Elit İşcan (born 12 January 1994) is a Turkish actress. Her credits include the film ''

Mustang The mustang is a free-roaming horse of the Western United States, descended from horses brought to the Americas by the Spanish conquistadors. Mustangs are often referred to as wild horses, but because they are descended from once-domesticate ...

'' and the television show ''

Küçük Kadınlar Küçük means "small" in Turkish and may refer to: People Epithet * Küçük Ali (died 1804), also known as ''Ali Đevrlić'', Ottoman janissary and civil servant * Kuchuk Hanem (fl. 1850–1870), Ghawazi famed beauty and dancer * Küçük Me ...

''. She has received the IFFI Best Actor Award (Female) at the 46th International Film Festival of India.

Life and career

İşcan's father was an architect and her mother was a computer programmer. She has one sibling. She finished her studies at the Istanbul Kemer College. After

Reha Erdem Reha Erdem (born 1960 in Istanbul) is a Turkish film director and screenwriter. Biography He attended Galatasaray High School and studied history at Boğaziçi University before leaving to study film in 1983. He participated in two Ateliers V ...

's visit to her school, she auditioned for the movie ''

Beş Vakit ''Times and Winds'' or () is a 2006 Turkish drama film directed and written by Reha Erdem. The film premiered in the United States on January 11, 2008. It won the Best Turkish Film of the Year Award at the Istanbul International Film Festival ...

'' and was cast in a supporting role, which marked her cinematic debut. With her role in the TV series ''

'' she gained popularity. Later in 2008, she appeared in Reha Erdem's movie '' Hayat Var'' and portrayed the character Hayat. For this role, she was nominated for Cahide Sonku Best Performance by an Actress Award at the 42nd SİYAD Awards. In 2015, she had a leading role in

Deniz Gamze Ergüven Deniz Gamze Ergüven (born 4 June 1978) is a Turkish-French film director best known for her debut feature film ''Mustang (film), Mustang''. Early life and education Ergüven was born in Ankara, Turkey but moved to France in the 1980s. She grew ...

's movie ''

''. The film was selected as France's submission, and was nominated for, the Best Foreign Language Film at the

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Filmography

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* 1994 births Living people Actresses from Istanbul Turkish film actresses 21st-century Turkish actresses Turkish child actresses {{Turkey-actor-stub IFFI Best Actor (Female) winners Most Promising Actress Lumières Award winners