| Melisa Şenolsun | |
| Birth Date: | 24 September 1996 |
| Birth Place: | İzmir, Turkey |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Years Active: | 2015–present |
Melisa Şenolsun (born 24 September 1996) is a Turkish actress.
Melisa Şenolsun was born on 24 September 1996 in İzmir.[1] Şenolsun is a graduate of İzmir Gelişim College Anatolian High School and studied at Istanbul University State Conservatory. Her older brother, Efecan Şenolsun, is also an actor.[2] She became interested in acting at a young age and through watching her older sister on stage. At the age of 6 she started participating in theatre plays. Aside from acting, she took gymnastic and ballet lessons for years.[3]
She made her television debut in 2015 with a role in the series Tatlı Küçük Yalancılar which adaptation of Pretty Little Liars and depicted the character of Hande.[4] [3] For a while, she worked at the Uğur Mumcu Bornova State Theatre. She was then cast in Kiralık Aşk, portraying the character of "Sude".[1] She had her first leading role in the youth crime series Umuda Kelepçe Vurulmaz as "Ceren" opposite Mert Yazıcıoğlu.[5] In 2018, she made her debut in the series Nefes Nefese and depicted the character of Rüya Kıran alongside Tatlı Küçük Yalancılar's co-star Şükrü Özyıldız.[3] [5]
Şenolsun had her first cinematic experience with the movie Babam, directed by Nihat Durak. Her breakthrough came with her role in the Netflix original series Atiye.[6] [1] In 2021, she starred in the series Masumlar Apartmanı and portrayed the character of Rüya, a delicate but reckless girl, who is thrown into dangers.[7] [8]
Şenolsun had been dating actor Ozan Dolunay for almost three and a half years, the couple broke up in 2019.[9] Following the breakup, she started dating Umut Evirgen.[10] [11]
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Babam | Feride | Nihat Durak | Leading role |
| 2019 | Güzelliğin Portresi | Hilal | Umur Turagay | Leading role |
| 2021 | Buluşma Noktası | Kimya | Umut Evirgen | Leading role |
| 2022 | LCV (Lütfen Cevap Veriniz) | Ceren | İsmet Kurtuluş, Kaan Arıcı | Leading role |
| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Tatlı Küçük Yalancılar | Hande | Cem Karcı | Leading role | |
| 2015–2016 | Kiralık Aşk | Sude İplikçi | Metin Balekoğlu (1–20) Barış Yöş (21–43) | Supporting role (season 1) | |
| 2016–2017 | Umuda Kelepçe Vurulmaz | Ceren | Cemal Şan | Leading role | |
| 2018 | Nefes Nefese | Rüya Kıran | Aydın Bulut | Leading role | |
| 2020 | Menajerimi Ara | Herself | Ali Bilgin | Guest appearance (episode 4) | |
| 2021–2022 | Masumlar Apartmanı | Rüya | Çiğdem Bozali | Leading role |