Leyla Göksun (born 19 July 1983) is a Turkish actress and former television personality known for her work in film and TV dramas. She began her professional life in modeling and advertising, and later she moved towards acting, where she got wider popularity for her role as Gönül in Kurtlar Vadisi. Later she achieved national recognition as Ela in the medical drama Doktorlar.
Career When Göksun was 14, she went to England and studied 6 years as a boarder at the International Turkish High School. In 2007, she graduated from Yeditepe University with a degree in communications. She started her career by joining the Gaye Sökmen Agency. She initially worked as a model for magazine and then played in various commercials. She portrayed a blind girl named Gönül in the Kurtlar Vadisi series. Göksun took theatre lessons at Academy Kenter. She made her cinematic debut in 2009 by appearing as Ece in the movie Dabbe 2. She joined the cast of Doktorlar as an extra, but later her breakthrough came by portraying a leading role in the same series as Ela.
Personal life In 2011, Göksun married director Cemal Alpan, but the marriage lasted for seven months. She married businessman Mert Alacahanlı in July 2016.
Filmography + Film Year Title Role Notes 2009 Dabbe 2 Ece 2014 Kırmızı Aslı 2015 Muna Ela 2015 Aşk Olsun Sema
+ Television Year Title Role Notes 2007–10 Doktorlar Melek / Ela Altındağ seasons 2 & 4 2008 Kurtlar Vadisi Pusu Gönül season 2 2010 Deli Saraylı Leydi Betty 2011 Kurşun Bilal Sedef 2012 Bir Zamanlar Osmanlı: Kıyam Fatma Sultan 2013 Osmanlı'da Derin Devlet Fatma Sultan 2013 Arka Sokaklar Bahar season 8 2014 Çiçek Elif 2015 Kalbim Ege'de Kaldı Filiz 2016 Şahane Damat İlknur 2018 Jet Sosyete Christine episode 10
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