Serra Yılmaz (born 13 September 1954) is a

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actress. She has appeared in more than forty films since 1983. On a number of films she collaborated with

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. She plays the lead role in the theatre piece ''La Bastarda Di Istanbul'', adapted from

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's 2006 novel ''

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'' and staged in March 2015 by Teatro di Rifredi in

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, Italy. In an interview, Yılmaz said that she was an

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. In 1991, she was diagnosed with

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and received treatment."Serra Yılmaz'ın 17 yıllık sırrı"
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Selected filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Yilmaz, Serra 1954 births Living people Actresses from Istanbul Turkish former Muslims Turkish atheists Turkish film actresses Turkish stage actresses 20th-century Turkish actresses 21st-century Turkish actresses Ciak d'oro winners Lycée Sainte Pulchérie Istanbul alumni