Nurgül Yeşilçay
Nurgül Yeşilçay | |
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![]() Yeşilçay as Kösem Sultan in Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem (2017) | |
Born | Afyonkarahisar, Turkey | 26 March 1976
Nationality | Turkish |
Education | Drama |
Alma mater | Anadolu University |
Occupation | Actress, model |
Years active | 1995–present |
Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
Spouse(s) | |
Children | 1 |
Awards | Golden Boll Award for Best Actress (2005) Golden Orange Award for Best Actress (2008) Distinctive International Arab Festivals Awards (2017) |
Nurgül Yeşilçay (born 26 March 1976) is a Turkish actress and model. She is one of the most famous and successful actresses in Turkey.
Biography[]
Nurgül Yeşilçay was born in Afyonkarahisar, Turkey, in 1976. She studied drama at the State Conservatoire of Anadolu University in Eskişehir. Since her graduation, she has performed several major roles for the stage, including Ophelia in Hamlet and Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire. Theatre aside, she shot to prominence as the lead in, among others, three record-breaking Turkish television dramas. Her movie, Edge of Heaven won the prize for best screenplay at the 60th Cannes Film Festival in 2007. She reported "big projects were offered to me by well-known producers in Cannes. But my son is a baby. I need begin new life. I can't."[1] She made her screen debut in 2001 in 's feature Şellale, (The Waterfall). She won the "Best Actress" award at the 45th Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival with the movie Vicdan.
Filmography[]
Films | |||
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Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1998 | Herşey Çok Güzel Olacak | Nurse | Her first cinematic role |
2001 | Şellale | Nergis | |
2002 | Fatıma | ||
2003 | Bahar Karadağ | ||
2004 | Anlat İstanbul | Uyuyan Güzel Saliha | |
2005 | Kostak Emine | ||
2007 | Adem'in Trenleri | Hacer | |
2007 | The Edge of Heaven | Ayten Öztürk | |
2008 | Aydanur | ||
2009 | Hürmüz | ||
2011 | Sonay | ||
2013 | Nazlıgül | ||
2013 | Nadya | Short film | |
2014 | Süsen | ||
2014 | Pek Yakında | Nurse | |
2015 | Köstepem | Voice | |
2016 | Yasemin | ||
2017 | (Turkish: Güzel Cin, Persian: جن زیبا) |
Dilaram / Jinn | Iranian-Turkish film |
Television series | |||
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
1998–2001 | İkinci Bahar | Gülsüm Percons Meriç | Her first TV role |
2001 | Deniz | ||
2002–2003 | Asmalı Konak | Bahar Karadağ | |
1995–2007 | Nurgül | ||
2004–2005 | Şerbet, Ayşe | ||
2005–2006 | Belalı Baldız | Arzu Parlak | |
2006–2008 | Ezo Gündoğdu | Leading role | |
2010–2011 | Aşk ve Ceza | Yasemin | Leading role |
2011–2012 | Feryal | ||
2012 | Sultan | ||
2013 | İşler Güçler | Nurgül Yeşilçay | Supporting role |
2013 | Şeyda Sönmez | Supporting role | |
2013 | Bebek İşi | Candan (Anne) | |
2014 | Zehra Kaya | ||
2014–2017 | Paramparça | Gülseren | |
2016–2017 | Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem | Kösem Sultan | Leading role |
2018–2019 | Gülperi | Gülperi Çetin | Leading role |
2020 | Zeynep | Leading role |
Theater[]
Awards[]
- Golden Boll Award for Best Actress (Borrowed Bride) 2005
- Sadri Alışık Acting Awards for Best Actress (Adam and the Devil) 2008
- Contemporary Screen Actors Guild Awards (ÇASOD) for Best Actress (Adam and the Devıl-The Edge of Heaven) 2008
- Golden Orange Award for Best Actress (Conscience) 2008
- 20th Sadri Alışık Acting Awards for Best Actress (Gece) 2014.[4]
- Distinctive International Arab Festivals Awards for Best Actress (Muhteşem Yüzyıl: Kösem) 2017
References[]
- ^ "Nurgül Yeşilçay'ın oğlunun reddedilmesine çok üzülmüş!".
- ^ Tiyatro, Aşk Gibi, İstanbul.net, 17 May 2002
- ^ Ömür Gedik (28 March 2006). "Sen Olmasaydın". Hürriyet. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ "Sadri Alışık Sinema ve Tiyatro Oyuncu Ödülleri sahiplerini buldu". Hürriyet. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
External links[]
- Nurgül Yeşilçay at IMDb
- Biyografi.info - Biography of Nurgül Yeşilçay (in Turkish)
- Sinematurk.com - Biography of Nurgül Yeşilçay (in Turkish)
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Turkish stage actresses
- Turkish film actresses
- Best Actress Golden Boll Award winners
- Best Actress Golden Orange Award winners
- Anadolu University alumni
- People from Afyonkarahisar
- 20th-century Turkish actresses
- 21st-century Turkish actresses