theatre, Genco Erkal's Dostlar Theatre. He took part in radio plays.

While Celile Toyon was on the staff of the Istanbul City Theater, she was expelled from the Istanbul City Theater during the September 12 Coup in 1980, and then returned with the decision of the Council of State. He is currently a member of the Istanbul City Theater staff.

Productions in which he took part

He took part in 30 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.

• You Are My Homeland (2016) — Hasibe
• Tailor (2023) — Sülün Hatun
• Miracle in the 7th Ward (2019) — Fatma
• Şahsiyet (2018) — Reyhan's Grandmother
• Steel Claw (1983) — (Diana Taylor Voice)
• Plane Tree (2011) — Adviye İpekçioğlu
• Three Istanbuls (1983)
• Lake (1982) — (Nuran Okur Voice)
• My Heart Stayed in the Aegean (2015) — Iraz Nene
• Şalvar Bank (1986) — (Aysel Kiper Voice)
• My Little One (1987)
• Ataturk 1881 - 1919 (2023)

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.