Banu Alkan
{{Short description|Turkish-Croatian actress (born 1958)}}
{{infobox person
| name = Banu Alkan
| image = Banu Alkan - İşte Benim Stilim 2016 (cropped).png
| caption = Alkan at the İşte Benim Stilim, February 2016
| birth_name = Liz Remka Rebronja
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|7|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = Dubrovnik, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
| citizenship = Turkey
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|singer|model}}
| years_active = 1974–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Kemal Yıldız|2024}}
}}
Banu Alkan (born Liz Remka Rebronja; 1 july 1958){{Cite web|url=https://www.sabah.com.tr/galeri/magazin/1980lerin-unluleri-simdi-nasil-gorunuyor|title=1980'lerin ünlüleri şimdi nasıl görünüyor|website=Sabah.com.tr|access-date=2 December 2021}} is a Turkish-Croatian actress. She was born into a Bosniak family from Sandžak and moved to Edremit, Balıkesir, Turkey in 1966 when she was eight years old. She is described as an "80s pop culture icon of Turkey".{{cite news |title=Banu Alkan'ın Türk resim tarihindeki yeri |url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/pazar/15344536.asp |work=Hürriyet |date=18 July 2010 |access-date=29 September 2012 |quote=80’li yılların popüler kültür ikonu, sinema oyuncusu Banu Alkan’ın...", "80s pop culture icon, film actress Banu Alkan's... }} Her first film appearance was in the 1976 film Taksi Şoförü (Taxi Driver) directed by Şerif Gören.
Filmography
- İsyan (1975)
- Taksi Şoförü (1976)
- Akrep Yuvası (1977)
- Vurun Beni Öldürün (1980)
- Ağla Gözlerim (1981)
- Günah Defteri (1981)
- Ben De Özledim (1981)
- Nikah Masası (1982)
- Aşkların En Güzeli (1982)
- İlişki (1983)
- Bataklıkta Bir Gül (1983)
- Gecelerin Kadını (1983)
- Kadınca (1984)
- Sokaktan Gelen Kadın (1984)
- Kızgın Güneş (1984)
- Katiller De Ağlar (1985)
- Arzu (1985)
- Bu İkiliye Dikkat (1985)
- Sarı Bela (1985)
- Mavi Yolculuk (1986)
- Seviyorum (1986)
- Afrodit (1987)
- Güneşten De Sıcak / Sarı Güneş (1987)
- Yaşamak (1988)
- Vahşi Ve Güzel (1989)
- Afrodit Banu Alkanın Hayatı (2000)
- Renkli Dünyalar (2000) - (TV series)
- Tuzu Kurular (2001) - (TV series)
- Kızma Birader (2005) - (TV series)
- Afrodit (2010) Short film
Discography
- Afrodit / Neremi (1998)
- Dansa Kaldır (2000)
- Beyaz Orkide (2005)
- Best of 2011 Remix (2011)
Awards
- 2014 The Most Beautiful Woman of Turkish Cinema{{Cite web|url=https://www.ensonhaber.com/magazin/banu-alkan-geceye-iki-erkekle-katildi-2014-11-10|title=Banu Alkan geceye iki erkekle katıldı|website=Ensonhaber.com|access-date=2 December 2021}}
- 2015 2nd Golden Palm - Yeşilçam 100th Anniversary Honorary Award{{Cite web|url=https://www.posta.com.tr/yildizlar-altin-palmiye-odulleri-icin-mersine-geliyor-278820|title=Yıldızlar Altın Palmiye Ödülleri için Mersine geliyor|website=Posta.com.tr|access-date=2 December 2021}}
- 2015 Mersin Culture Solidarity Association Award Ceremony - Yeşilçam 100th Anniversary Honorary Award{{Cite web|url=http://www.haber8.com/Magazin/yildizlar-kiz-cocuklarin-egitimi-icin-bulustu/haber-298084|title=Yıldızlar, kız çocukların eğitimi için buluştu|author=|date=26 April 2015|department=Magazine|website=Haber8|language=tr|trans-title=Star meets for the education of her daughters
|access-date=20 January 2019|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207143933/http://www.haber8.com/Magazin/yildizlar-kiz-cocuklarin-egitimi-icin-bulustu/haber-298084|archive-date=7 February 2016}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name |0019772}}
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Category:Turkish film actresses
Category:Turkish television actresses
Category:People from Dubrovnik
Category:Turkish people of Croatian descent
Category:Naturalized citizens of Turkey