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Born:
1954-06-21

Birthplace:
Bursa, Turkey

Credits:
71 Total Roles

Nur Sürer

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Biography

Nur Sürer (born 21 June 1954) is a Turkish actress.

She completed her education at Bursa Anatolian Girls' High School. She started her career in cinema with Erden Kiral's Bereketli Topraklar Üzerinde (On Fertile Soils) and won the "Best Actress" award twice at the Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival. To date, she has appeared in more than forty films and television series. Her first international work was the film Ayna in 1984. This film won the Oscar Award for "Best Foreign Language Film" in 1991. Umuda Yolculuk (1990), Dunkle Schatten der Angst (1993) and Yara (1998) followed.

She married Bülent Kayabas for the first time in 1981. She later married Sarp Kuray, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for being the leader of the armed leftist organisation 16 June Movement. Sürer, who is closely interested in women's rights, is also known for her political stance. In 2007, she participated in the 1 May celebrations in Istanbul and was detained by the police but was released one day later.Sürer played the character of "Neriman Kozcuoglu" in the TV series Asi, which was broadcast on Kanal D between 2007-2009.

In 2021, Surer returned to the cinema with the film Sen, Ben Lenin and continued his TV acting career with the 2023 TV series Aile.

Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2026 Sultana MOVIE Self
2026 Ugly TV Cennet Tunalı
2025 If It’s Meant to Be 2 MOVIE Neriman
2025 All Over the Place - A Portrait of Tuncel Kurtiz MOVIE Self
2025 And The Rest Will Follow MOVIE Gülistan
2025 Another Day TV Güngör Alsoy
2024 Fate MOVIE Sultan
2024 We Need to Talk About Dilan MOVIE The Teacher
2024 The Witch MOVIE Emine Yenge
2024 A Round of Applause TV Self

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