Meltem Cumbul
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Meltem Cumbul is a Turkish
actress and TV personality.
) and the game show Nereden Başlasak. During this time, Meltem also played a number of supporting roles in movies, most notably Bay E and Böcek. In 1996, she starred in a Sahte Dünyalar, a popular soap opera. She released a single, which was named Seninleyim ben in 1997.
Meltem was given her own show The Meltem Cumbul Show, a year later. She did leading parts in the movies Karışık Pizza, Geboren in Absurdistan and the musical Anlat Şehrazat Anlat. Meltem acted in the popular TV series Biz size aşık olduk, Beşik Kertmesi and Gurbet Kadını. Next, she starred in the extremely popular Yılan Hikayesi, which is to date the highest rated program ever in the history of Turkish television.
Meltem's role in the movie Abdülhamit Düşerken won her the Golden Orange Prize at the Antalya Film Festival.
Next, she acted in the award winning and critically acclaimed movies Gegen die Wand and Gönül Yarası.
Meltem was also given the honor of co-presenting the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest with Korhan Abay
. The couple was the first to have a two-night gig in the ESC history, as the contest added a pre-qualifying semifinal broadcasted three days before the final night.
She has just signed a deal to act in a bollywood film called, "Tell Me O Kkhuda", starring Esha Deol, Dharmendra and Rishi Kapoor. The film is being directed by Hema Malini.
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
actress and TV personality.
Biography
At 21, Meltem graduated from a university with a major in drama. She then worked as an actress for the Shakespeare Company in London. Taking on a career in television, she hosted the reality program Aşağı Yukarı (Turkish version of Goodson-Todman's Card SharksCard Sharks
Card Sharks is an American television game show created by Chester Feldman for Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions. Two contestants compete for control of a row of oversized playing cards by answering questions posed by the host and then guessing if the next card is higher or lower in value than...
) and the game show Nereden Başlasak. During this time, Meltem also played a number of supporting roles in movies, most notably Bay E and Böcek. In 1996, she starred in a Sahte Dünyalar, a popular soap opera. She released a single, which was named Seninleyim ben in 1997.
Meltem was given her own show The Meltem Cumbul Show, a year later. She did leading parts in the movies Karışık Pizza, Geboren in Absurdistan and the musical Anlat Şehrazat Anlat. Meltem acted in the popular TV series Biz size aşık olduk, Beşik Kertmesi and Gurbet Kadını. Next, she starred in the extremely popular Yılan Hikayesi, which is to date the highest rated program ever in the history of Turkish television.
Meltem's role in the movie Abdülhamit Düşerken won her the Golden Orange Prize at the Antalya Film Festival.
Next, she acted in the award winning and critically acclaimed movies Gegen die Wand and Gönül Yarası.
Meltem was also given the honor of co-presenting the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest with Korhan Abay
Korhan Abay
Korhan Abay is a Turkish actor, author, film director and producer.-Career:Korhan Abay is a show-business icon in Turkey, well-known for his work as an actor, writer, host and producer of numerous national and international TV shows and events...
. The couple was the first to have a two-night gig in the ESC history, as the contest added a pre-qualifying semifinal broadcasted three days before the final night.
She has just signed a deal to act in a bollywood film called, "Tell Me O Kkhuda", starring Esha Deol, Dharmendra and Rishi Kapoor. The film is being directed by Hema Malini.
Filmography
- Bay E ("Mr.E")
- Böcek ("Bug")
- Isaac's story
- Karışık Pizza ("Mixed Pizza")
- PropagandaPropaganda (film)Propaganda is an award-winning 1999 Turkish comedy film written, directed and produced Sinan Çetin. The film, which is a darkly surreal comedy set in a sleepy village in the southeast Turkey in 1948, starred popular comedy actor Kemal Sunal, who died the same year, in his final role...
- Geboren in Absurdistan ("Born in Absurdistan")
- Duruşma ("Trial")
- Abdülhamit Düşerken ("The Fall of AbdulhamidAbdul Hamid IIHis Imperial Majesty, The Sultan Abdülhamid II, Emperor of the Ottomans, Caliph of the Faithful was the 34th sultan of the Ottoman Empire...
") - Gegen die Wand ("Head On")
- Gönül Yarası ("Heart Sore")
- The Alphabet KillerThe Alphabet KillerThe Alphabet Killer is a 2008 thriller-horror film, loosely based on the Alphabet murders that took place in Rochester, New York between 1971 and 1973. Eliza Dushku stars as the main character, alongside Cary Elwes, Michael Ironside, Bill Moseley and Timothy Hutton...
- Tell Me O Kkhuda(2011)