Zerrin Sümer was born on March 21, 1945 in Sinop. He took his first step towards artistic life when he joined the theater group of Bergama Public Education Center and was introduced to theater there. This experience encouraged him to pursue the path of performing arts, and in the following years he became a well-known name with his voice and acting performances in various productions.
In her cinema career, Zerrin voiced the character of Züleyha in the movie "Wrong Number" in 1985, and in 1989 she took on the voice of Sister Hubuş in the movie "Karılar Koğuşu". While she continued her voice-over work with the role of Vildan Hanım in "Vizontele" in 2000 and "Vizontele Tuuba" in 2003, she portrayed the characters of Emine and Fatma Hala in the films "Saklı Hayatlar" and "Kardelen" in 2010.
In 2013, she played Zarife in "Meryem", Şengül Teyze in "Düğün Dernek" and the character of the same name in "Nergis Hanım" in 2014. In recent years, he has played various roles in projects such as "Black Bela", "The Dove Flew Over", "The Kiss of Life", "Let Me Love My Luck", "Fixed Hook: The Last Question" and "The Vatican Code: A Foundation Adventure".
In the television world, Zerrin, who stepped onto the screens in 1983 with the TV series "Three Istanbul", appeared in the TV series "Wren", "Mahteşem Zango", "Bir Demet Tiyatro", "Güneş Yanıkları", "Last Fathers Hear", "If the Woman Wants", "The Storm", "Forced Husband", "Son Ağa", "Liar Romantic", "Sakarya Fırat", "Beautiful Villager", Fatma, Sakine, Nefise, Halise Bağcıoğlu, Nurdan, Fatma Kanat, Sultan Ana, Ganimet, Hayriye Aslan, She gave life to characters such as Akkız Bozkurt, Feride Efeoğlu, Dürdane Teyze, Havva, Nezahat Ademoğlu, Makbule, Semiha.
On the theater stage, he performed in plays such as "Sweet Freak", "Caviar or Lentils?", "Seven Husbands Hurmuz", "Goodbye Istanbul", "Orchestra", "Piano Sounds in the Distance", "Ends", "How Far", "Bus Station", "Have You Ever Seen a Firefly?", "Heavenly Mother-in-Law" and "A Sheikh is Happening to Me" and enriched the stage experience.
Zerrin Sümer was born in 1945 in Sinop, Türkiye.
Zerrin Sümer, born in Sinop in 1945, attended primary and secondary school in Bergama. He started his theater life by appearing on stage at Bergama Public Education Center during his secondary school years.
Sümer, who graduated from Ankara State Conservatory's Theater Department, started his professional career at the State Theater in the last year of the conservatory. Later, he moved to Ankara Meydan Sahnesi and started working in private theaters.
The master actor, who has taken part in nearly 80 plays with 17 troupes to date, has also taken part in various television productions. He joined Yılmaz Erdoğan's BKM Players in 1996.
Productions in which he took part
He took part in a total of 44 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.
- Storm (2006) — Sakine
- Ömer (2023) — Nezahat Ademoğlu
- Liar Romantic (2008) — Nurdan
- European Side (2004) — Zerrin Teyze
- That Life Is Mine (2014) — Booty
- Sakarya Fırat (2009) — Fatma Kanat
- Encounters (2024) — Neşe
- The Last Agha (2008)
- Hot Head (2022) — Makbule
- The Rose Tale (2022) — Eve
- Gassal (2024) — Emine
- Beautiful Villager (2014) — Sultan Ana
Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.
