Füsun Demirel

Füsun Demirel was born on June 13, 1958 in Ankara. He started his education at the University for Foreigners in Perugia, Italy, and completed it at the Theater Department of the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Rome and graduated in 1980. He started his artistic life in Berlin the same year with the play *Zengin Mutfağı*, written and directed by Vasıf Öngören.

Demirel, who married theater actor Nurettin Şen in 1982, continued her career in important companies such as Çevre Theatre, Dormen Theatre, Devekuşu Kabare and Dostlar Theatre. He made his transition to cinema in 1984 with Atıf Yılmaz's film *Bir Sip of Sevgi*.

Demirel, who attracted attention with his successful performances in cinema and television, was engraved in memories especially with his roles in films such as *Zuğurt Ağa*, *Don't Shoot the Kite* and *Big Man Little Love*. At the same time, he reached a wide audience with his acting in TV series such as *Sıdıka* and *Şaşıfelek Çokmazı*.

Adding his language skills to his artistic life, Demirel translated a total of 27 plays of Dario Fo and Franca Rame into Turkish with his knowledge of Italian, English and German. In 1996, he took over the chairmanship of ÇASOD.

Füsun Demirel made significant contributions to Turkish culture both as a stage artist and as a translator. The artist, who is the nephew of Aslı Aydıntaşbaş, has been actively involved in both theater and cinema for many years. Among the projects in his filmography are productions such as *Wind of Wrath*, *A Sip of Love*, *How to Get Rid of Asiye?*, *Aaahh Belinda*, *Don't Shoot the Kite*, *Wait for the Shadow*, *Big Man Little Love*, *Sıdıka* and *Red Room*. In recent years, he continues to take part in projects such as *Stickman*, *Spring* and *President*.

Füsun Demirel was born on June 13, 1958 in Ankara. Füsun Demirel, who graduated from Perugia University for Foreigners and Rome Dramatic Arts Academy Theater Department, started her artistic career in 1980 with the play Zengin Mutfağı, written and directed by Vasıf Öngören, at the Berlin Kollektiv Theater in Germany.

Demirel, who worked in Çevre Theatre, Dormen Theatre, Devekuşu Kabare and Dostlar Theatre, appeared in front of the cameras in 1984 with Atıf Yılmaz's film Bir Yudum Sevgi. Füsun Demirel, who is especially known for her roles in films such as Zuğurt Ağa, Kite Vurmasınlar and Büyük Adam Küçük Aşk, and TV series such as Sıdıka and Şaşıfelek Çokmazı, is fluent in Italian, English and German, as well as her acting.

Demirel, who also works as a translator; He translated a total of 27 plays of Dario Fo and Franca Rame into Turkish.

Productions in which he took part

He took part in a total of 83 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.

• Large Times (2007) — Fatic Mercan
• Spring (2024) — Gülçiçek Özden
• The Olive Tree (2022) — Muko
• Red Room (2020) — Neriman
• Sıdıka (1997) — Safiye Saka
• Şaşıfelek Çokmazı (1996) — Saadet
• South of the Border (1988) — Mrs Cemal
• Lie World (2012) — Servet Kocabaş
• Liberation (1994)
• Stickman (2022) — Aysel
• Şehnaz Tango (1994)
• Aziz (2021) — Nigar Payidar

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.