Laçin Ceylan

Laçin Ceylan was born on 25 November 1965 in Izmir. She graduated from İzmir Özel Türk Koleji (İzmir Private Turkish College), after which in 1989 she completed her degree in the theatre department of Hacettepe University's Ankara State Conservatory. From 1991 to 1993 she earned a master's degree at the same institution, presenting a thesis titled "Diction in the Direction of Rational and Physical Effects," and also worked as an assistant to renowned actor and director Cüneyt Gökçer. From 1993 to 1998 she herself taught acting and voice training at the Ankara State Conservatory. She worked with the state theatres of Diyarbakır and Ankara. In 2006, together with Levent Öktem and Nihat İleri, she founded the theatre company Bi Tiyatro, where she appeared in the play "Etna: Bedendeki Kuyu" (Etna: The Well in the Body) — a role for which she won Best Actress at the Sadri Alışık Awards, as well as Best Actress at the 8th Lions Theatre Awards. Her film and television credits include "Karanlıkta Koşanlar," "Gece Yürüyüşü," "Hatırla Sevgili," "Çilek Kokusu" (as Selda), "Saklı Hayatlar," "Gönülçelen," "Gümüş," "Gözetleme Kulesi" — for which she won Best Supporting Actress at the 19th Adana Golden Boll (Altın Koza) International Film Festival in 2012 — "Galip Derviş" (as Latife), "Aşk Ağlatır" (as Sumru), "Camdaki Kız" (as Pervin), "İnsanlık Suçu" (as Hülya), "Yüzyıllık Mucize" (as Ceylan), "Aşk ve Gurur" (as Latife Esen), and "Gaddar" (as Fatma). In 2016 she won Actress of the Year at the Theatre Critics Union Awards for "Üç Oyun" (Three Plays). In 2022 she won Best Supporting Actress at the 59th Antalya Golden Orange (Altın Portakal) International Film Festival for her role in "Ayna Ayna" (Mirror, Mirror). Besides acting, she also works as a stage director and acting instructor.