Beren Tuna
Beren Tuna (born July 7, 1980 in Ostfildern , Germany ) is an actress and director based in Zurich .
Life
Beren Tuna grew up in Turkey and Germany . After her time at high school and her first experiences at the Theaterhaus Stuttgart , she completed an acting degree at the Zurich University of Music and Theater (today Zurich University of the Arts ). Beren Tuna works in theater, film and television as well as in readings and presentations. She has also worked as a theater director since 2017. She is a founding member of the production platform 1visible and the actress network FemaleAct . She has also been a member of the Swiss Film Academy since 2016.
After theater productions in Switzerland and Germany, she played her first leading role in the film Köpek - Stories from Istanbul by director Esen Işık . For the role of Hayat, she was awarded the Swiss Film Prize for Best Actress in 2016. Beren Tuna starred in the multiple award-winning short films Der Mandarinenbaum and Stilles Land Gutes Land . Other roles in movies are Al-Shafaq - When the Sky Split (Director: Esen Işık (2019)) and Beyto (Director: Gitta Gsell (2020)). Her first leading role in a television production was Elena in the series Seitentriebe .
Beren Tuna lives in Zurich with her partner and two children. She has German and Swiss citizenship.
Film (selection)
- 2007: The Lady Aoi (short film)
- 2009: I dance with myself (short film)
- 2015: Köpek - Stories from Istanbul (Director: Esen Işık )
- 2017: The Mandarine Tree (short film, director: Cengiz Akaygün )
- 2018: Stilles Land Gutes Land (short film, director: Johannes Bachmann )
- 2019: No. 47 (web series, SRF production , supporting role 3rd season, director: Chanelle Eidenbenz)
- 2019: Al-Shafaq - When the Heavens Split (Director: Esen Işık )
- 2019: Seitentriebe (TV series, SRF production , 2nd season, episodes 1–8, screenplay and director: Güzin Kar )
- 2020: Beyto (feature film, director: Gitta Gsell )
Theater (selection)
- Cargo Sofia-Basel , Rimini Protokoll . Theater Basel , Hebbel am Ufer Berlin, 2006.
- Innana- Euphrates Survival Song , 1Visible, director: Mirjam Neidhart, Theater Rigiblick Zurich, 2009.
- Tango Turk , Kerem Can . Director: Lotte de Beer. Neuköllner Oper Berlin, 2010.
- The Abduction from the Seraglio , Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, director: Lydia Steier. City Theater Bern , 2013.
- Under one roof , play based on the book of the same name by Henning Sußebach and Amir Baitar, Sogar Theater Zürich, 2019 (director)
Awards and nominations
- 2016: Swiss Film Award - Best Actress for Köpek - Stories from Istanbul .
- 2019: Be Epic London International Film Festival - Best Actress for The Tangerine Tree
- 2020: Nomination for the Swiss Film Award as best actress for Al-Shafaq - When the sky is split .
Web links
- Beren Tuna at filmmakers.de
- Beren Tuna in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Beren Tuna at swissfilms.ch
- Vita of Beren Tuna on the website of the Lucky Punch agency
Individual evidence
- ↑ Winner 2016. Accessed on January 16, 2019 (German).
- ↑ Internet source | url = https://www.srgd.ch/de/aktuelles/news/2019/06/11/nr-47-start-der-dritten-staffel/
- ^ SRF website. Retrieved October 27, 2019 (German).
- ↑ Start of shooting for the second season of "Seitentriebe". Retrieved January 15, 2019 (German).
- ↑ [1] http://www.1visible.net/
- ↑ [2] http://filmmakers.de/beren-tuna .
- ↑ [3]
- ↑ Winner 2016. Accessed on January 16, 2019 (German).
- ↑ [4]
- ↑ Night of Nominations 2020. Accessed on January 27, 2020 (German).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tuna, Beren |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Turkish-Swiss actress based in Zurich |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 7, 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ostfildern , Germany |