Tilme Saran, born in Istanbul on May 21, 1961, is the daughter of anthropologist Nephan Saran and lawyer İsmail Hakkı Saran. He completed his primary education at Maçka Primary School and his secondary education at Saint Benoit French High School. His interest in art led him to Istanbul University Department of Art History and Istanbul Municipal Conservatory Theater Department; Here he received training from masters such as Çetin İpekkaya, Yıldız Kenter, Mehmet Birkiye, Suat Özturna, Cüneyt Türel, Engin Uludağ and Müjdat Gezen.
Saran, who performed in Tennessee Williams' play "A Streetcar Named Desire" at the Kenter Theater during his student years, started his professional career with "Otel Paradiso" at the Dormen Theater in 1984. The artist, who married Rüstem Batum in 1985 and stayed away from the stage for a while, returned to the stage after her divorce in 1992.
After graduating from the conservatory in 1989, he won various awards by playing important roles such as King Lear, Uncle Vanya, Tartuffe and Bezik Playing Women at the Istanbul City Theater between 1989 and 1995; During the same period, he also participated in research activities at the Theater Research Laboratory with Erol Keskin and Beklan Algan.
Saran, who founded Aksanat Production Theater together with Cüneyt Türel and Işıl Kasapoğlu in 1995, took the leading role in seven different plays staged in Beyoğlu; These plays include works such as "Abélard and Héloise", "Creditors", "One Man City" and "Fernando Krapp Wrote a Letter to Me", and these performances earned him many awards. He left Aksanat in 2005 and moved to Aysa Production Theatre; In 2009-2010, she took part in Sedef Ecer's play "Sur Le Seuil (On the Threshold)" in Paris within the scope of the "Turkey Season" in France, and this play was exhibited as a reading theater at the 17th Istanbul Theater Festival.
In 2011, he took part in the writing process and directed Ayşe Bayramoğlu's play "Wedding" and brought it to the stage; Afterwards, he took part in projects such as Semaver Kumpanya's "Mother Courage and Her Children", Pürtelaş Theater Group's "War" and Theater Pera's "Vanya, Sonya, Masha and Spike", which has been staged since 2016, and won awards in these productions.
As of September 2014, he served as the General Secretary of the Actors' Union for three years. The artist, who also works as a voice-over and trainer in addition to radio, cinema and television projects, has been a faculty member at Kadir Has University Department of Theater since 2006.
Tilbe Saran was born on May 21, 1961 in Istanbul, Türkiye.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in 33 productions in total; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Bride from Istanbul (2017) — İdil
- Call My Manager (2020) — Sabiha
- Museum of Innocence (2026)
- Wild Flowers (2024) — Nurten Ataman
- Hot Head (2022) — Emel
- Empathy with Ahmet Mümtaz Taylan (2022)
- 7FACE (2017) — Vildan
- Wren (1986) — Nazmiye
- Drawers (2015) — Saadet
- Don't Forget Me (2008) — Hevva
- The Delusion Family (1985)
- Selamsız Bandosu (1987) — Güzin Çorağan (Voice)
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
