Damla Sonmez was born in Istanbul, Turkey. Her native language is Turkish and is fluent in English and French. Cinema has been her greatest passion since she was child. She is an award-winning actor of international distinction. She received several nominations for her performance in
Bornova Bornova (2009) , winning the Antalya Golden Orange Award, Ankara Flying Broom Women's Film Festival Award and a Sadri Alisik Theatre & Movie Award. She was also nominated for The Young Talent Award at the Yesilcam Movie Awards for her performance in Mahpeyker - Kösem Sultan (2010) As a young actress, Sonmez trained in cities throughout Europe. After graduating from Saint Joseph French High School in Istanbul, she was accepted to Université de La Sorbonne Nouvelle Paris III Theatre department. She studied for a year in Paris before being awarded a scholarship to the Yeditepe University Fine Arts Theatre Department in Istanbul. She also attended Jillian O'Dowd's Contemporary Acting Workshop at the London Dramatic School of Arts.. Sonmez made her film debut in
Kampüste çiplak ayaklar (2009) , which was quickly followed up with her award-winning performance in Bornova Bornova (2009) in which she played a confused, yet ruthless Lady M-inspired girl from Izmir. She played a young conservative worker in _Çakal(2010)_ and was nominated for her work as an Ottoman Empire Sultan in Mahpeyker - Kösem Sultan (2010). Sonmez next played an abused girl who takes matters into her own hands in the comedy Kurtulus Son Durak(2012) She continued her work in film in Uzun Hikaye (2012) as an attorney's daughter who meets the love of her life, followed by Sen Aydinlatirsin Geceyi (2013) playing a young town girl who has the ability to stop time.
Known For

Cirak
Hacker · (12 episodes)
2024

Strange, Abandoned, Deranged
2024

The Contact
Merve
2024

Right Where I Left You
Nihan
2024

Trick
Oyuncu
2024

Dark Legacy
Nazan · (6 episodes)
2024

Maviye Sürgün
Defne Boz · (26 episodes)
2023

Aziz
Dilruba Paşazadeoğlu · (28 episodes)
2021

The Second Night
2021

Respect
(8 episodes)
2020

Rise of Empires: Ottoman
Ana · (6 episodes)
2020

I Am You
Aisha
2019

The Cut
2019

Sibel
Sibel
2019

Taksim Hold'em
Defne
2018

We Are Not Innocent
Selin · (6 episodes)
2018

Ayla: The Daughter of War
Nuran
2017

The Pit
Efsun · (64 episodes)
2017

7 Faces
Pınar · (1 episode)
2017

Aşk ve Gurur
Zeynep Esen · (6 episodes)
2017

Across the Sea
Damla
2014

War of the Roses
Gülru Çelik / Gülru Sipahi · (68 episodes)
2014

Thou Gild'st the Even
Defne
2013

A Love Story
Ceylan German · (36 episodes)
2013

A Long Story
Ayla
2012

Şubat
Gelin · (32 episodes)
2012

Last Stop: Kurtuluş
Tülay
2012
Scarecrow
Girl
2011

Çakal
2010

Mahpeyker: Kösem Sultan
Emine/Kösem Sultan
2010

Türkan
Turhan · (26 episodes)
2010

Bornova Bornova
Özlem
2009

Kampüste Çıplak Ayaklar
Ebru
2009

Gece Gündüz
Pınar · (29 episodes)
2008

Sahte Prenses
Sedef · (18 episodes)
2006

Emret Komutanım
Karamel · (95 episodes)
2005

Golden Butterfly Awards
Presenter · (1 episode)
1973