Cahide Sonku
Actor · Director · Writer · Producer
Born Dec 27, 1916 · Sana'a, Yemen
Active 1933–1981
Cahide Sonku (27 December 1912 – 18 March 1981) was a Turkish actress, model, writer and the first female film director in Turkey. Sonku was the founder of her own movie production company, Sonku Film, in 1950.
Filmography
Akasya Palas (1940) — PakizeYayla Kartalı (1945) — NerminYuvamı Yıkamazsın (1947)Horse, Woman and Gun (1966)Yahya Peygamber (1965)Senede Bir Gün (1946)The Devoted Mother (1949) — Cavidan · Director · Writer · ProducerKıskanç (1942)Düşman Kardeşler (1965)Beyaz Atlı Adam (1965)Söz Bir Allah Bir (1933) — Leylaİlk Ve Son (1955) — ProducerThe Wren (1966)The Stranger's Daughter (1966) — SaimeSerseriler Kralı (1967)Mıstık (1971)The Girl From The Marsh Croft (1934) — AyselAyşecik Yavru Melek (1962) — BüyükanneSevgim ve Gururum (1965) — Esma HanımVatan ve Namık Kemal (1951) — Zekiye · Director · WriterKovboy Ali (1966) — CahideFato: Ya İstiklal Ya Ölüm (1949)Kahpenin Kızı (1952) — ProducerA Song to Long For (1953) — Seniha · Director