Banu Alkan

Banu Alkan (born Liz Remka Rebronja; 1 july 1958)^[1] 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.^[1] She is described as an "80s pop culture icon of Turkey".^[2] Her first film appearance was in the 1976 film Taksi Şoförü (Taxi Driver) directed by Şerif Gören.

Banu Alkan
Alkan at the İşte Benim Stilim, February 2016
Born	Liz Remka Rebronja (1958-07-01) 1 July 1958 (age 66) Dubrovnik, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia
Citizenship	Turkey
Occupations	Actress singer model
Years active	1974–present
Spouse	Kemal Yıldız ​ (m. 2024)​

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^[3]
• 2015 2nd Golden Palm - Yeşilçam 100th Anniversary Honorary Award^[4]
• 2015 Mersin Culture Solidarity Association Award Ceremony - Yeşilçam 100th Anniversary Honorary Award^[5]