| Songül Öden | |
| Birth Date: | 17 February 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Diyarbakır, Turkey |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Yearsactive: | 1993present |
| Spouse: | |
| Children: | 1 |
Songül Öden (born 17 February 1979) is a Turkish actress of Zaza descent.[1] Her most successful roles were in the series Gümüş, Umutsuz Ev Kadınları, "Şeref Bey" and Uysallar.
Songül Öden was born in Diyarbakır. She spent her elementary school, high school and university years in Ankara. During high school days she attended the Ankara Arts Theatre and then in Hacettepe University she had part-time vocal training. She later graduated from Ankara University's theatre school. She was also a part of a project which was an adaptation of the poems of Atilla İlhan named Ne Kadınlar Sevdim with Enver Aysever as writer. After a while she left the state theatre and started to work in Istanbul in TV and theatre sector.
Songül has been acting on TV since 1999 when she did a TV series entitled Ferhunde Hanımlar. After that, she acted in five other TV series Vasiyet (2001), Havada Bulut (2002), Gümüş (2005–2007), Vazgeç Gönlüm (2008) and Mükemmel Çift (2010). After a project called Havada Bulut adapted from Sait Faik stories, she had a role in a television series drama called Gümüş where she acted side by side with Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ.[2] The series lasted for years and had a record as the most popular project in the Middle East, the Balkans and Turkey. She was presented with an honorary award with Kıvanç Tatlıtuğ at the Muscat Film Festival. She was also a guest of honour at the Cairo Film Festival.
In 2009, she acted in a movie called Acı Aşk which is written by Onur Ünlü and in 2011 she appeared in 72. Koğuş which is a work by Orhan Kemal. Acı Aşk ("Bitter Love") in which she co-stars with Halit Ergenç, Cansu Dere and Ezgi Asaroğlu is her first-ever cinematic performance and was released on 18 December 2009. She also appeared in the Egyptian TV series Underground as a guest actress.
Songül Öden returned to television in 2011 with the series Umutsuz Ev Kadınları adaptation of Desperate Housewives. She had leading role in "Bir Aile Hikayesi" adaptation of This is Us. With Haluk Bilginer, she played in "Şeref Bey" and "Uysallar".[3]
Öden had been a part of a project in the Middle East about disapproval of women and child death in Palestine with eight world stars. In 2009 she was declared a Culture and Peace Envoy in Bulgaria.
| Film | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | Sınır | Didem | Short film |
| 2009 | Acı Aşk | Ayşe | Leading role |
| 2011 | 72. Koğuş | Meryem | Leading role |
| 2016 | Ekşi Elmalar | Türkan Özay | Leading role |
| 2021 | Beni Çok Sev | Nuriye | Leading role |
| Web Series | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2017 | Fi | Yıldız Kolhan | Guest Appearance |
| 2020 | Şeref Bey | Neşe | Leading role |
| 2022 | Uysallar | Nil Uysal | Leading role |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1999 | Ferhunde Hanımlar | ||
| 2001 | Vasiyet | Ruhinaz | |
| 2002 | Havada Bulut | Ayşe | |
| 2005–2007 | Gümüş | Gümüş Şadoğlu | Leading role |
| 2008 | Vazgeç Gönlüm | Ezra | |
| 2010 | Mükemmel Çift | Ayça | |
| 2011–2014 | Umutsuz Ev Kadınları | Yasemin Anday Kalyoncu | Leading role |
| 2015 | Serçe Sarayı | Serçe | Leading role |
| 2017 | Kayıtdışı | Zeynep | Leading role |
| 2019 | Bir Aile Hikayesi | Reyhan | Leading role |
| 2022– | Oğlum | Zeynep Yalçın Kaya | Leading role |