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| Born | Antaram Keşiş (1948-01-12)12 January 1948 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Died | 30 August 2025(2025-08-30) (aged 77) Bodrum, Muğla, Turkey |
| Resting place | Şişli Armenian Cemetery |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 1965–2025 |
| Spouse | Misak Toros |
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Anta Toros (born Antaram Keşiş; 12 January 1948 – 30 August 2025) was a Turkish theater and film actress.[1][2] She mostly played villains in her productions.[3]
Life and career
Antaram Keşiş was born in Istanbul on 12 January 1948, the daughter of ethnic Armenians Selma and Gabriel Keşiş. She lost her father at a young age. She graduated from Saint Benoit French High School and later continued her education at the Institut Montcalme in Lausanne, Switzerland.[4]
Toros entered amateur theater in 1965. After training at the Dostlar Theater, she began her professional career in 1971 at the Gülriz Sururi-Engin Cezzar Theater. Toros, who has participated in companies such as the Ali Poyrazoğlu and Nisa Serezli-Tolga Aşkıner Theater, also pursued theater studies in the United States.[5]
Toros worked with Vera Vlasova for three months and with Mitehel Mestor, a member of Actors Btudya, for one year. She was married to Misak Toros, also a theater actor and director, who died in 2010. From this marriage, she had a daughter, İrna Büyüksakayan.[6]
Toros died in Bodrum, Muğla Province on 30 August 2025, at the age of 77.[7][8] Anta Toros was buried at Şişli Armenian Cemetery after a funeral service held at the Surp Yerrortutyun Armenian Church in Beyoğlu, Istanbul on 8 September 2025.
References
- ^ "Gülriz Sururi ile dört sezon çalışabilen tek kadın oyuncu: Anta Toros". info@gmmedya.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "Misak - Anta Toros - Magazin haberleri". www.ensonhaber.com. 7 November 2010. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "Anta Toros'tan yıllar sonra gelen itiraf: Hiç iyi olmadım". Akşam. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ "Anta Toros ile Bütün O Yıllar... | Tiyatro Dergisi" (in Turkish). 11 September 2022. Archived from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ "Anta Toros, Gülriz Sururi'nin vasiyetini açıkladı - Magazin haberleri". m.haberturk.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "Anta Toros'tan yıllar sonra gelen itiraf: 'Hiç iyi olmadım'". aksam.com.tr. 6 November 2022. Archived from the original on 15 March 2023. Retrieved 15 March 2023.
- ^ "Anta Toros, 77 yaşında hayatını kaybetti" (in Turkish). Cumhuriyet. 30 August 2025. Archived from the original on 30 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
- ^ "Tiyatro ve sinema sanatçısı Anta Toros tedavi gördüğü Bodrum'da vefat etti". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
External links
- Anta Toros at IMDb
