Seyhan Arman
Seyhan Arman | |
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Born | |
Other names | Derya Seyhan Arman |
Occupation(s) | Actor, drag queen |
Years active | 1994–present |
Website | Official website |
Derya Seyhan Arman (born 26 February 1980)[1] is a Turkish transgender rights activist, actress, and drag queen,[2][3] based in Istanbul.[2] She has appeared in Turkish media talking about her own experiences as a transgender person living in Turkey. She often appears in plays and media as a drag queen.[citation needed]
She started her acting career in theatre when she joined Adana Kardes Oyuncular theatre in 1994.
She appeared in Akasya Durağı. She won two awards, one for her movie I saw the sun (Güneşi Gördüm), in the best performance category, at the 23rd Singapore International Film Awards in 2010 and jury's choice award for her movie Other Angels (Teslimiyet) at the 22nd Ankara International Film Festival.[citation needed] She was one of the 100 women featured by the BBC in 2016.[3]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | Böyle mi Olacaktı | TV series | |
2001 | Yeditepe İstanbul | TV series | |
2004 | Sil Baştan | TV series | |
2004 | Melekler Adası | Alev | TV series |
2005 | Beyza'nın Kadınları | Movie | |
2007 | Menekşe ile Halil | Cici | TV series |
2008 | Hiç | Singer | Movie |
2008 | Transgenders | Short film | |
2008 | Gitmek: Benim Marlon ve Brandom | Movie | |
2009 | Teslimiyet | Hayat | Movie |
2009 | Akasya Durağı | Gözde | TV series |
2009 | Teleferik | Seyhan | Short film |
2010 | Güneşi Gördüm | Fifi - Drag queen | Movie |
2010 | Ezan Çiçeği | Patroniçe | Short film |
2010 | Gelin | Short film | |
2010 | Peki | Short film | |
2011 | Papaz Kimde | Ajlan | Movie |
2011 | Kolpaçino: Bomba | Vocalist | Movie |
2011 | Kibrit | Short film | |
2011 | Gassal | Gassal | Short film |
2011 | Komik Bir Aşk Hikayesi | Transsexual woman | Movie |
2012 | Behzat Ç. Bir Ankara Polisiyesi | Alev | TV series |
2012 | Vuslat | Burcu | Short film |
2013 | Sislerin İçinde | Hanife | Short film |
2014 | Çekmeceler | Seyhan | Movie |
2014 | Nerdesin Aşkım? | Özge | Short film |
References
- ^ "Seyhan Arman". Sineman. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Inside Istanbul's Transgender Community - VICE - United Kingdom". VICE. 10 April 2015.
- ^ a b "100 Women 2016: Fighting for transgender rights in Turkey". BBC News. 29 November 2016.
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